QTR-Quadtone RIP

John

Actually, for what you're trying to do, it sounds like you don't need to use
the curve creator at all. You can create various degrees of warm or cool by
blending the warm and cool curves using the QTRgui interface. To do this
just choose two curves (warm and cool for example) an the Curve Setup and
then use the slider in the Curve Blending section to select the degree of
cool or warmth you wish.

You can also combine the warm or cool with the BO curve.

Of course, if you want something warmer than the warm curve or cooler than
the cool curve, that's when you would have to start learning about the curve
creator.

Tom Moore



> -----Original Message-----
> From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of mabel.sound
> Sent: June 6, 2009 8:00 PM
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: dpgoldenberg33's Epson 1400/UT-14 quad files.
> How to make neutral?
> 
> Thank you, Tom--yes, those are the ones I meant.  I misunderstood which
> files were the ones that Curve Creator could open.  I'll try the text
> files tomorrow.
> 
> Forgive me, the technical aspects of doing this are a little obscure to
> me, though I have read your user guide.  What exactly do I need to adjust
> in order to create a warmer or cooler curve than the ones provided?
> 
> John
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Moore" <rtmlists8888@...> wrote:
> >
> > John
> >
> > I'm not sure which curve files you are referring to. If it is the files
> in
> > the QuadtoneRIP group section for the 1400 printer, then those files
> include
> > a folder called inkDescFiles-UT14. In that folder are the qidf files.
> > However, the files have been created on a Mac, I think, and have the
> > extension ".txt". If you're on a Mac too, someone else will have to help
> you
> > use them. If you're on a PC, which it seems you are, then you can open
> those
> > files using the QTRgui curve creator by using file open and setting the
> file
> > type to all. Once you do that you will see the .txt files and can open
> them.
> >
> > The .quad files can't be opened in the curve creator.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Tom Moore
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com]
> On
> > > Behalf Of mabel.sound
> > > Sent: June 6, 2009 4:16 PM
> > > To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] dpgoldenberg33's Epson 1400/UT-14 quad files.
> How
> > > to make neutral?
> > >
> > > Hi there--I am having great luck with David's .quad files for the
> Epson
> > > 1400 and UT-14 inkset, and want to try to make a few for neutral
> prints as
> > > well--about the degree of warmth you'd get from the BO settings.  But
> I
> > > can't open these files in Curve Creator--I change the extension to
> .qidf,
> > > then try to open the file from CC, but all I get is error messages:
> "Error
> > > in ink description at line X-> '0'" over and over again, then "Too
> many
> > > errors in ink description," and it won't open for editing.
> > >
> > > If anyone can help me out, that would be great.  I like the BO method
> and
> > > will probably use it often, but would love a neutral curve for matte
> paper
> > > so that I can use the whole inkset sometimes as well.  Alternately, if
> > > somebody can just generate some neutral curves for David's set, I
> would be
> > > overjoyed...I am in danger of getting lost in the details here and
> just
> > > want to print!
> > >
> > > Thanks--
> > > a new user--
> > > John.
> > >
> > >
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