QTR-Quadtone RIP

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@h...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Roy, I cannot find the K7-Photo_Rag .qidf file.  I see the .quad 
file 
> > under 2200 Quadtones, but not the editable version.  Also, it was 
not 
> > in the original unzipped files from your download site.  Am I 
missing 
> > it somewhere?  (I am using 2.3)
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Bob
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Looks like that's missing from the PC distribution.  I'll add it 
next time.
> In the mean time this is the file:  K7-HPhotoRag.qidf
> 
> #
> #  quadtone curve descriptor file
> #
> #
> # the printer name
> # the curve name
> #   no spaces or special characters, except - or _  (dash or 
underscore)
> #
> 
> PRINTER=Quad2200
> CALIBRATION=NO
> GRAPH_CURVE=NO
> 
> #
> # number of inks must be 4, 6, or 7
> # the ink limits are percentages
> #   usually they are all the same but they can be individually set
> #
> N_OF_INKS=7
> DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=75
> 
> LIMIT_K=
> BOOST_K=95
> LIMIT_C=
> LIMIT_M=
> LIMIT_Y=
> LIMIT_LC=
> LIMIT_LM=
> LIMIT_LK=
> 
> #
> #  Describe Usage of each Ink: K,C,M,Y,LC,LM,LK
> #    All Inks of Printer must be listed
> #
> 
> #
> # Gray Partitioning Information
> #
> N_OF_GRAY_PARTS=7
> GRAY_INK_1=K
> GRAY_VAL_1=100
> 
> GRAY_INK_2=LK
> GRAY_VAL_2=45
> 
> GRAY_INK_3=C
> GRAY_VAL_3=28
> 
> GRAY_INK_4=LC
> GRAY_VAL_4=17
> 
> GRAY_INK_5=M
> GRAY_VAL_5=6.8
> 
> GRAY_INK_6=LM
> GRAY_VAL_6=3
> 
> GRAY_INK_7=Y
> GRAY_VAL_7=1.5
> 
> GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=6
> GRAY_SHADOW=10
> 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=2
> TONER_SHADOW=2
> 
> TONER_GAMMA=1
> TONER_CURVE=
> 
> #
> # Unused Inks
> #
> N_OF_UNUSED=0
> UNUSED_INK_1=
> UNUSED_INK_2=
> UNUSED_INK_3=
> UNUSED_INK_4=
> 
> #
> # the following is a special UltraChrome ink flag it copies the
> # light-black curves to the light-cyan, light-magenta and yellow 
inks.
> # this insures that the LC and LM inks are used to directly 
neutralize
> # the color of the light-black.
> # the color balance of inks is controlled by the LIMIT_... values 
above.
> #
> UC_NEUTRALIZER=NO
> 
> LINEARIZE="96.55 92.14 86.45 81.02 75.65 70.55 64.85 59.60 54.62 
50.06 45.73 4
> 1.99 37.63 33.91 30.95 27.75 25.01 21.80 19.84 18.43 16.95"

Roy, thanks again for all your help.  This worked fine.  Only problem 
was there are some nonmonotonicly decreasing numbers in the 
linearizing sequence, but I'll need to read those for my paper any 
way.