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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] New Automated QTR Profiling Tools

2016-10-31 by richard@...

Just a quick note about the need for Excel: there are several user defined functions and macros for generating the ink descriptor file and for compiling the final quad curves/saving them without manual copying and pasting and risking breaking the formulas/lookups.

There is also the issue about how it looks... I've tried using several different spreadsheet applications for opening non macro enabled workbooks and the formatting usually breaks.

I was worried about the cost of excel, but office 365 for personal use is about $7 a month for 2 installs or $10 for 5 installs. Ideally, these would be stand alone tools but I am only now learning to develop for macOS and trying to learn .net for making windows apps is just going to be too much work for the relatively small market this is developed for. 

I am really interested in some unsolicited reviews. I showed this to a few beta testers and they loved the idea and how it works, but I'm open to suggestions for how to make the current version better. 

I am working on a version that will be tailored toward OEM inks that export neutral, cool, selen, warm, sepia with a single button and another version for digital negatives for either K3 or k6 inks plus toner partitions. 

Richard Boutwell

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