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Re: Help Changing Ink Limits for Profile

2007-01-17 by Joost Horsten

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Howard Shaw <glassman@...> wrote:

> 
> If you have a look at the Cone-made k7 curves (the 2880dpi ones) 
they 
> are differently constructed to the type of curves that qtr makes.
> 
> I've made a web page showing the difference and also how the Load 
curves 
> facility in qtr can be used to emulate the type of curves produced 
by 
> Cone's proprietary method.
> 
> http://www.howardshaw.org/docs/k7-qtr/k7curves.htm
> 
> The main difference is that the normal qtr curve creation method 
using 
> density boundaries usually only allows 3 inks to overlap at a time 
> whereas the Cone curves have upto 5 overlapping inks. On the basis 
that 
> the more jets firing the better this should lead to a smoother 
print.
> 

Ah, I see. I can imagine indeed this contributes to the overall 
smoothness. Thanks for the education ;-)

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