QTR-Quadtone RIP

No.  The profile can be used to print neutral and/or toned images.   
There is no metamerism and the neutrals do not exhibit color casts.   
You can preview what the prints will look like by using the profiles  
in softproof mode in Photoshop.

Carl

On Oct 9, 2006, at 9:28 PM, Terry Ritz wrote:

> I knew that colour images would not print properly. What I was  
> unclear about
> was how this profile would properly print a grayscale image. Am I  
> correct in
> saying that the you must purposefully tone the grayscale image  
> (which is in
> RGB mode) using  the low gamut colours?
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> Thanks Carl.
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> Terry.
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>> Carl Schofield wrote:
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>> The low gamut profiles are not intended for printing full
>> color RGB images.  If you try to
>> print a full color image you would see heavily muted red,
>> yellows, greens, etc. and near
>> normal blue and magenta hues.  The low gamut profile is only
>> for printing neutral or
>> toned (eg. warm, cool, selenium, split, etc.) grayscale
>> images in RGB mode with a LLK
>> carbon ink subsituted for yellow.
>>
>> Carl
>> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Terry Ritz" <t.ritz@...> wrote:
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>>>> Carl Schofield wrote:
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>>>>  I created the low gamut
>>>> profile just using GM i1 spectro and iMatch software
>> after printing
>>>> the 918 patch target in RGB mode using the modified
>> inkset in a 2400.
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>>> Carl, I can see how your profile would be low gamut in
>> terms of yellow, and
>>> colours that require yellow. However, for colours that do
>> not wouldn't your
>>> profile print images as full colour?
>>>
>>> Terry.
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