Qimage

[Ray West]

Hi,

Is anyone using qimage? I have just installed the latest version, and have forgotten much about how I was using it before. I seem to have a print with '2x2' printed in red in top lh corner on screen, and can't seem to be able to stretch the image beyond the paper size to crop to fit paper. When I started using it, a few months ago, The gui was a bit unusual? but as mentioned, I've not used it of late.

I hoped a fellow user here may have a quick answer, other than rtfm...

Best wishes,

Ray

[Diane Fields]

Originally Posted by raymw

Hi,

Is anyone using qimage? I have just installed the latest version, and have forgotten much about how I was using it before. I seem to have a print with '2x2' printed in red in top lh corner on screen, and can't seem to be able to stretch the image beyond the paper size to crop to fit paper. When I started using it, a few months ago, The gui was a bit unusual? but as mentioned, I've not used it of late.

I hoped a fellow user here may have a quick answer, other than rtfm...

Best wishes,

Ray

Qimage has a great support system--and an email list--where Mike Chaney is quick to respond. I do use it--in fact, found I preferred it for large prints over some other methods (GF, PS bicubics) I had to do some other formatting, etc. for my graphics lab , so used 'print to file'.

As I recall--(haven't used it for awhile--I use PS for one offs)--you need to set your paper sizes in the printer (page formatting or file/printer setup) then go to size tab in right bottom and choose a preset or do a custom size. Be sure and set your color management up in Q.

Hi, Ray,

Qimage is fabulous. I do all my print work through it.

Your best bet in Qimage to crop an image to fit the selected print size is to have the "image fitting" button (the little scissors at the lower left of the Size tab) "down". Then when you select an image and add it to the print queue, it will be cropped (by default symmetrically) to fit the print size you have already ordained by planting a template with one of the print size buttons.

Then, in case that choice of crop isn't what you want, double click on the image in the preview pane to bring up the image editor. Under "Image effects", make sure "crop lock" is checked, and then check "Crop". You will then see how the image has been cropped, and you can change the size and placement of the crop to suit (but the aspect ratio will be locked to match the print size you have chosen).

When you are satisfied, click Done. You will be asked if you want to save what you have done. Click OK. This will not save a cropped image. Rather, it will save a "filter" file, linked to the image by filename, which holds a recipe for everuthiong you have done (in this case, established a non-default crop).

Gotta run - going to see "Bombay Dreams" at the Dallas Summer Musicals.

Later.

[Diane Fields]

Ah, missed the part about cropping---I crop either in my RC or PS--so I'm ready to print in Q totally and don't use it for anything more than my print app (at which it excels IMO).

Hi, Diane,

I crop either in my RC or PS--so I'm ready to print in Q totally and don't use it for anything more than my print app (at which it excels IMO).

The nice thing about leaving the "final" cropping for print to Qimage is that you don't have to save different versions of the image for every print aspect ratio you might want to ever use to print the image. Images for general use I crop to a "stock" aspect ratio for storage and then do the final crop in Qimage when I print (well, Qimage does all the work!).

Best regards,

Doug

[John Hollenberg]

Another vote for Qimage. I do my Capture sharpening using EasyS Sharpen (from www.outbackphoto.com) on a composite layer. Then when I am ready to print I let Qimage do the resizing and output sharpening. Results are fantastic. There have been some recent great additions to the Pro version of Qimage, including setting printer profile and rendering intent on a per image basis, and naming and renaming print jobs.

--John

[Ray West]

Thanks for your replies.

I did some tests some time ago, and found the qimage 'upsizing algorithms' were far better than the adobe ones. Once I'd got into the gui. it was nice to be just use it to print, without having to do all the printer selection/setting that cs2 needed every time. There are a few things I find awkward, at the moment trying to find what the red 2x2 thing is one. I think it may be that somewhere I set it to print over two sheets of paper or something. Possibly, I should set it back to defaults and start over.

I use Mike's profile prism, too. Worth its weight in gold (or these days printer ink).

Best wishes,

Ray

[Kyle Nagel]

Originally Posted by Doug Kerr

Hi, Diane,



The nice thing about leaving the "final" cropping for print to Qimage is that you don't have to save different versions of the image for every print aspect ratio you might want to ever use to print the image. Images for general use I crop to a "stock" aspect ratio for storage and then do the final crop in Qimage when I print (well, Qimage does all the work!).

Best regards,

Doug

I think this is one of Qimage's best features, instead of a bunch of different saved JPEGs at various print sizes and crops, I just keep the original TIFF conversion, Qimage will re-size, sharpen, and crop at the time of printing without doing anything to the original file, best thing since sliced bread!

Kyle