Yes, but this only involves a very minor adjustment of your extreme highlights—corresponding to the tones that are less than your conventional AM minimum dot.
Maxtone and HyperFlex cannot be implemented until minimum AM exposure values are established, initial calibrations set, and a quality-control system established to ensure consistent, accurate results on plate and press. Maxtone and HyperFlex implementation rely on established minimum dot value settings as a starting point.
Maxtone and HyperFlex can eliminate or reduce the need for highlight bump curves. This results in different tonal responses, especially in extreme highlights. The increased highlight resolution and reduced bump curve requirements must be characterized on plate and press, and tone reproduction curves (TRCs) created for use with Maxtone and HyperFlex.
The characterization of the changed tonal response can normally be done in tandem with the determination of the optimum settings for Maxtone and HyperFlex.
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