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Re: Profile-loading problem on a 3800

2009-02-11 by benaltman123

The guy who is having the problem IS running 2.6.2, re-installed last week. 

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "skip crawford" <auntskip2@...> wrote:
>
> 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"
> >> >
> >> >
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