Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jean- Marc;

I've been using Qimage for color work for years, and you're right it 
is a confusing interface, and has gotten more so over the years. I 
use it primarily to throw several pix on one page with individual 
captions, something it does quite well. I would do some carefull 
upsizing comparisons before bothering with it-I'm not so sure any 
number of other programs aren't just as good, though having Qimage do 
it 'on the fly' is convenient. As for ABW-Qimage does not have its 
own driver, it uses the Epson driver, so you can still set it for ABW 
and either apply a profile through Qimage's color management. But 
honestly, unless you need the proofing/compositing features in 
Qimage,if you're getting first rate results, why bother?


Steven Karafyllakis


-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "Jean-Marc 
Humbert" <humbertjm@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I print with an Epson 3800 almost only B&W pics.
> 
> Use for that the ABW Epson driver option (option: dark) (with a 51
> gray step .icc profile through Datacolour spectro, such profile 
being
> applied with PS CS3 when I come to print and proof setup) on
> Hahnemuhle Fine Art Peal and Fine Art Baryta (the latest being on 
the
> top with brilliant darks).
> 
> I read very positive opinions on Qimage (in particular for upsizing
> the prints with a very high dpi ratio).
> 
> What would be the advantages to switch to Qimage instead of using 
the
> profiled Epson ABW driver as I do? (for upsizing I go with the addon
> Alien Skin Blow Up). I print on A3+ and A2 papers. Is it possible to
> keep ABW option and B&W profiling with Qimage (I downloaded the demo
> Qimage, put it seems very confusing)
> 
> Thank you for the input!
> 
> Jean-Marc Humbert
> Paris, France
>