Yahoo Groups archive

QTR-Quadtone RIP

Index last updated: 2026-04-28 23:12 UTC

Message

Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Profile-loading problem on a 3800

2009-02-11 by skip crawford

you said 2.4......he said go to 2.6.2.....and that fixed my problems on mac
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "benaltman123" <benaltman123@...>
To: <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:35 PM
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Profile-loading problem on a 3800


> --- 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"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.