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Thanks.  That makes sense and is obvious after I think about it.  
Using a RIP with individual channel adjustment for ink limiting and 
equalization could get pretty complicated, but that is a different 
issue.

Paul

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
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> 
> In a message dated 2/23/06 12:29:57 PM, bwinkjet@... writes:
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> > 
> > Will this system or any profile system work with a printer that 
has 12
> > channels with both RGB and CMYK components?  Had not thought of 
this
> > until the new 17" Canon with 12 inks announced.  Any information 
would
> > be helpful.
> > 
> 
> A twelve channel printer actually helps make it clear that channel 
specific 
> profiling isn't necessary; figuring all the cross channel values 
for 12 
> channels would be a huge task. And of course any printer that 
prints via a standard 
> OS level driver can't send data thats not in RGB anyhow. So while 
the printer 
> has RGB, CMY and other color components, the driver is doing the 
channel 
> seperations, and an RGB profile for the RGB files being sent to the 
driver is all 
> that is needed.
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision, Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
>