QTR-Quadtone RIP

it was the gray ink values. once i corrected the entries everything
looks fine.  thank you howard.

bob k.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "rkamarowski" <rkamarowski@...> wrote:
>
> i've been trying to use ron reeder's 'using the quadtone rip to print
> digital negatives' manual as a guide.  i'll double-check the numbers,
> and compare it to an existing profile.
> 
> thanks,
> bob k.
> 
> >
> > rkamarowski wrote:
> >  > i'm attempting to create a digital negative using an epson 3800 on
> >  > pictorico ohp transparency film. in the bob k. folder i've put a
> jpg of
> >  > the scan and the qidf file i'm using.  if someone has time
could they
> >  > take a look at steer me in the right direction?
> >  >
> > 
> > Looks like the partitioning is at fault. As an example, the Silver
Rag 
> > warm profile that's part of the qtr download looks like this:
> > 
> > N_OF_GRAY_PARTS=3
> > GRAY_INK_1=K
> > GRAY_VAL_1=100
> > GRAY_INK_2=LK
> > GRAY_VAL_2=52
> > GRAY_INK_3=LLK
> > GRAY_VAL_3=15
> > 
> > Yours looks like this:
> > 
> > N_OF_GRAY_PARTS=3
> > GRAY_INK_1=LK
> > GRAY_VAL_1=30
> > GRAY_INK_2=LLK
> > GRAY_VAL_2=11
> > GRAY_INK_3=K
> > GRAY_VAL_3=1
> > 
> > You've also got some copy_curve stuff going on and I'm not sure what 
> > you're trying to achieve there. I would try using one of the existing 
> > profiles as a starting point.
> > 
> > Howard
> > --
> > www.howardshaw.org
> >
>