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AccuRIP and the dot gain setup....WTH!!!!
aauusa:
May be a long shot but have you adjusted the droplet weight in accurip?
Sbrem:
Unbelievable, me too! Just over the weekend. I have a support request into AccuRIP, and they usually respond pretty well. Now, we run off one cartridge; check Multi-Black, uncheck all carts not being used. To set the droplet weight, you have to uncheck Multi-Black to reach that option. We're set on 12 (out of 15) to get the solid blacks we need. I was just reading over the instructions from AccuRIP, and they say to print the test, measure with the densitometer, and put the numbers into the appropriate boxes in the dot gain curve. Could that mean that we should be putting in higher numbers, since say, 20% is printing at 30%, should we be putting that into the 20% box, as opposed to the compensated numbers creating the new curve? That maybe AR compensates from there? That would be the opposite of creating the curve in Photoshop, yes? Hmmm...
Steve
blue moon:
--- Quote from: Sbrem on July 29, 2013, 09:17:48 AM ---Unbelievable, me too! Just over the weekend. I have a support request into AccuRIP, and they usually respond pretty well. Now, we run off one cartridge; check Multi-Black, uncheck all carts not being used. To set the droplet weight, you have to uncheck Multi-Black to reach that option. We're set on 12 (out of 15) to get the solid blacks we need. I was just reading over the instructions from AccuRIP, and they say to print the test, measure with the densitometer, and put the numbers into the appropriate boxes in the dot gain curve. Could that mean that we should be putting in higher numbers, since say, 20% is printing at 30%, should we be putting that into the 20% box, as opposed to the compensated numbers creating the new curve? That maybe AR compensates from there? That would be the opposite of creating the curve in Photoshop, yes? Hmmm...
Steve
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Megan tried entering the readings into the boxes and the sizes were still wrong. . .
pierre
Sbrem:
OK, this just in from AccuRIP
1. What brand film are you using?
2, Who's ink is being used?
3. Single black or all black ink system?
4. What resolution was the target print printed at?
5. Did you print a Density Test print page? What is the droplet weight number being used?
6. What kind of densitometer was used to measure your print and was it calibrated before the reading?
Once I gain a clearer picture I will be more helpful to discovering the reason for the heavy print outs.
Pierre, I'm pretty sure it's a transmissive densitometer, model perhaps?
We will get this right, I'm sure.
Steve
blue moon:
--- Quote from: Sbrem on July 29, 2013, 10:02:10 AM ---OK, this just in from AccuRIP
1. What brand film are you using?
2, Who's ink is being used?
3. Single black or all black ink system?
4. What resolution was the target print printed at?
5. Did you print a Density Test print page? What is the droplet weight number being used?
6. What kind of densitometer was used to measure your print and was it calibrated before the reading?
Once I gain a clearer picture I will be more helpful to discovering the reason for the heavy print outs.
Pierre, I'm pretty sure it's a transmissive densitometer, model perhaps?
We will get this right, I'm sure.
Steve
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betalog something, 130 I think. Used in transmissive mode. calibration checked recently and is within 0.5% of the calibration page. I've been using it for years and it works fine.
feel free to pass my info to Charlie and have him call me directly if it would make things easier.
pierre
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