QTR-Quadtone RIP

Some of us have made "generic" profiles for the K7 inks using  
existing K7 .quad file curves.  A bit tedious to make the first one,  
but once you have a basic profile like the example below (for a 2400  
printer), making new profiles for other papers is simply a matter of  
adjusting ink limit for the new paper and re-linearizing.

Carl

#  QuadToneRIP curve descriptor file
#
#  for 2400 with K7 inks
# Adjust ink limits as necessary and re-linearize for new papers.

GRAPH_CURVE=YES

#
# number of inks must be 4, 6, or 7
# the ink limits are percentages
#   usually they are all the same but they can be individually set
#
N_OF_INKS=7
DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=75

LIMIT_K=
BOOST_K=80
LIMIT_C=
LIMIT_M=
LIMIT_Y=
LIMIT_LC=
LIMIT_LM=
LIMIT_LK=

GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=4
GRAY_SHADOW=4
GRAY_OVERLAP=5
GRAY_GAMMA=1

CURVE_K="0;0 90.2;0 90.59;0 90.98;0 91.37;0.01 91.76;0.01 92.16;0.02  
92.55;0.03 92.94;0.07 93.33;0.1 93.73;0.15 94.12;0.22 94.51;0.4  
94.9;0.63 95.29;1.02 95.69;1.8 96.08;2.98 96.47;4.46 96.86;6.22  
97.25;8.07 97.65;10.04 98.04;12.46 98.43;15.38 98.82;19.1 99.22;24.39  
99.61;32.48 100;34.066"
CURVE_C="0;0 0.39;0 0.78;0 1.18;0 76.86;0.06 77.25;0.07 77.65;0.09  
78.04;0.1 78.43;0.12 78.82;0.14 79.22;0.16 79.61;0.19 80;0.22  
80.39;0.26 80.78;0.32 81.18;0.38 81.57;0.45 81.96;0.53 82.35;0.62  
82.75;0.73 83.14;0.87 83.53;1.03 83.92;1.27 84.31;1.54 84.71;1.78  
85.1;2.03 85.49;2.32 85.88;2.74 86.27;3.38 86.67;4.21 87.06;5.02  
87.45;5.86 87.84;6.97 88.24;8.35 88.63;9.6 89.02;10.88 89.41;12.36  
89.8;14.12 90.2;16 90.59;17.89 90.98;19.81 91.37;21.94 91.76;24.38  
92.16;27.02 92.55;29.8 92.94;33.5 93.33;36.13 93.73;38.24 94.12;40.53  
94.51;44.14 94.9;46.81 95.29;49.61 95.69;52.59 96.08;54.82  
96.47;56.16 96.86;56.83 97.25;57 97.65;56.98 98.04;56.92 98.43;56.82  
98.82;56.65 99.22;56.33 99.61;55.62 100;55.43"
CURVE_LC="0;0 50.2;0.02 50.59;0.02 50.98;0.03 51.37;0.04 51.76;0.04  
52.16;0.05 52.55;0.05 52.94;0.06 53.33;0.07 53.73;0.08 54.12;0.09  
54.51;0.1 54.9;0.12 55.29;0.13 55.69;0.15 56.08;0.16 56.47;0.18  
56.86;0.2 57.25;0.22 57.65;0.24 58.04;0.27 58.43;0.29 58.82;0.32  
59.22;0.35 59.61;0.39 60;0.43 60.39;0.47 60.78;0.51 61.18;0.56  
61.57;0.61 61.96;0.66 62.35;0.73 62.75;0.81 63.14;0.9 63.53;0.99  
63.92;1.08 64.31;1.18 64.71;1.28 65.1;1.38 65.49;1.5 65.88;1.63  
66.27;1.77 66.67;1.94 67.06;2.15 67.45;2.4 67.84;2.71 68.24;3.03  
68.63;3.34 69.02;3.65 69.41;4 69.8;4.44 70.2;4.98 70.59;5.54  
70.98;6.11 71.37;6.74 71.76;7.41 72.16;8.08 72.55;8.78 72.94;9.55  
73.33;10.52 73.73;11.45 74.12;12.31 74.51;13.18 74.9;14.23  
75.29;15.47 75.69;16.47 76.08;17.29 76.47;18.1 76.86;18.96  
77.25;19.96 77.65;21.04 78.04;22.07 78.43;22.98 78.82;23.88  
79.22;24.82 79.61;25.87 80;26.99 80.39;28.25 80.78;29.64 81.18;31.01  
81.57;32.25 81.96;33.42 82.35;34.63 82.75;35.93 83.14;37.25  
83.53;38.6 83.92;40.2 84.31;41.68 84.71;42.77 85.1;43.71 85.49;44.67  
85.88;45.78 86.27;47.11 86.67;48.36 87.06;49.22 87.45;49.86  
87.84;50.44 88.24;50.84 88.63;50.98 89.02;51 89.41;50.98 89.8;50.94  
90.2;50.89 90.59;50.82 90.98;50.74 91.37;50.63 91.76;50.5 92.16;50.34  
92.55;50.16 92.94;49.89 93.33;49.68 93.73;49.5 94.12;49.28 94.51;48.9  
94.9;48.57 95.29;48.17 95.69;47.63 96.08;47.06 96.47;46.54  
96.86;46.04 97.25;45.61 97.65;45.2 98.04;44.75 98.43;44.26  
98.82;43.67 99.22;42.87 99.61;41.54 100;41.23"
CURVE_M="0;0 33.33;0.1 41.57;1.03 41.96;1.15 42.35;1.26 42.75;1.39  
43.14;1.51 43.53;1.65 43.92;1.79 44.31;1.95 44.71;2.11 45.1;2.3  
45.49;2.52 45.88;2.77 46.27;3.04 46.67;3.32 47.06;3.63 47.45;3.95  
47.84;4.31 48.24;4.72 48.63;5.2 49.02;5.72 49.41;6.21 49.8;6.72  
50.2;7.25 50.59;7.87 50.98;8.56 51.37;9.25 51.76;9.94 52.16;10.66  
52.55;11.38 52.94;12.12 53.33;12.85 53.73;13.55 54.12;14.28  
54.51;15.04 54.9;15.82 55.29;16.61 55.69;17.38 56.08;18.1 56.47;18.83  
56.86;19.56 57.25;20.34 57.65;21.13 58.04;21.93 58.43;22.72  
58.82;23.52 59.22;24.33 59.61;25.16 60;26.01 60.39;26.85 60.78;27.67  
61.18;28.47 61.57;29.29 61.96;30.15 62.35;31.08 62.75;32.07  
63.14;33.05 63.53;33.99 63.92;34.88 64.31;35.72 64.71;36.51 65.1;37.3  
65.49;38.08 65.88;38.84 66.27;39.62 66.67;40.46 67.06;41.36  
67.45;42.3 67.84;43.29 68.24;44.15 68.63;44.84 69.02;45.44 69.41;46  
69.8;46.56 70.2;47.1 70.59;47.49 70.98;47.76 71.37;47.93 71.76;48  
72.16;48 72.55;47.98 72.94;47.96 73.33;47.92 73.73;47.87 74.12;47.81  
74.51;47.75 74.9;47.68 75.29;47.57 75.69;47.48 76.08;47.41  
76.47;47.33 76.86;47.24 77.25;47.14 77.65;47.02 78.04;46.9 78.43;46.8  
78.82;46.69 79.22;46.57 79.61;46.44 80;46.29 80.39;46.12 80.78;45.93  
81.18;45.73 81.57;45.54 81.96;45.35 82.35;45.15 82.75;44.93  
83.14;44.69 83.53;44.43 83.92;44.11 84.31;43.78 84.71;43.52  
85.1;43.28 85.49;43.02 85.88;42.68 86.27;42.23 86.67;41.72  
87.06;41.29 87.45;40.89 87.84;40.4 88.24;39.87 88.63;39.43  
89.02;39.01 89.41;38.56 89.8;38.07 90.2;37.57 90.59;37.1 90.98;36.65  
91.37;36.16 91.76;35.63 92.16;35.07 92.55;34.5 92.94;33.75  
93.33;33.21 93.73;32.77 94.12;32.29 94.51;31.5 94.9;30.87 95.29;30.15  
95.69;29.24 96.08;28.36 96.47;27.6 96.86;26.91 97.25;26.33  
97.65;25.81 98.04;25.25 98.43;24.66 98.82;23.99 99.22;23.1  
99.61;21.72 100;21.41"
CURVE_LM="0;0 10.2;0.1 19.61;1.07 30.2;8.64 38.43;33.64 38.82;34.93  
39.22;36.25 39.61;37.58 40;38.93 40.39;40.27 40.78;41.68 41.18;43.16  
41.57;44.71 41.96;46.23 42.35;47.64 42.75;48.96 43.14;50.22  
43.53;51.45 43.92;52.65 44.31;53.82 44.71;54.97 45.1;56.12  
45.49;57.32 45.88;58.54 46.27;59.69 46.67;60.75 47.06;61.73  
47.45;62.65 47.84;63.5 48.24;64.3 48.63;65.08 49.02;65.73 49.41;66.2  
49.8;66.54 50.2;66.8 50.59;66.96 50.98;67 51.37;66.99 51.76;66.97  
52.16;66.94 52.55;66.9 52.94;66.84 53.33;66.79 53.73;66.72  
54.12;66.65 54.51;66.57 54.9;66.48 55.29;66.39 55.69;66.29 56.08;66.2  
56.47;66.1 56.86;65.99 57.25;65.88 57.65;65.76 58.04;65.63 58.43;65.5  
58.82;65.37 59.22;65.22 59.61;65.08 60;64.92 60.39;64.76 60.78;64.6  
61.18;64.44 61.57;64.27 61.96;64.08 62.35;63.88 62.75;63.65  
63.14;63.41 63.53;63.18 63.92;62.95 64.31;62.72 64.71;62.5 65.1;62.27  
65.49;62.03 65.88;61.79 66.27;61.53 66.67;61.23 67.06;60.9  
67.45;60.51 67.84;60.07 68.24;59.64 68.63;59.26 69.02;58.88  
69.41;58.49 69.8;58.03 70.2;57.49 70.59;56.98 70.98;56.48 71.37;55.97  
71.76;55.45 72.16;54.95 72.55;54.46 72.94;53.94 73.33;53.32  
73.73;52.75 74.12;52.25 74.51;51.76 74.9;51.2 75.29;50.55 75.69;50.04  
76.08;49.64 76.47;49.25 76.86;48.84 77.25;48.37 77.65;47.88  
78.04;47.42 78.43;47.02 78.82;46.62 79.22;46.21 79.61;45.76 80;45.29  
80.39;44.75 80.78;44.17 81.18;43.59 81.57;43.07 81.96;42.57  
82.35;42.05 82.75;41.49 83.14;40.91 83.53;40.3 83.92;39.56  
84.31;38.85 84.71;38.3 85.1;37.8 85.49;37.28 85.88;36.62 86.27;35.77  
86.67;34.83 87.06;34.07 87.45;33.38 87.84;32.57 88.24;31.71  
88.63;31.02 89.02;30.38 89.41;29.71 89.8;28.99 90.2;28.29 90.59;27.63  
90.98;27.02 91.37;26.38 91.76;25.68 92.16;24.98 92.55;24.26  
92.94;23.35 93.33;22.72 93.73;22.22 94.12;21.67 94.51;20.8 94.9;20.12  
95.29;19.36 95.69;18.43 96.08;17.55 96.47;16.8 96.86;16.16  
97.25;15.62 97.65;15.15 98.04;14.65 98.43;14.13 98.82;13.55  
99.22;12.8 99.61;11.68 100;11.44"
CURVE_LK="0;0 1.96;0.1 6.67;1.08 14.12;10.39 16.08;16.04 17.65;21.07  
20;29.45 21.96;37.03 22.35;38.51 22.75;39.94 23.14;41.34 23.53;42.74  
23.92;44.13 24.31;45.55 25.88;51.36 26.27;52.8 26.67;54.22  
30.59;62.86 30.98;62.72 31.37;62.55 31.76;62.31 32.16;62.02  
32.55;61.7 32.94;61.36 33.33;61 33.73;60.63 34.12;60.25 34.51;59.84  
34.9;59.42 35.29;59.02 35.69;58.63 36.08;58.25 36.47;57.86  
36.86;57.44 37.25;57.01 37.65;56.56 38.04;56.1 38.43;55.61  
38.82;55.12 39.22;54.6 39.61;54.07 40;53.53 40.39;52.98 40.78;52.39  
41.18;51.75 41.57;51.07 41.96;50.38 42.35;49.72 42.75;49.09  
43.14;48.48 43.53;47.85 43.92;47.22 44.31;46.59 44.71;45.95  
45.1;45.27 45.49;44.54 45.88;43.75 46.27;42.96 46.67;42.18  
47.06;41.41 47.45;40.62 47.84;39.81 48.24;38.97 48.63;38.03  
49.02;37.09 49.41;36.25 49.8;35.46 50.2;34.66 50.59;33.79 50.98;32.88  
51.37;32.04 51.76;31.24 52.16;30.45 52.55;29.7 52.94;28.97  
53.33;28.27 53.73;27.64 54.12;27.01 54.51;26.37 54.9;25.75  
55.29;25.14 71.76;6.44 72.16;6.12 72.55;5.82 72.94;5.53 73.33;5.19  
73.73;4.9 74.12;4.66 74.51;4.44 74.9;4.19 75.29;3.92 75.69;3.73  
76.08;3.58 76.47;3.44 76.86;3.3 77.25;3.15 77.65;2.99 78.04;2.85  
78.43;2.74 93.33;0.13 100;0.01"
CURVE_Y="0;0 1.96;10.08 5.1;28.43 6.27;34.63 8.24;44.57 10.2;53.81  
12.16;61.22 13.73;63 14 9;62.87 17.25;62.06 20;60.47 25.1;56  
30.2;45.21 40;22.36 45.1;14.26 50.2;7.66 60;2.25 70.2;0.43 80;0.05  
90;0.00 100;0"




# Toner Partition Information
#
N_OF_TONER_PARTS=0
TONER_INK_1=
TONER_VAL_1=
TONER_INK_2=
TONER_VAL_2=

TONER_HIGHLIGHT=2
TONER_SHADOW=2

TONER_GAMMA=1
TONER_CURVE=

#
# Unused Inks
#
N_OF_UNUSED=0
UNUSED_INK_1=
UNUSED_INK_2=
UNUSED_INK_3=
UNUSED_INK_4=

#
# the following is a special UltraChrome ink flag it copies the
# light-black curves to the light-cyan, light-magenta and yellow inks.
# this insures that the LC and LM inks are used to directly neutralize
# the color of the light-black.
# the color balance of inks is controlled by the LIMIT_... values above.
#
UC_NEUTRALIZER=NO
LINEARIZE="97.3775 95.0425 92.34 88.7325 84.71 81.0325 77.045 73.89  
70.2175 66.89 62.9475 58.6975 54.5375 50.24 46.19 41.8025 37.405  
32.71 27.7775 22.5325 16.985"


On Mar 13, 2007, at 10:37 AM, Lotusm50 wrote:

> I would like to create a couple new QTR profiles for use with a Epson
> 4000 loaded with Piezography K7 inks.
>
> The users guide suggests, "Curves in their editable form are stored as
> .qidf files", and "...it's a good idea to select an existing profile
> for a similar paper. You load it using the File/Open menu and navigate
> to the appropriate subfolder of the Profiles folder mentioned above."
>
> However, looking for the.qidf files for the 4000/K7 combination, I
> find that there is only one to be found.  Clearly, QTR gives over 25
> different profiles for the this printer/ink as I can select them to
> print.  Why can't I find the .qidf files for them?  There are similar
> papers to the ones I want to profile and i would use those profiles as
> a place to start -- if I could find them.  Where do I find them (or
> why are they not there), or how do I proceed?  Thanks.
>
>
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