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Thanks for the info, all. I’ve been doing immense research on this lately , and I think a lot of this is really starting to click for me. It looks like I need to zero in on finding the proper exposure and then calibrate the Harlequin rip to the dot % readings from a calibration test. Correct?

That's what I just read actually when going through the manual! So 195 seems more ideal then, correct? Will I be sacrificing my dense areas if I take my exposure even lower in order to gain more dot percentage? Is this something I can compensate with an ideal mix of chemistry?

Yeah I believe my terminology was wrong. The density of the solid black parts of my negatives are reading at 5.16, and when I check the solid clear areas (areas that should have 100 percent dot), it is reading 70 percent. I have been on the phone with several people today, and it seems that my...

I just finished processing test page 1 and test page 2 directly from the Accuset. Any idea what values I should be looking for?

Running test pages right now. Thanks so much for the help!

I did. Here are my density readings on each block.

On a 100 percent square, I'm reading .16 on the densitometer.

My apologies for misunderstanding. The density is reading 5.29 on daylight exposed film.

Here’s a screenshot for reference. Dot values on the file are on the right, and the left side is what my densitometer is reading.

Unprocessed film reads zero, while film that has been exposed to daylight reads 100. I also ran blocks with 100 percent dot down to 0, increments of 5. The numbers are all over the place, but 70 percent is the most dot I can get.

I ran a neg through this morning when I came in, and it appears to be fine. I'll do a few more and report back. I suppose this is just the nature of dealing with analog equipment in 2020.

Correct, Repro_Pro. It's a densitometer that measures dot percentage on each negative. It's an X-Rite 361T. Correct, Slammer. I imaged seven jobs in total (six negs for each job), and the first job processed fine. The following six were mostly bad, with the exception of about seven negs that...

Perhaps I’m using the wrong terminology when I refer to it as a density meter. It’s a tool that you can zero out and measure what percentage of light is passing through the film, 100 percent being absolute.

Correct, Steve. This CTF stuff is still very new to me, so please bear with me. After the film is developed, I use a density meter and check to make sure the film was exposed properly. The color blocks and solid areas are generally where I measure absolute density, and it appears to be 25...

I'm trying to gain more information as to what is causing this problem. I ran several jobs through our AccuSet 1000 image setter. The first job that was imaged reads correctly, but the jobs behind it all read 25-30 percent lower on the density block. I have changed the fixer and developer, and...

I have little to no knowledge of how to operate this RIP system. I came from a flexo label company that has a CTP workflow but am now in a place that uses CTF. If anyone has any experience with this and would be willing to lend a hand, I sure could use it. Have an emergency situation where the...