Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lambonick" <BMWNick@i...> 
wrote:
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lambonick"
> <BMWNick@i...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > I'm confounded.
> > 
> > QTR works just fine on my Mac, but I need to use the Windows version
> > as well. I d'loaded the Win version, plus QTRgui, but it won't print
> > properly. The resulting images are stretched horizontally, so that
> 1/3 of the original 
> image
> > fills the space that the entire image should have. There is also
> severe banding, and very 
> > flat contrast - a much too dark print. This does not occur using
> the Epson driver.
> > 
> > I'm using an 8bit PS file converted to tiff for printing, not yet
> > using the new Lab profiles, and I'm on XP.
> > 
> > I've tried:
> > 
> > 1. Updating the printer firmware
> > 2. Printing at 1440, 1440 Super, and 2880
> > 3. Rotating the originally horizontal image to a vertical
> > 4. USB and FireWire
> > 
> > None of this makes any difference.
> > 
> > Help!
> 
> Bump.

Sounds like you are doing the right thing but here's a few things to look at.   
1/3 size sounds suspicious -- like RGB vs gray -- 3 chans vs 1.
Make sure you are running the latest code 2.1f
Take out any alpha i.e. extra channels and any layers. I thought these were all
handled but better to eliminate the question.
Then send me the log files after a bad output.

Roy