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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] New to QTR and need help

2005-04-25 by Carl Schofield

Looks like your ink limits are too high.  I think the default limit for 
the 7600 should be about 50 and the light ink limits correspondingly 
lower.  Also, in your linearization line the dmax 3.50 is extraordinary 
(2.5 would be more likely).

On Apr 25, 2005, at 6:08 AM, NiteFrog wrote:

>
>
> Ok,
>
> I am on a PC and I just DL the newest version.  When I went to the
> turtorial to read how to create a profile for the paper I am using and
> ink ( Epson Luster and UC inks ) the PDF file does not have all the
> info in it and cuts out at page 17 but the header list the appendix
> and etc up to page 32 that explains all the settings for the file you
> configure and what each items means.  At leat I assume.
>
> Where can I find a complete document.
>
> Also when I try to create the profile it lays out so much ink it is
> crazy, just gobs of it on the paper.  I have never had this problem
> before.  Please advise.
>
> The LINEARIZE was created using a densitometer.  If anyone can help
> that woudl be awesome.  The 21 step wedge with this is comignout
> magenta big time.
>
> Before I set yellow to 0 it was horrible adn again globs of ink on the
> paper.
>
> I also have no idea what this means either as the documentation does
> not explain it so I jsut put in some numbers that the doc say it was
> neutral,
>
> GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=4
> GRAY_SHADOW=8
> #GRAY_OVERLAP=10
>
> Here is my file;
>
> PRINTER=Quad7600
> CURVE_NAME=7600-luster
> GRAPH_CURVE=YES
> N_OF_INKS=7
> DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=80
> BOOST_K=100
> LIMIT_K=
> LIMIT_C=
> LIMIT_M=
> LIMIT_Y=0
> LIMIT_LK=30
> LIMIT_LC=30
> LIMIT_LM=70
>
> N_OF_GRAY_PARTS=2
> GRAY_INK_1=K
> GRAY_VAL_1=100
>
> GRAY_INK_2=LK
> GRAY_VAL_2=37
>
> GRAY_INK_3=
> GRAY_VAL_3=
>
> GRAY_INK_4=
> GRAY_VAL_4=
>
> GRAY_INK_5=
> GRAY_VAL_5=
>
> GRAY_INK_6=
> GRAY_VAL_6=
>
> GRAY_INK_7=
> GRAY_VAL_7=
>
> GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=4
> GRAY_SHADOW=8
> #GRAY_OVERLAP=10
>
> GRAY_GAMMA=1
> GRAY_CURVE=
>
> #
> # Toner Partition Information
> #
> N_OF_TONER_PARTS=0
> TONER_INK_1=
> TONER_VAL_1=
> TONER_INK_2=
> TONER_VAL_2=
>
> TONER_HIGHLIGHT=
> TONER_SHADOW=
> TONER_GAMMA=
> TONER_CURVE=
>
> N_OF_UNUSED=2
> UNUSED_INK_1=C
> UNUSED_INK_2=M
> UNUSED_INK_3=	
> UNUSED_INK_4=
>
>
> UC_NEUTRALIZER=YES
>
> LINEARIZE="0.0 0.02 0.06 0.10 0.14 0.20 0.24 0.29 0.33 0.38 0.44 0.48
> 0.53 0.64 0.78 0.98 1.17 1.45 1.78 2.37 3.50 "
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kev

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