QTR-Quadtone RIP

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:06 PM, purduephotog <hirsch@...> wrote:
> After a year off (birth of first child, hardware failures) I'm trying to pick back up with my BW printing.
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> Unfortunately I've actually lost progress.  I had to reinstall QTR and now I can not perform even the simplest tasks.
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> When I grab any qidf file and try to use 'show curve' I get the above mentioned error.
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> I'm still trying to create a valid output profile that uses 3 inks- K, M, and Y (I'll duplicate it and rotate it for C, LC/LM).  I love the look of the BO but I'd much prefer to have smoother tones.
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> SO, in short, can anyone set me back to progress?  And are there any other automated spreadsheets or, perhaps, better documented methods for producing curve files?
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> Thanks in advance!
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> Jason
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> Showing us the .qidf file you are using would help.
> Are you using curve files such as a .acv or .raw ?
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> Roy
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> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:06 PM, purduephotog <hirsch@...> wrote:
> > After a year off (birth of first child, hardware failures) I'm trying to pick back up with my BW printing.
> >
> > Unfortunately I've actually lost progress.  I had to reinstall QTR and now I can not perform even the simplest tasks.
> >
> > When I grab any qidf file and try to use 'show curve' I get the above mentioned error.
> >
> > I'm still trying to create a valid output profile that uses 3 inks- K, M, and Y (I'll duplicate it and rotate it for C, LC/LM).  I love the look of the BO but I'd much prefer to have smoother tones.
> >
> > SO, in short, can anyone set me back to progress?  And are there any other automated spreadsheets or, perhaps, better documented methods for producing curve files?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Jason
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> >
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> My apologies, but when I said any .qidf curve file- I literally meant *ANY* file.
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> I'm using the Epson R280-MIS.  I specifically had interest in the MK-Red-River-Polar-BO.qidf file as I have that paper.  When I load it and press 'show curve' I get an error.
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> I reinstalled QTR and the curve creation tools so I know they're fresh/clean and haven't been tampered with.
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> I haven't even gotten to the point of editing the curves for ink lay down as I can't even graph the default ones.
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> Thanks in advance-
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> Jason
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@> wrote:
> >
> > Showing us the .qidf file you are using would help.
> > Are you using curve files such as a .acv or .raw ?
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> > Roy
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> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:06 PM, purduephotog <hirsch@> wrote:
> > > After a year off (birth of first child, hardware failures) I'm trying to pick back up with my BW printing.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately I've actually lost progress.  I had to reinstall QTR and now I can not perform even the simplest tasks.
> > >
> > > When I grab any qidf file and try to use 'show curve' I get the above mentioned error.
> > >
> > > I'm still trying to create a valid output profile that uses 3 inks- K, M, and Y (I'll duplicate it and rotate it for C, LC/LM).  I love the look of the BO but I'd much prefer to have smoother tones.
> > >
> > > SO, in short, can anyone set me back to progress?  And are there any other automated spreadsheets or, perhaps, better documented methods for producing curve files?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
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