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Re: 2400 with OEM inks

2009-02-17 by shileshjani

You should put density of LLK as a percent of K (Not LK). It should be 
somewhere in the 10% range.

Good luck.

Shilesh

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "wlh_1" <will@...> wrote:
>
> I am trying to set up my 2400 using Cone Color Inks on Enhanced Matte
> to print B&W with QTR.
> After determining an ink limit of 55% I measure the 2nd print of the
> calibration target using this ink limit of 55%. The max density of the
> LLK measures density 0.46 which matches about 29% on the LK strip. The
> LK max density measures density 0.99 which matches 33% on the K strip.
> 
> If I plug in these values the graph of the different inks looks very
> jagged where the LK and LLK overlap and the print looks bad. If I go
> ahead and linearize these values the curves look even stranger and the
> print is even worse.
> 
> Any ideas on what is the problem.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
>

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