QuadToneProfiler-Target Generator

Version 1.3

Released May 7, 2021

Native macOS utility for creating grayscale and QuadToneRIP Ink Calibration Images

Grayscale Target Creation - (Beta)

Create a non-color managed evenly spaced grayscale target with any number of patches, random patches, and ArgyllCMS reference files.

Ink Calibration IMage Creation

Make QuadToneRIP ink separation images with any number and order of inks with global or unique ink limits. This allows you to print all your inks with a single or custom ink limit with the QuadToneRIP Calibration mode ink limit set to 100.

Includes an option to convert to digital negative to use with QuadToneProfiler-Pro DN.

v1.3 includes an option to save a ti2 reference file to measure with Argyll CMS for use with i1 Pro, i1 Studio, and ColorMunki devices.

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Instructions for setting inks ramps for
QuadToneProfiler-Pro & QuadToneProfiler-Pro-DN

Open the Target Generator app and click the button at the top for the Ink Separation Image Generator

• List the inks from darkest to lightest dilutions for your ink set and set the ink limit slider to 100

• Press the button setting as a negative if using QTP-Pro-DN

  • Press the button to save the target as a tiff (it will be slightly different than the preview in the app window).

• Important: Open the image in Photoshop and keep as untagged RGB.

  • Go to Image-> Image Size… (cmd+option+i).

  • Change the dimension to 8.25 at 180 or 360 dpi with the interpolation mode set to nearest neighbor.

• Save the image (with no color management/no embedded ICC profile)

• Open in PrintTool and print with these settings:

  • No color management

  • QTR calibration mode

  • Calibration Mode Ink Limit: 100