QTR-Quadtone RIP

I appreciate the help from both of you...but that was just a little 
bit better than Greek to me.
I've played a bit with the program and read the instructions, but 
I'm afraid I'm too dim to see how to accomplish what you suggest.
I guess I'll play a bit more.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve,
> 
> It's not hard to add a little color ink to the 3MK setup.  Look at 
the regular
> R1800-UC curves -- there's a black-only and a couple others -- 
cool and sepia.
> They show using 2 color inks on top of black-only.  Do a similar 
thing with the
> 3MK curves and you can add whatever you like in tone.
> 
> Use the ink limits to adjust how much color ink you want.  I'm 
guessing that
> you can keep the existing linearization if the amount of color is 
not a lot.
> 
> Roy
> 
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Steve <dazedgonebye@...> wrote:
> > Anyone with ideas on toning?  Seems like someone knowing how to 
use
> > this program could create curves that add various tones.  I just
> > can't figure it out.
> >
> > I've got my first black and white prints out, and they look very
> > nice to me.
> >
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <dazedgonebye@> 
wrote:
> >>
> >> I have an Epson R1800.  I just purchased the inks necessary for
> > 3MK
> >> printing.  I'm looking forward to better black and white.  While
> > I'm
> >> at it though, I'd like to be able to tone those prints using the
> >> existing color inks.
> >> I see that selecting the normal QuadR1800 printer settings gives
> > me
> >> curves for black, cool, and sepia.  Selecting the QuadR1800-3MK
> >> settings gives me many paper options, but no black/cool/sepia
> > options
> >> under those papers.
> >> I understand using color pigments undermines part of the purpose
> > of
> >> the 3MK system, but I'd still like to try it.
> >> How do I go about getting toned curves for use with the 3MK
> > system?
> >> If the answer is to develop my own curves, I guess I'm out of
> > luck.  I
> >> don't hold out much hope that I'd be able to manage that.
> >> So, do such curves exist, or is there some easy way of dialing 
in
> > a
> >> little red while I'm printing with the 3MK and just winging it?
> >>
> >
>