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Re: Profile-loading problem on a 3800

2009-02-11 by benaltman123

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:

Thanks for the response, Roy. We've both done fresh installs in the last week or so, but we 
can try again, I guess. Anything else he might be doing wrong?

Ben

>
> Hi Ben,
> 
> Both you and your friend ought to upgrade to 2.6.2 on all the machines.
> The ink file you have works fine there.
> 
> Roy
> 
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:12 PM, benaltman123 <benaltman123@...> wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I've been using QTR for digital negatives for a while, on 2200. R1800, and 9800. I 
have
> > Version 2.4.x on a G4 with OS 10.4 and 2.6.2 on a G5 with 10.5. I write my own 
profiles
> > which are a very simple syntax: a separate curve for each ink, generated from a
> > spreadsheet.
> >
> > I include a sample file below, with the curves simplified for the sake of space.
> >
> > Recently I offered to write a profile for a friend who has a 3800. (I don't have one 
here). He
> > can't get the profile to load correctly; symptoms no graph generated on loading and
> > doesn't print.
> >
> > He is running 10.3.9 on a G4 and 10.5 on an Imac, Intel, I think.
> >
> > I can e-mail the profile to myself and, with the appropriate change to the printer 
name,
> > load it on my 9800 and print. I can e-mail him a similar profile for his 2200 and that
> > works fine. He can download other people's profiles and they work.
> >
> > What am I missing about the 3800?
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> > Ben
> >
> > Here's the ink descriptor file:
> >
> > #  QuadToneRIP curve descriptor file
> > #  Trial
> > #  for R3800 with K3 inks using PK
> >
> > PRINTER=Quad3800
> > CURVE_NAME=3800-OHP-90204-4.txt
> > CALIBRATION=NO
> > GRAPH_CURVE=YES
> >
> > N_OF_INKS=8
> > DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=100
> >
> >
> >
> > #
> > #  Describe Usage of each Ink: LK,C,LC,LLK,M,LM,K,Y
> > #    All Inks of Printer must be listed
> > #
> >
> > #
> > # Gray Partitioning Information
> > #
> > GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=0
> > GRAY_SHADOW=0
> > GRAY_GAMMA=1
> >
> > #
> > # Unused Inks
> > #
> > N_OF_UNUSED=0
> > CURVE_K="0;0 100;30"
> > CURVE_C="0;0 50;40 100;20"
> > CURVE_M="0;0 25;24 55;0 100;0"
> > CURVE_Y="0;0 30;0 100;29"
> > CURVE_LC="0;0 16;28 55;0 100;0"
> > CURVE_LM="0;0 100;0"
> > CURVE_LK="0;0 50;42 100;19"
> > CURVE_LLK="0;0 18;28 55;0 100;0"
> >
> >
> >
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