Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steve_bye"
<steve_bye@c...> wrote:
(snip)
> Why does Qimage appear to convert grayscale images to rgb? I am
using Qimage
> to rescale images for printing with QTR/QTRgui. I want it to
resample, apply
> smart sharpening, maintain the embedded profile, and save the file
to the
> QTRgui watched folder.

Qimage changes a grayscale to rgb.  It won't print grayscale.  It's
been asked about in the Qimage group and I think it's on Mike's list
to do.  How far down I don't know.  It wasn't critical before the new
QTR gray profiles as QTR could take an rgb image.  Now, however, we
really need Q to have that capability.

> Since I print to a file I have another frustration that may be operator
> error. When printing to a file in Qimage I need to set the "paper
size" to
> the image print size, but can find no way to do it other than
reading the
> image size in Photoshop and then entering those numbers by hand into the
> Qimage dialog box. Sometimes I even need to add just a tiny bit of
size to
> the image to make sure it doesn't spill over into multiple pages. Am I
> missing something? Qimage can read the image size from the file so
why do I
> need to enter by hand? I hope I am missing something.
> 
> Steve

When I print to file in Q I just select one of the print size buttons
on the right.  I've already set my 1280 up to print to the paper size.
 I did that set to "print to printer" using printer set up next to the
printer button at the top.  I don't fool with sizing at all in
Photoshop.  I don't print to the edge however.  I'll print at say 5x7
image on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.  Try setting up your printer with the paper
size as if you're going to print.  Once that's done change it to
"print to file".  QTR is set to letter size too of course.

Hope that helps.

Tom