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Re: New Automated QTR Profiling Tools
2016-11-02 by brian_downunda@...
I haven't read all of the information about Richard's new tool-set yet, but my initial impression is that the value appears to be there. There certainly appears to be a lot of effort and ingenuity there, and he understands the curve creation process as well as anyone and better than most. Since this is a stand-alone product, I assume that there is a perpetual license (and a year of updates), unlike the forthcoming IJM tool-set which has a fairly hefty annual license fee (although all references to that seem to have vanished, so I can't be sure that that's still the case).
In another recent thread I asked about split-tone K3 recipes. As I have a current interest in K3 curves, I could well be interested in the new toolset. I noted a current thread on Lula in which you (Richard) said that the initial release is only for monochrome inksets. I'm a bit puzzled by that. You mean that you can 't use the current release at all for K3, or is it just that the toning components are missing, so that any curves you built would be warm curves without toners? I suspect the latter. Will K3 be a separate release, or an extension of the current release?
As for software, will these tools work in LibreOffice Calc? I gather there is some compatibility. Did you consider building this in Calc, given that it's free and cross-platform?
As an old die-hard Measure Tool hold-out, I understand I'd have to create my own MT-compatible charts manually. Such is the lot of an old die-hard.