On May 28, 2014, at 3:44 AM, Mike Finley mike.finley@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
One possible reason is that default settings in Qimage Ultimate do sharpen the image before printing (and resize the image to its guess at the optimum ppi for the printer). Try printing to file from Qimage Ultimate at 240 or 360 ppi for the final print size, and then printing that image using QTR. That's what I do (on Windows 7) with no complaints.
Is there a setting in QTR for Windows 8.1 someplace that allows for sharpening? Images are very soft at 2880 dpi and much worse at 1440. Small text is almost unreadable at 1440. Hair strands are absent too.
Comparison was made using "Qimage Ultimate" (Not a RIP. Same image, computer, paper, and printer.) ...
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