Digital BW, The Print

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

The advantages? Where do I begin. The greatest one is that you never have to use the 
ghastly PS/Epson interface to print again. I just don't understand how it has lasted so long 
without improvement.
 Ok. In Qimage you can drag more than one file nto one sheet of paper. It's worth buying it 
just for that, but hold. You at to use your own profile. easy you just choose it and it is 
active and you always see it's name to make sure it is the right profile. Changing to a new 
one is easy, unlike with PS/Epson whereyou need to go nto so many sub menus that you 
need a university degree to get it right.
 And talking of more than one image on a pice of paper, when you have many, Q will sort 
them into the best spacing to save you paper. I find that pretty important as my paper 
costs £4 an A2 sheet ($8).
 You can add tints, position each image acurately on the sheet and review how it will look 
on each sheet. you can save the whole setup easily if you want to print the same thing 
again. As you say upsizing and dpi is totally organised for you. 
 Just buy it. It has a few 'quirks' but they are outweighed by the advantages. Believe me you 
wont look back. It saved me from cracking up. It's like a new car for me even a cuple of 
years later. I love using it.
Jules


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "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
>

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
>

Why do you think it is a confusing interface? What's confusing about it?
Jules

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven Karafyllakis" 
<stevekphoto@...> wrote:

>
> 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@yahoogroups.com, "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
> >
>