QTR-Quadtone RIP

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "rdpritchard" <rdpritchard@g...> wrote:
> --- 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.

That LINEARIZE is all one line.  Check the value 41.99 this may have 
been chopped in two.  This would give that error.

Roy