QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi,

What should the format of the input file for Create-ICC be ?

I'm using X-Rite spectrophotometer and ColorShop to gather the data. 
Copy to Xcel and save as tab delimited. The file has 3 columns:L*,a,b.
I'm on Windows XP. 

Unfortunatelly, for some reason, Create-ICC is dropping my hue 
information (zeros for a and b). As a result I can't softproof the hue 
in PS (tone softproofing and printing works perfectly).

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated,

Roman

> Unfortunatelly, for some reason, Create-ICC is dropping my hue 
> information (zeros for a and b). As a result I can't softproof the hue 
> in PS (tone softproofing and printing works perfectly).
> Roman

Geez I just wrote Roy about this regarding PrintFIX PRO LAB text files.

Same thing happened to me, L was fine but a and b were zeros.

Here's what Roy told me and it worked. Just make sure the file has headers for each 
column. If your L column has written L* it will not work. Change it to L.

Hope this formats in the browser - the spacing might be a little off:

L	A		B	
94.33	0.70   	        -2.93
90.50	0.82	        -2.64
86.33	0.87 	         -2.32
82.04	0.83	         -2.00
77.78	0.92	         -1.94
73.79	1.02	         -1.71
69.42	1.05	         -1.50

...............

> Here's what Roy told me and it worked. Just make sure the file has headers for each 
> column. If your L column has written L* it will not work. Change it to L.
> 
> Hope this formats in the browser - the spacing might be a little off:
> 
> L	        A		B	
> 94.33	0.70   	 -2.93
> 90.50	0.82	        -2.64
> 86.33	0.87 	         -2.32
> 82.04	0.83	         -2.00
> 77.78	0.92	         -1.94
> 73.79	1.02	         -1.71
> 69.42	1.05	         -1.50
> 
> ...............

Looks like it didn't format properly.

Any way each letter should be over the first charcter of each column...using the above 
values:

L is over the 9

A is over the 0

B is over the -

On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at 08:11  PM, John Vitollo wrote:

>
>> Here's what Roy told me and it worked. Just make sure the file has 
>> headers for each
>> column. If your L column has written L* it will not work. Change it 
>> to L.
>>
>> Hope this formats in the browser - the spacing might be a little off:
>>
>> L	        A		B	
>> 94.33	0.70   	 -2.93
>> 90.50	0.82	        -2.64
>> 86.33	0.87 	         -2.32
>> 82.04	0.83	         -2.00
>> 77.78	0.92	         -1.94
>> 73.79	1.02	         -1.71
>> 69.42	1.05	         -1.50
>>
>> ...............
>
> Looks like it didn't format properly.
>
> Any way each letter should be over the first charcter of each 
> column...using the above
> values:
>
> L is over the 9
>
> A is over the 0
>
> B is over the -
>

Actually any spacing if OK.  You can use spaces and/or tabs.
I think L* is ok, too.  It tries lots of heading names:    L   L*  LAB  
LAB_L   A   LAB_A

Roy

-
Roy Harrington
roy@...
Black & White Photo Gallery
http://www.harrington.com

Thanks John, thanks Roy. It worked like a charm.

Love this newsgroup !

Roman


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at 08:11  PM, John Vitollo wrote:
> 
> >
> >> Here's what Roy told me and it worked. Just make sure the file 
has 
> >> headers for each
> >> column. If your L column has written L* it will not work. 
Change it 
> >> to L.
> >>
> >> Hope this formats in the browser - the spacing might be a 
little off:
> >>
> >> L	        A		B	
> >> 94.33	0.70   	 -2.93
> >> 90.50	0.82	        -2.64
> >> 86.33	0.87 	         -2.32
> >> 82.04	0.83	         -2.00
> >> 77.78	0.92	         -1.94
> >> 73.79	1.02	         -1.71
> >> 69.42	1.05	         -1.50
> >>
> >> ...............
> >
> > Looks like it didn't format properly.
> >
> > Any way each letter should be over the first charcter of each 
> > column...using the above
> > values:
> >
> > L is over the 9
> >
> > A is over the 0
> >
> > B is over the -
> >
> 
> Actually any spacing if OK.  You can use spaces and/or tabs.
> I think L* is ok, too.  It tries lots of heading names:    L   L*  
LAB  

> LAB_L   A   LAB_A
> 
> Roy
> 
> -
> Roy Harrington
> roy@...
> Black & White Photo Gallery
> http://www.harrington.com
>