Digital BW, The Print

I agree that it is a great program, and I’m glad to own it, for many reasons
other than image quality.
I do think it’s a bit of a stretch to say the quality was not even close.
If you attempt to do a good job up-rezzing and sharpening in PS7 to the same
PPI as Qimage, you can get very close to the same results.  Of course Qimage
makes it so easy, why would you, but it can be done.

Best regards,
John Moody

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
scott_now_coming
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:36 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] QImage (was:Re: BO "graininess")

> Qimage's extrapolation + sharpening is the step before the
dithering by
> the driver starts, the quality of Qimage is in the better
algorithms for
> extrapolation + the print sharpening adapted to the native printer
> resolution. The driver then doesn't touch the bitmap loaded but
only to
> dither that bitmap on the channels.
>
> Ernst


FWIW, IMO, QImage is the best printing program you can get,
concerning print quality.

It's the Vector and Pyramid interpolation that make it so great. Not
to mention, the smart sharpening feature.

I've used nothing but QImage to print with since early on went I
went "digital" and made a comparison betweem QI, PS7, Windows and
printing through the Epson software.

QImage won hands down. Wasn't even close. I could tell the QI prints
was a better print before it was fully ejected from the printer.

I highly recommend QImage.





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