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printing with Qimage

2005-04-04 by Diane Fields

I know there are RGB ICC profiles for QTR gray-matte and gray-photo. I also know these are to be used for printing from Qimage. I have and have used Qimage for a number of years and happen to be using it this morning. That brought up the question in my mind--just how are others printing from Qimage using QTR? Are you printing to file, then using that saved tiff to bring into the QTR GUI?
Diane
-----------
Diane B. Fields
picnic@...
photo site http://www.pbase.com/picnic

Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by John Lill

Diane,
That's how I print, and I believe most others do, also. When I print 
to file in Qimage, I set the printer ICC to QTR-RGB Gray Matte and 
leave Smart Sharpening at the default. Then I open the tiff with QTR. 
Works great. Some folks just set QTR to monitor a folder and let it 
print automatically when the tiff is saved in Qimage. The 
collaboration between Roy, Stephen, and Mike was wonderful and made 
for a simple workflow.

I was thrilled when QTR was first released for Windows. Then when 
Stephen created QTRGui, it was so much better. And now, with Mike's 
input, and further improvements in QTR and the GUI, it's a real 
pleasure to work with. Metemerism-free prints and I can easily change 
the look from selenium-toned to warm and everything in between. What 
fun!!

John L
--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Diane Fields" <picnic@c...>
wrote:
> I know there are RGB ICC profiles for QTR gray-matte and gray-
photo.  I also know these are to be used for printing from Qimage.  I 
have and have used Qimage for a number of years and happen to be
using 
it this morning.  That brought up the question in my mind--just how 
are others printing from Qimage using QTR?  Are you printing to file, 
then using that saved tiff to bring into the QTR GUI?
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> 
> 
> Diane
> -----------
> Diane B. Fields
> picnic@c...
> photo site  http://www.pbase.com/picnic

RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by Bernie Raffe

This is curious!

I also use Qimage, it’s a great product – but now I only use it for colour prints and use QTR for b&w. Why bother going via Qimage for b&w, especially if the image has already been processed in Photoshop? The only reason I can think of is to allow multiple photos to be laid out first.

What am I missing?

Cheers,

Bernie

-----Original Message-----
From: John Lill [mailto:johnlill2@...]
Sent: 05 April 2005 12:16
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

;


Diane,
That's how I print, and I believe most others do, also. When I print
to file in Qimage, I set the printer ICC to QTR-RGB Gray Matte and
leave Smart Sharpening at the default. Then I open the tiff with QTR.
Works great. Some folks just set QTR to monitor a folder and let it
print automatically when the tiff is saved in Qimage. The
collaboration between Roy, Stephen, and Mike was wonderful and made
for a simple workflow.

I was thrilled when QTR was first released for Windows. Then when
Stephen created QTRGui, it was so much better. And now, with Mike's
input, and further improvements in QTR and the GUI, it's a real
pleasure to work with. Metemerism-free prints and I can easily change
the look from selenium-toned to warm and everything in between. What
fun!!

John L
--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Diane Fields"
wrote:
> I know there are RGB ICC profiles for QTR gray-matte and gray-
photo. I also know these are to be used for printing from Qimage. I
have and have used Qimage for a number of years and happen to be
using
it this morning. That brought up the question in my mind--just how
are others printing from Qimage using QTR? Are you printing to file,
then using that saved tiff to bring into the QTR GUI?
>
>
> Diane
> -----------
> Diane B. Fields
> picnic@c...
> photo site http://www.pbase.com/picnic





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Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by John Lill

Bernie,

I use Qimage rather than just QTR for 2 reasons:
1) Qimage's great interpolation for resizing.
2) Qimage's Smart Sharpening

John
--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie Raffe" 
<bernieraffe@a...> wrote:
> This is curious!
>  
> I also use Qimage, it's a great product – but now I only use it for
> colour prints and use QTR for b&w. Why bother going via Qimage for 
b&w,
> especially if the image has already been processed in Photoshop? 
The
> only reason I can think of is to allow multiple photos to be laid 
out
> first.
>  
> What am I missing?
>  
> Cheers,
> Bernie
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Lill [mailto:johnlill2@y...] 
> Sent: 05 April 2005 12:16
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage
>  
> 
> Diane,
> That's how I print, and I believe most others do, also. When I 
print 
> to file in Qimage, I set the printer ICC to QTR-RGB Gray Matte and 
> leave Smart Sharpening at the default. Then I open the tiff with 
QTR. 
> Works great. Some folks just set QTR to monitor a folder and let 
it 
> print automatically when the tiff is saved in Qimage. The 
> collaboration between Roy, Stephen, and Mike was wonderful and 
made 
> for a simple workflow.
> 
> I was thrilled when QTR was first released for Windows. Then when 
> Stephen created QTRGui, it was so much better. And now, with 
Mike's 
> input, and further improvements in QTR and the GUI, it's a real 
> pleasure to work with. Metemerism-free prints and I can easily 
change 
> the look from selenium-toned to warm and everything in between. 
What 
> fun!!
> 
> John L
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Diane Fields" <picnic@c...>
> wrote:
> > I know there are RGB ICC profiles for QTR gray-matte and gray-
> photo.  I also know these are to be used for printing from 
Qimage.  I 
> have and have used Qimage for a number of years and happen to be
> using 
> it this morning.  That brought up the question in my mind--just 
how 
> are others printing from Qimage using QTR?  Are you printing to 
file, 
> then using that saved tiff to bring into the QTR GUI?
> > 
> > 
> > Diane
> > -----------
> > Diane B. Fields
> > picnic@c...
> > photo site  HYPERLINK
> "http://www.pbase.com/picnic"http://www.pbase.com/picnic
> 
> 
> 
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RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by Bernie Raffe

Yes, that makes sense, but I tend to do that kind of processing in Photoshop.

I wonder whether Qimage’s interpolation and sharpening is an improvement on PS’s, will have to give it a try.

Bernie

-----Original Message-----
From: John Lill [mailto:johnlill2@...]
Sent: 05 April 2005 13:11
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage


Bernie,

I use Qimage rather than just QTR for 2 reasons:
1) Qimage's great interpolation for resizing.
2) Qimage's Smart Sharpening

John
--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie Raffe"
wrote:
> This is curious!
>
> I also use Qimage, it's a great product – but now I only use it for
> colour prints and use QTR for b&w. Why bother going via Qimage for
b&w,
> especially if the image has already been processed in Photoshop?
The
> only reason I can think of is to allow multiple photos to be laid
out
> first.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Cheers,
> Bernie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Lill [mailto:johnlill2@y...]
> Sent: 05 April 2005 12:16
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage
>
>
> Diane,
> That's how I print, and I believe most others do, also. When I
print
> to file in Qimage, I set the printer ICC to QTR-RGB Gray Matte and
>; leave Smart Sharpening at the default. Then I open the tiff with
QTR.
> Works great. Some folks just set QTR to monitor a folder and let
it
> print automatically when the tiff is saved in Qimage. The
> collaboration between Roy, Stephen, and Mike was wonderful and
made
> for a simple workflow.
>
> I was thrilled when QTR was first released for Windows. Then when
> Stephen created QTRGui, it was so much better. And now, with
Mike's
> input, and further improvements in QTR and the GUI, it's a real
> pleasure to work with. Metemerism-free prints and I can easily
change
> the look from selenium-toned to warm and everything in between.
What
> fun!!
>
> John L
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Diane Fields";
> wrote:
> > I know there are RGB ICC profiles for QTR gray-matte and gray-
> photo. I also know these are to be used for printing from
Qimage. I
> have and have used Qimage for a number of years and happen to be
> using
> it this morning. That brought up the question in my mind--just
how
> are others printing from Qimage using QTR? Are you printing to
file,
> then using that saved tiff to bring into the QTR GUI?
> >
> >
> > Diane
> > -----------
> > Diane B. Fields
> > picnic@c...
> > photo site HYPERLINK
> "http://www.pbase.com/picnic"http://www.pbase.com/picnic
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by John Lill

I think Qimage's interpolation is superior. As far as sharpening 
goes, Photoshop does not offer Smart Sharpening, which is output 
sharpening. Initially I was printing my color images from Qimage and 
B&W directly with QTR but I noticed a difference in the sharpness. I 
would have to add additional sharpening. So I started using the 
Print to File in Qimage and I like the results much better. 
 
--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie Raffe" 
<bernieraffe@a...> wrote:
> Yes, that makes sense, but I tend to do that kind of processing in
> Photoshop.
>  
> I wonder whether Qimage's interpolation and sharpening is an 
improvement
> on PS's, will have to give it a try.
>  
> Bernie
>  
>  
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Lill [mailto:johnlill2@y...] 
> Sent: 05 April 2005 13:11
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage
>  
> 
> Bernie,
> 
> I use Qimage rather than just QTR for 2 reasons:
> 1) Qimage's great interpolation for resizing.
> 2) Qimage's Smart Sharpening
> 
> John
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie Raffe" 
> <bernieraffe@a...> wrote:
> > This is curious!
> >  
> > I also use Qimage, it's a great product – but now I only use it 
for
> > colour prints and use QTR for b&w. Why bother going via Qimage 
for 
> b&w,
> > especially if the image has already been processed in Photoshop? 
> The
> > only reason I can think of is to allow multiple photos to be 
laid 
> out
> > first.
> >  
> > What am I missing?
> >  
> > Cheers,
> > Bernie
> >  
> >  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Lill [mailto:johnlill2@y...] 
> > Sent: 05 April 2005 12:16
> > To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage
> >  
> > 
> > Diane,
> > That's how I print, and I believe most others do, also. When I 
> print 
> > to file in Qimage, I set the printer ICC to QTR-RGB Gray Matte 
and 
> > leave Smart Sharpening at the default. Then I open the tiff with 
> QTR. 
> > Works great. Some folks just set QTR to monitor a folder and let 
> it 
> > print automatically when the tiff is saved in Qimage. The 
> > collaboration between Roy, Stephen, and Mike was wonderful and 
> made 
> > for a simple workflow.
> > 
> > I was thrilled when QTR was first released for Windows. Then 
when 
> > Stephen created QTRGui, it was so much better. And now, with 
> Mike's 
> > input, and further improvements in QTR and the GUI, it's a real 
> > pleasure to work with. Metemerism-free prints and I can easily 
> change 
> > the look from selenium-toned to warm and everything in between. 
> What 
> > fun!!
> > 
> > John L
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Diane Fields" <picnic@c...>
> > wrote:
> > > I know there are RGB ICC profiles for QTR gray-matte and gray-
> > photo.  I also know these are to be used for printing from 
> Qimage.  I 
> > have and have used Qimage for a number of years and happen to be
> > using 
> > it this morning.  That brought up the question in my mind--just 
> how 
> > are others printing from Qimage using QTR?  Are you printing to 
> file, 
> > then using that saved tiff to bring into the QTR GUI?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Diane
> > > -----------
> > > Diane B. Fields
> > > picnic@c...
> > > photo site  HYPERLINK
> > "HYPERLINK
> "http://www.pbase.com/picnic"http://www.pbase.com/picnic"HYPERLINK
> "http://www.pbase.com/picnic"http://www.pbase.com/picnic
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by Diane Fields

I agree with you LOL. I did the same--opened the file saved from Qimage (with the profile) and used smart sharpening as usual. It worked out great.
I love QTR---its solved my one big disappointment with printing b/w with the 2200--the metamerism problem. And--its so easy.
Diane
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----- Original Message -----
From: John Lill
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 7:16 AM
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage


Diane,
That's how I print, and I believe most others do, also. When I print
to file in Qimage, I set the printer ICC to QTR-RGB Gray Matte and
leave Smart Sharpening at the default. Then I open the tiff with QTR.
Works great. Some folks just set QTR to monitor a folder and let it
print automatically when the tiff is saved in Qimage. The
collaboration between Roy, Stephen, and Mike was wonderful and made
for a simple workflow.

I was thrilled when QTR was first released for Windows. Then when
Stephen created QTRGui, it was so much better. And now, with Mike's
input, and further improvements in QTR and the GUI, it's a real
pleasure to work with. Metemerism-free prints and I can easily change
the look from selenium-toned to warm and everything in between. What
fun!!

John L

Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by Diane Fields

Bernard,
The reason I considered it is because I jump through hoops to sharpen with PKS in PS (though I really like the plugin--but it will only work in RGB). Qimage does a really good interpolation of my original digital files--and also a very good job with its 'smart sharpening'--which means I don't have to fiddle around about sharpening (which I always do as the last step after resizing). I imagine I will go back and forth between the 2 depending upon my mood and the image (PKS allows me to be very selective about my sharpening and some times that's really needed).
Diane
-----------
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picnic@...
photo site http://www.pbase.com/picnic
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 7:20 AM
Subject: RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

This is curious!

I also use Qimage, it’s a great product – but now I only use it for colour prints and use QTR for b&w. Why bother going via Qimage for b&w, especially if the image has already been processed in Photoshop? The only reason I can think of is to allow multiple photos to be laid out first.

What am I missing?

Cheers,

Bernie

Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by Diane Fields

Bernie--I like it somewhat better than sharpening in PS with USM. If you do a lot of other twists to sharpening or use something like PKS--the sharpening may better for some images. As far as interpolation--I really haven't done a comparison (though I probably should). Qimage does a bang up job of it though--but PSCS bicubic with smoother or sharper is very very good.
Diane
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:18 AM
Subject: RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

Yes, that makes sense, but I tend to do that kind of processing in Photoshop.

I wonder whether Qimage’s interpolation and sharpening is an improvement on PS’s, will have to give it a try.

Bernie

RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage

2005-04-05 by Stephen Billard

Qimage gives you all the page layout controls you could ever want. It also does
smart sharpening for printer output. You can do all these things in Photoshop,
but since you are using Qimage for color, I would guess you, like me, find page
management easier on Qimage.
 
 
-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen
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From: Bernie Raffe [mailto:bernieraffe@...] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 4:21 AM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: printing with Qimage


This is curious!
 
I also use Qimage, it's a great product - but now I only use it for colour
prints and use QTR for b&w. Why bother going via Qimage for b&w, especially if
the image has already been processed in Photoshop? The only reason I can think
of is to allow multiple photos to be laid out first.
 
What am I missing?
 
Cheers,
Bernie

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