QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hello, 

I uploaded archive PulseReader.zip with my utility that helps using X-
Rite Pulse spectro with QTR. There is readme file and targets in the 
archive. Let me know, how it works for you, I could change some 
features or add more useful features.

--Sergei

The latest version of Colorport, just released a few days ago, will also let you create and strip 
read targets for QTR using the pulse without using a TID.  I use the Mac version, so don't 
know if the PC version also has the "switch" to ignore TIDs.
http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?
Industry=1&Segment=11&ID=719&Action=Support&SoftwareID=681

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Sergei Antonov" <antonovsergei@...> wrote:

>
> Hello, 
> 
> I uploaded archive PulseReader.zip with my utility that helps using X-
> Rite Pulse spectro with QTR. There is readme file and targets in the 
> archive. Let me know, how it works for you, I could change some 
> features or add more useful features.
> 
> --Sergei
>

Carl, 

Thanks for the link. I installed it but I don't see any new additions 
that you are talking about (for Windows version). At 56MB 
installation kit size it has to do something better, right? I think 
my lowly tool is still more useful for QTR -- it does what QTR 
expects, and it does spot metering, which I also find useful 
sometimes, unfortunately I don't have Mac version for you, I don't 
have Mac in my fleet of computers. It probably would be easy to re-
write for Mac, in my code only event synchronization is specific for 
Windows, and X-Rite has Mac version of SDK.

--Sergei

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Schofield" <list@...> wrote:
>
> The latest version of Colorport, just released a few days ago, will 
also let you create and strip 
> read targets for QTR using the pulse without using a TID.  I use 
the Mac version, so don't 
> know if the PC version also has the "switch" to ignore TIDs.

Sergei,

Look on the measure tab and there is a checkbox that when checked will "Ignore TID".  
You can save the strip read measurements as a tab delimited text file with both Lab and 
density data that QTR can read directly.  Your utility sounds very nice but unfortunately I 
only have a Mac.

Carl
--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Sergei Antonov" <antonovsergei@...> wrote:

>
> Carl, 
> 
> Thanks for the link. I installed it but I don't see any new additions 
> that you are talking about (for Windows version). At 56MB 
> installation kit size it has to do something better, right? I think 
> my lowly tool is still more useful for QTR -- it does what QTR 
> expects, and it does spot metering, which I also find useful 
> sometimes, unfortunately I don't have Mac version for you, I don't 
> have Mac in my fleet of computers. It probably would be easy to re-
> write for Mac, in my code only event synchronization is specific for 
> Windows, and X-Rite has Mac version of SDK.
> 
> --Sergei
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Schofield" <list@> wrote:
> >
> > The latest version of Colorport, just released a few days ago, will 
> also let you create and strip 
> > read targets for QTR using the pulse without using a TID.  I use 
> the Mac version, so don't 
> > know if the PC version also has the "switch" to ignore TIDs.
>

Carl, 

Windows version has this checkbox on PULSE Info dialog, but it probably 
relates to data transfer. And it was there before the last  version. 
I suspect that this checkbox still doesn't remove the need to use color 
printer -- each strip of the target generated by ColorPort has color 
coded SID, and instrument complains if I try to use it on my strips 
without the SID. To ignore SID, instrument should get strip description 
from the computer right before each strip, therefore I could use it 
with my tool only in tethered mode. If you will take strips from the 
archive that I uploaded, and try with ColorPort on Mac, we could find 
for sure does it work or not.

I may get access to Mac at the end of month, we will see how portable 
is my code is.

--Sergei

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Schofield" <list@...> wrote:
> Look on the measure tab and there is a checkbox that when checked 
will "Ignore TID".  
> You can save the strip read measurements as a tab delimited text file 
with both Lab and 
> density data that QTR can read directly.  Your utility sounds very 
nice but unfortunately I 
> only have a Mac.

Sergei,

I always use tethered mode so I wouldn't have recognized the problem  
you had in getting Pulse to read strips without a computer  
connection.  I've been printing the Colorport target (21x4 random  
neutral RGB for QTR I made with Colorport) using only black and light  
black inks in my Epson 4000 and no problems with strip reading and no  
need to print the SID in color.

Carl

On Jul 3, 2007, at 3:35 AM, Sergei Antonov wrote:

> Carl,
>
> Windows version has this checkbox on PULSE Info dialog, but it  
> probably
> relates to data transfer. And it was there before the last  version.
> I suspect that this checkbox still doesn't remove the need to use  
> color
> printer -- each strip of the target generated by ColorPort has color
> coded SID, and instrument complains if I try to use it on my strips
> without the SID. To ignore SID, instrument should get strip  
> description
> from the computer right before each strip, therefore I could use it
> with my tool only in tethered mode. If you will take strips from the
> archive that I uploaded, and try with ColorPort on Mac, we could find
> for sure does it work or not.
>
> I may get access to Mac at the end of month, we will see how portable
> is my code is.
>
> --Sergei
>
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Schofield" <list@...> wrote:
>> Look on the measure tab and there is a checkbox that when checked
> will "Ignore TID".
>> You can save the strip read measurements as a tab delimited text file
> with both Lab and
>> density data that QTR can read directly.  Your utility sounds very
> nice but unfortunately I
>> only have a Mac.
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