Digital BW, The Print

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!

--- 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.

--- 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

--- 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.


I know you say youre using 8bit, but I have this repeatedly with any 
16bit image, they come out completely grainy and stretched lengthways 
by a huge amount.  Just an idea but are you sure the images were 
8bit....?
Steve

Hello, I have had exactly the same problem on a 2200 that I "think" is now sorted, certainly the image as you describe is exactly what I experienced.
I "uninstalled" and loaded via the "Windows XP" link on Roy's web-site and not from the download page. I also did not load the QTRgui, which might be the problem. The issue with 16bit or 8bit is I think an irrelevance. Try this and it may work, it did for me and now all I need to do is sort out a few profiles.
Good luck,
John

scrber <stephen.bate@...> wrote:

--- 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.


I know you say youre using 8bit, but I have this repeatedly with any 
16bit image, they come out completely grainy and stretched lengthways 
by a huge amount.  Just an idea but are you sure the images were 
8bit....?
Steve







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