Thanks, Paul.
So the profile for the Aurora is for the Aurora Natural, not the Aurora White. I had a hunch you'd be in favor of the Natural. Funny, for many years in the darkroom my paper of choice was the Ilford MultiGrade or something like that. I was draw to its pure black. But, toward the end of my darkroom days I discovered Agfa MultiGrade Classic (again, something like that) and I was drawn to its blacks. Those prints had a richness and warmth I grew to appreciate. Now in this digital era I never print with 100% Neutral, I find it too cold. Must be getting to be a softy in my old age.
In fact I often don't use that toner at all. My only concern is that part of the nozzle may clog up from disuse. Strange thing happened the other day though. My Y (the toner) cart ran completely dry, dry as a bone. All the remaining five were about half full. I should add that was on my 1430... still breaking it in. It's a refurb and so far so good, had a few glitches that got worked out.
Regards,
Paul
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <roark.paul@...> wrote :
I think my transition from the 1400 to the 1430 went without a hitch, but I don't specifically recall.
I use the Natural Aurora. The difference is OBA's in the White. They'll fade, but whether that matters is subjective.
For most I recommend the toner take the Y position. This light 2% ink there is lighter than needed. The LM (or 6% dilution) can easily cover the light end. So, knock the Y out of the gray partition in QTR and "Show Curve" to save it and generate the *.quad file QTR actually uses.
Since only the very light end is affected, it may be fine without any new linearization.
The Y can use the bluish toner I give a formula for and MIS sells a clone of. I manually draw the toner curves. QTR may also have a set of generic "toner" curves that will do an acceptable job -- not sure about that, however. If nothing more, they can be starter curves if nothing else works.
Good luck.
Paul