Accurip curves setting.

[Stinkhorn Press]

Manual printer (temporarily i hope).

I've adjusted my Accurip curves in the past. I don't have a total understanding, but closer than before. Attached is how I've been running the curve for the last year.

I've used the curve with 2 purposes:
1 smoothly reduce the amount of ink we lay down to correct for gains. (the proper use, i think)
2 to not print the dots/holes that we can't expose/hold/print anyway (below 5% and above 95% roughly)

2, as I am beginning to understand is NOT achieved will with curve manipulation. Telling AccuRip that a 3% dot should look like a 5% dot kinda sorta does that, but it also skew the curve north of that and makes my 10% and 20% curves a tad HIGH then they should be trending a little LESS.

What is the proper way to achieve not printing those dots when printing? (Mostly from Corel Draw)

[Sbrem]

AccuRIP has a test film that you print out; then, each block (5% increments) needs to be read with a densitometer, to see what it really is (10% might actually be 8% or 13%, and so on). When you get the readings back, put the corresponding readings into the boxes; AccuRIP will compensate using those readings; let's say your 30% block came out 27%, AR will bring it up to 30% as it should be, and so on for each tone...

Steve

[blue moon]

AccuRIP has a test film that you print out; then, each block (5% increments) needs to be read with a densitometer, to see what it really is (10% might actually be 8% or 13%, and so on). When you get the readings back, put the corresponding readings into the boxes; AccuRIP will compensate using those readings; let's say your 30% block came out 27%, AR will bring it up to 30% as it should be, and so on for each tone...

Steve

I've heard that that functionality has been remove on the latest version. Con somebody confirm this?

pierre

[jsheridan]

yes i can confirm that option is no longer available on current versions.

[JBLUE]

Confirmed here as well. I was told by the developer I did not need it nor did I need to linearize my printer. Went to Wasatch and have not looked back.

[Sbrem]

Good to know if I ever have to upgrade...

Steve

[jvanick]

Good to know if I ever have to upgrade...

Steve

they'll force you to before you're ready.. part of their new 'income' strategy.

[ZooCity]

We have the latest version and the linearization is there.  Who actually has black pearl installed and doesn't have it?

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[3Deep]

Yep it looks that way, they are moving us like cattle whether we won't to or not, and I don't if it's more about money or the control they have (the Cloud )

[Catnhat]

We run Black Pearl with an Epson 1430.  The linearization settings are definitely still there.  We don't use them.  Never had the time or a densitometer to set them. 

[JBLUE]

I cant speak for the newest version. Mine was a couple of years ago and I was speaking directly to the developer. His exact words to me were that I did not need to linearize my printer because their product was as accurate as it needed to be for screen printing. I even showed them a pic of my linearized film before the upgrade and my film afterwords. He insisted I still did not need it and that this function was removed at that time of my new upgrade. Thats why I had to go to another RIP. It looks as though they listened to the backlash and added it back in. If it is in fact there it is still a good program as long as you can edit the settings.