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Author Topic: Qimage: Documented and undocumented - A list of random jobs Qimage does easily.  (Read 42987 times)
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2010, 07:43:19 PM »

To expand on Fred's undocumented but necessary features...

There are programs out there, such as Genuine Fractals ($159.95) by onOne Software and Blow Up by Alien Skin Software ($249.00) which allow you to up-rez your image, for instance to 20x30 inches. Save your money.

Select File >> Print To >> File
In the Print to file dialog box, set your desired page width (i.e., 20 inches), page height (i.e., 30 inches) and the resolution for Printer (i.e., 300) - also use Printer ICC and print sharpening. Click OK

Set Printer/Page Setup to width 20 >> height 30 >> resolution 300

Set Qimage's Interpolation and Sharpness...

Set Print Properties to Custom and "Enter specific SIZE"
Enter the Specific Size to the right - for my example (20x30)

Add image (Double click on thumbnail)

Select File >> Print
Note new resolution (6000x9000)

Set "Save Pages As: JPG; quality 100 (good for almost all laboratories, including those making canvas)

Set File Saving: to wherever you want to save the resultant file.

Click the Print button and take a break.

I have made prints and canvases from Canon XTi images with no problem using this method. Also, the quality compares to the two applications mentioned above. One of the advantages of the Genuine Fractals program is the ability to determine what the canvas edges are going to look like (there are a couple of choices) and it provides a blank area for the folds in the canvas.

If you are going to use this method to create canvas prints, you'll need to allow the additional size for the edges. For instance, if you are going to create a canvas with one inch edges, then the print size needs to be set at 22x32.

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Dennis

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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2010, 10:08:39 PM »

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Save your money.
I presume you mean buy Qimage as it's cheaper and has better interpolation methods.  Wink
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One of the advantages of the Genuine Fractals program is the ability to determine what the canvas edges are going to look like (there are a couple of choices) and it provides a blank area for the folds in the canvas.
Qimage (Studio Edition) does this too and offers mirror and stretched edges and part of the border functionality. It is possible to add a second outer border to provide material to fold over the back of the frame and print fold guide lines.  Cool
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« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2010, 02:50:58 PM »

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To expand on Fred's undocumented but necessary features...

There are programs out there, such as Genuine Fractals ($159.95) by onOne Software and Blow Up by Alien Skin Software ($249.00) which allow you to up-rez your image, for instance to 20x30 inches. Save your money.

Select File >> Print To >> File

Good post, Dennis, very thorough.  I tried this for the first time a few months ago and got a knockout 18x24 from an 8 mp P&S.  Sharp as a tack even on close examination.  And I did indeed take a break while Qimage cranked out the 18.8 mb file.  Didn't have to touch the original image with any program but Qimage.
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« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2010, 10:53:40 AM »

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Thanks are again due to Fred and Terry for their input.

I am printing out hard copies of these posts  - and many others.

OK, Here's another UN-documented feature in Qimage.
This one is quick and easy to do, easier than the Curves tool and you will use it often.

It is the undocumented Clone tool that hides inside the Blemish tool.
Ok so maybe it wont remove a building from your shot, but it can clean up you scans and miscellaneous.
It's fun and comes along with Qimage.
See 2 screen snaps below; a before and after removing some tears, wrinkles and age lines from the image.

Notice there was also a crease above the head slightly right of center which has also been removed.
PS If anyone asks, Who was that handsome guy, he/she wins a dollar, but you have to visit to collect!!  Cheesy Wink Smiley

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« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2010, 11:50:15 AM »

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but you have to visit to collect!!
I'd be on my way but BA aircrew are on strike again  Cry

This post is a coincidence because I used it today on a couple of photographs I took at a wedding on Saturday. The bride had an off-the-shoulder dress which revealed (wait for it  Wink) some skin blemishes. The Blemish tool made short work of them. Also, a flash photo of a person with specs created distracting reflections on the glass so they were soon removed too, leaving only the eye catch lights.
The other use is for scanned images, either prints or transparencies. Dust removal tools can sometimes do more than just remove dust and spoil the image, or are not effective at all. The blemish tool can remove dust spots, but just a little tedious if there are a lot.
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« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2010, 07:44:44 AM »


See 2 screen snaps below; a before and after removing some tears, wrinkles and age lines from the image.

Fred

You have exceeded my eye sight, I cannot see any difference in the two images except the creases in the paper.

I often use the tool for removing what I call hot pixels in the sky of HDR images before creation of the final print file.

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« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2010, 09:59:11 AM »

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You have exceeded my eye sight, I cannot see any difference in the two images except the creases in the paper.

Jeff. This is an easy one.
I think you are trying too hard to find small repairs.
This is a big, obvious discoloration and blemish to the scan.
There's a large horizontal discolored line running from left to right, above the head. (You are clicking on the image to enlarge it right?)
That line makes a right turn and heads down the right side of the print. You can see this clearly in the image marked, Orig.
Gone from the repaired image below.

Have another look or we may have to give you a restricted Qimage license: No driving your Qimage without your glasses!!!

Fred
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« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2010, 12:16:06 PM »

Hi Fred,

Very interesting, but you should really have a look at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ScWu7pG7r0
It shows the amazing 'content aware' cloning possible in cs5.

Best wishes,

Ray
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« Reply #23 on: April 01, 2010, 12:38:31 PM »

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It shows the amazing 'content aware' cloning possible in cs5.
It was hilarious!  What a slob to live in a room kept that way!    Embarrassed
Really, Ray, it was cute, and a lot better than the old clone tool, but my point wasn't to say that Qimage was doing any serious ridding of laundry or even finding 2 spare girls for the user, but to say to the Qimage user; look what you can do with the application that you already bought. Qimage !!

I even said in my post that Qimage wont remove an unwanted building from your photo, but it can do simple clean up jobs as shown in the post screen snaps.

IMHO, I can see that tool in use for perhaps wedding shots where you shoot candid, and cannot always arrange the "furniture" to suit, but mainly I suspect a plethora of YOUTUBE flicks showing new magic tricks that rival Criss Angel and David Copperfield.  Smiley Cheesy

Now, if it really cleaned the house like that fellow did his room, then it might be worth the purchase price!

 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

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« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2010, 06:30:45 PM »

bollixing

That's a nice word,  I had to Google it to see what it means Smiley

C'mon, Terry.  Tell them it's another one of those Yank bastardizations!   Grin Wink  It's the censorship of "bollocks" in the kinder, more gentle Colonies LMAO.
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« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2010, 10:09:33 PM »

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C'mon, Terry.  Tell them it's another one of those Yank bastardizations!
I knew exactly what it meant  Wink no translation needed, we have much in common.  Smiley
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It's the censorship of "bollocks" in the kinder, more gentle Colonies LMAO.
I'm surprised to you still refer to being a colony, you must be an Anglophile  Huh?
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« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2010, 10:39:20 PM »

Something more useful I hope: -
Today I was making some 5x7 prints, borderless and I had to set up some Qimage features to get the best result. This prompted me to post this item.
We regularly see questions relating to prints where parts of the image are missing at the edges because borderless printing is being used. It's not always realised the borderless is achieved by the driver "over-spraying" or expanding the print beyond the edges of the page. Some drivers allow you to reduce this expansion  but not completely.
The reason the expansion is done is to ensure the paper is covered with print and allows for errors in paper transport through the printer.
Qimage allows you to overcome these limitations and print almost 100% of the image in borderless mode.
In the Page formatting menu, Disable Overspray and Size Expansion. This ensures the printed area is exactly the same as the page size.
However, you still then have the problem of page transport errors through the printer but if these are reasonably consistent and the guides are set "snug", Qimage allows you to compensate for any white slivers on edges of the print.
This is done by adjusting the page margins in Page Formatting. One or two test prints may be required to finalise the adjustments.
On the edges where there is a sliver of white, enter a negative additional margin value for that edge. You may need to add a small positive value on the opposite side. The feature is described in the Help.
On the prints I did today, 127x178 mm (5x7") I added a 1.5 mm coloured border. After setting up, I was able to print with the border varying no more than 0.25 mm and no white slivers, better than 99% of the image area.
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« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2010, 02:51:00 AM »

Thanks much, Terry.  I've been intending to experiment with those settings.  Sounds like this will solve my problems with "expanded" borderless prints.
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« Reply #28 on: April 02, 2010, 03:25:46 AM »

Okay, here's my contribution.  Not a biggie, and nothing exotic.  But fun & easy.

First of all, see this link: http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php

Give it a try.  "Make your own motivational poster online" pretty much sums it up.

I've used it several times to make gag gifts for family members.  Works well, but the downside is that you have essentially no way to control the quality of the image you use to make the poster.  You can download and print the job, but that's about it.  Give this a try & you'll see what I mean.

Right after I used it to make a Christmas gift for my niece (something she could hang in her dorm room), it finally occurred to me, "Hey, I can do this in Qimage."

Easy as pie.  First of all, do whatever editing is required for the photo you're going to use.  Set page size (in my case, 13x19) and your (probably custom) image size.  Locate the image on the page as required to leave space for the text below the image.

If you want to duplicate the appearance of the typical motivational poster, set page background color to black.  Set a white B+ Qimage border to get the white line around the image.  Add the desired floating text.  Print from Qimage, as usual.

Pardon me for not posting the finished product, but there's no way I'd put this young lady's picture on the internet.
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« Reply #29 on: April 02, 2010, 07:34:52 AM »

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You have exceeded my eye sight, I cannot see any difference in the two images except the creases in the paper.

Jeff. This is an easy one.
I think you are trying too hard to find small repairs.

Have another look or we may have to give you a restricted Qimage license: No driving your Qimage without your glasses!!!

Fred

Sorry Fred.

Yes I could see them, but I was looking for other corrections in the face, my error in not reading your post correctly.  Put it down to age.

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