QTR-Quadtone RIP

I have finished the features of the QTRgui change over to a new TIFF library.
The beta can be downloaded from www.sbillard.org/Shareware/QTRgui.htm.
 
I would specially like to hear from anyone who has TIFF files that have given
problems in the past.
 
This version also improves the efficiency of using the Image/Select Image menu.
Now the TIFF file is loaded only once. (It used to be loaded for the preview,
then again for the thumbnail.)
 
-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen

Hi Stephen,

Some feedback on the beta. I downloaded about a week ago, not sure if 
the current one (2.3.10.8) is somewhat newer.

In any event I am afraid to say on my system (XP, 2 gigs RAM, 2.6 GHz) 
and Epson 2100 printer it does not yet seem bulletproof.

I had a few errors with printing. For memory, my workflow is edit in PS 
CS2, resize in Qimage (with interpolation to 720 ppi) and Print to 
File, print out of QTR.

On tiffs at both around the 210 MB size as well as 335 MB (different 
output dimensions) I had assorted problems. These included the 
thumbnail showing up in the pane but the paper simply feeding through 
the printer without printing when the Print button was depressed. This 
behaviour was followed by an 'Error writing to printer' message. 
Printer panel seemed to show very slow spooling of the file.

Another error behaviour was a simple refusal to print, followed by 
an 'I/O 32 error' (or something similar).

The above two errors, to the best of my memory, could happen 
irrespective of whether I dragged and dropped the files or used Select 
Image.

Howeve, despite the above, I could always get it to agree to print 
eventually.

I'm not sure if that's very helpful to you as I know it's not a very 
systematic account. Still, my impression is that the handling is still 
a little buggy. Unlike previously where I was getting msgs about Tiff 
tags (I still got that on one occasion), the main aberrant behaviour 
now seems to be that an entire sheet is fed through the printer without 
any actual printing being done, followed by a paper feed error on the 
printer and an error message on the screen indicating a problem writing 
the file to the printer.

Best wishes,

Dave Meddings

In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Billard" <stephen@s...> wrote:
> I have finished the features of the QTRgui change over to a new TIFF 
library.
> The beta can be downloaded from www.sbillard.org/Shareware/QTRgui.htm.
>  
> I would specially like to hear from anyone who has TIFF files that 
have given
> problems in the past.
>  
> This version also improves the efficiency of using the Image/Select 
Image menu.
> Now the TIFF file is loaded only once. (It used to be loaded for the 
preview,

> then again for the thumbnail.)
>  
> -Stephen
>  www.sbillard.org/Stephen

It is possible that the current Beta might make some improvements. The major
difference is that this version has reduced the memory required for showing the
thumbnail. It now makes a resized copy and discards the original image. With
large images that may make a difference.

Thanks for testing things. Hope the reduced memory usage will help.

-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Meddings
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:33 AM
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: QTRgui beta
> 
> 
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Some feedback on the beta. I downloaded about a week ago, not sure if 
> the current one (2.3.10.8) is somewhat newer.
> 
> In any event I am afraid to say on my system (XP, 2 gigs RAM, 
> 2.6 GHz) 
> and Epson 2100 printer it does not yet seem bulletproof.
> 
> I had a few errors with printing. For memory, my workflow is 
> edit in PS 
> CS2, resize in Qimage (with interpolation to 720 ppi) and Print to 
> File, print out of QTR.
> 
> On tiffs at both around the 210 MB size as well as 335 MB (different 
> output dimensions) I had assorted problems. These included the 
> thumbnail showing up in the pane but the paper simply feeding through 
> the printer without printing when the Print button was 
> depressed. This 
> behaviour was followed by an 'Error writing to printer' message. 
> Printer panel seemed to show very slow spooling of the file.
> 
> Another error behaviour was a simple refusal to print, followed by 
> an 'I/O 32 error' (or something similar).
> 
> The above two errors, to the best of my memory, could happen 
> irrespective of whether I dragged and dropped the files or 
> used Select 
> Image.
> 
> Howeve, despite the above, I could always get it to agree to print 
> eventually.
> 
> I'm not sure if that's very helpful to you as I know it's not a very 
> systematic account. Still, my impression is that the handling 
> is still 
> a little buggy. Unlike previously where I was getting msgs about Tiff 
> tags (I still got that on one occasion), the main aberrant behaviour 
> now seems to be that an entire sheet is fed through the 
> printer without 
> any actual printing being done, followed by a paper feed error on the 
> printer and an error message on the screen indicating a 
> problem writing 
> the file to the printer.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Dave Meddings
> 
> In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Billard" 
> <stephen@s...> wrote:
> > I have finished the features of the QTRgui change over to a new TIFF
> library.
> > The beta can be downloaded from 
> www.sbillard.org/Shareware/QTRgui.htm.
> >  
> > I would specially like to hear from anyone who has TIFF files that
> have given
> > problems in the past.
> >  
> > This version also improves the efficiency of using the Image/Select
> Image menu.
> > Now the TIFF file is loaded only once. (It used to be loaded for the
> preview,
> > then again for the thumbnail.)
> >  
> > -Stephen
> >  www.sbillard.org/Stephen
> 
> 
> 
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I have done some rework of two areas of QTRgui. Drag/Drop handling and Folder
Monitoring. I have posted a beta 2.4.3 version of QTRgui on the QTRgui WEB page:
<http://www.sbillard.org/Shareware/QTRgui.htm>
http://www.sbillard.org/Shareware/QTRgui.htm. I would appreciate anyone who
gives this version a shake down trial. (If it gives you problems, you can
uninstall it and revert to the previous version you have installed. Just be sure
you select the "Yes" radio button when the uninstall asks you if you wish to
rollback files.
 
This beta has error reporting code in it. If you get a fault, it will ask to
e-mail me with the details.
 
-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen