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PowerRIP 2000 Manual

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Dot gain is the change in size of the printed dot. Dot gain

is defined as an additive percentage so the increase of the

dot size from 50% to 60% is called 10% gain. It should

also be noted, at this point, that the ink jet printer uses a

dithered (stochastic) dot.

You must remember when working with Dot Gain curves

the higher the number the darker your output will

print. As an example the 50% box represents the 50%

dot area. If you type 60 in that box your image will print

10% darker. Notice, when moving the curve, that sur-

rounding percentages are also adjusted to blend properly.

Before working with calibration the following should

be considered:

1. The monitor should have been on for at least 1/2

hour so that the monitor stabilizes.

2. Make sure that the room light you are using during

calibration is the same light you will be using to

view the printed images.

3. Turn off Desktop Patterns. A light gray background

is the best color to use when calibrating.

4. Create a test CMYK file to be used when doing cal-

ibration testing. This file should contain a good rep-

resentation of the CMYK colors in a number of dif-

ferent percentages of color. When printing this test

file, make sure that you do your calibration with the

paper and the resolution that you are going to be

printing your images with.

Using PowerRIP 2000 Calibration

Note: It is assumed that PowerRIP 2000 is launched and

that the PowerRIP 2000 Main Control Panel dia

log has been maximized.

1. Go to Input>Folder Scanners. The Folder

Scanner Configuration dialog will display.

2. Select Use Calibration in the bottom left corner of

the Folder Scanners Configuration dialog. Adjust

Calibration will display on the bottom right of the

dialog.

3. Click Adjust Calibration. The Q-Curve 5.0 dialog

will display.

• Reset: Click Reset when you want to return to the

default curve

•

Highlight

(White)

•

Midtone

This will flatten the shadows.

•

Highlight

(White)

•

Midtone

•

Less Contrast

This will flatten the highlights.