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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon Pro 10 30mm forced border work-around with fine art papers
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on: December 22, 2018, 12:07:29 AM
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You can override the 30mm margin with all of the fine art choices. You need to watch Jose Rodriguez's YouTube video, which was a live stream and aired 12-15-18. The tutorial is towards the end.
Is Mike's hack the same as Jose Rodriguez's hack on his You tube video. I can not replicate this on my Pro-10 Claude. Yes, they are the same. What, exactly, is the problem? Maybe Mike can step in and help out. |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon Pro 10 30mm forced border work-around with fine art papers
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on: December 21, 2018, 04:28:25 PM
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This is an update to the 30mm margin work-around. I ran a controlled test with Canon Pro Premium Matte, with one print using Letter(Art Paper Margin 30), and one using standard Letter with Mike's work-around. Both prints were identical, with no perceivable difference in black density. For comparison, I also ran a test with the same image, using the standard matte paper setting and matte paper profile(resulting in the printer using PK ink). I was surprised at how close it was to the MK ink test prints. The only visible difference was slightly less "meat" in the lowest values. It's a good testament to the quality of the Pro 10 PK pigment ink.
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon Pro 10 30mm forced border work-around with fine art papers
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on: December 21, 2018, 04:36:47 AM
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Does this use Matte black ink ?
Thanks
It should... but I would like someone to confirm that. Is there any way to read the per-cart ink usage when you print one of these in order to confirm it was the matte black ink that was actually used? If not, maybe weigh the photo black and matte black carts prior to a print and weigh them again after. You'll probably waste a bit of ink each time you put the carts back in but as long as the matte black dropped more weight than the photo black (using an accurate digital scale), I guess the test would be valid if anyone feels like wasting a bit of ink to test. I'd do it if I had the Pro-10 but I only have the Pro-100 and Pro-1000. I'd be surprised if it didn't use the matte black ink. When I tested the hack on the Pro-100, you can tell that it was using the driver settings for the premium matte under fine art: because you can tell the difference in print quality when you set it to the non fine art matte photo paper. Mike I was thinking about making matched prints, one with the standard matte setting, and one with the fine art matte setting, to judge, visually, if there is a difference. Or, perhaps, matched gray scale ramps. I make profiles for the papers I use, and I've noticed a greater black density on the fine art test charts printed with MK ink. |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon Pro 10 30mm forced border work-around with fine art papers
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on: December 20, 2018, 09:37:39 PM
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Thank you very much, Mike, for your detailed reply. Yeah, I noticed the 1200ppi and didn't think much about it. But who knows, it could be what's preventing the image from printing the correct size. I will make the recommended change and see what happens.
BTW, there's a guy on the dpreview printing forum who says the hack works, so that's an indication that something is probably wrong with my setup.
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon Pro 10 30mm forced border work-around with fine art papers
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on: December 20, 2018, 06:52:38 PM
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Comments and/or suggestions greatly appreciated. I have never seen Jose`s tutorial, but I defeated the 30mm trap years ago. Stay off the paper selections that say 30 in the name. Use either Other Fine art Paper 2 or Premium Matte N. See my attached screen snaps Works fine Fred A fine art paper must be selected, in order for the Pro 10 to print with MK ink, which is what you want when printing on matte papers. All fine art paper selections invoke the Art Paper Margin 30 requirement. My screen grabs show normal unrestricted borders for the standard Matte Paper selection, and cropped 30mm borders with the Other Fine Art Paper 2. I believe Mike Chaney informed Jose Rodriguez about the work-around in the latest version of Qimage, thus the YouTube video. |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Canon Pro 10 30mm forced border work-around with fine art papers
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on: December 20, 2018, 04:21:22 PM
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Jose Rodriguez has a tutorial video on how to eliminate the 30mm border restriction on fine art papers with the latest version of Qimage, but I have been unable to achieve success. Attached, please find a screen shot of my settings and a photo of the actual result. Prior to printing, I also made sure to right-click the X'd out printer icon and clicked yes in the dialog box. Comments and/or suggestions greatly appreciated.
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Mike's Software / Qimage / Re: Landscape/portrait orientation problem
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on: November 13, 2011, 04:47:57 PM
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Hi Rob,
Just below the page preview, there is a little Padlock icon, click that to the lock the orientation. It will then match the thumbnail orientation.
See screen shot attached below.
Terry
Thanks a lot, Terry-M. Just tried your suggestion and it worked perfectly. It's strange that this particular file required the lock, but it's good to know, just in case. Rob |
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Mike's Software / Qimage / Landscape/portrait orientation problem
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on: November 13, 2011, 04:07:42 PM
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I have a file that I want to put into the print queue in landscape
orientation. As soon as it goes into the queue, it reverses to
portrait mode. If I change the mode to portrait in Print Properties,
the image switches to landscape mode. It always does opposite
of what I want. I have no problems with any of my other files.
I'm sure I'm doing something stupid, but haven't a clue on how
to remedy the situation.
Rob
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Mike's Software / Qimage / Re: Qimage printing question
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on: December 26, 2010, 07:48:39 PM
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Well, just call me stupid, Fred. I just checked the program and the Auto Crop button
was on. I turned it off and the image is showing the correct 10.5 x 7 size, so Mike's
instructions were correct.
I haven't run Qimage for quite a while, so I was right in suspecting that I had a missed
a step somewhere.
Thanks for your assistance.
Rob
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Mike's Software / Qimage / Re: Qimage printing question
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on: December 26, 2010, 07:37:49 PM
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I don't understand what you wrote about setting the print properties box:
I set the print size in the Print
Properties box to 10.5 x 10.5, which should maintain the
proper aspect ratio for my Rebel XT file.
The aspect ratio of the Rebel image is 3:2.
That is the same as 10.5 x 7.0
All you really had to do is print any size print you want; 8 x 10, 5 x 7, 4 x 6, etc and leave the auto crop off.
The 3;2 image file will stay 3:2 in the print.
Fred
Years ago, when I asked Mike Chaney about how to maintain correct aspect ratio, without having to calculate both dimensions( as in Photoshop), he instructed me to enter the longest dimension for both dimensions, which allowed Qimage to auto-set the shorter dimension. When I used to put 10.5 x 10.5 in the printing properties box, I would always end up with perfect 10.5 x 7 printed images on letter size paper. I can't do that anymore, so that's why I asked the question. Rob |
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Mike's Software / Qimage / Qimage printing question
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on: December 26, 2010, 07:00:25 PM
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I'm having difficulties printing a 10.5 x 7 image on letter
size paper in Qimage Pro. I set the print size in the Print
Properties box to 10.5 x 10.5, which should maintain the
proper aspect ratio for my Rebel XT file. The printed image
ends up being 10.685 x 8.00(cropped), which is the size
shown in the queue window. I have letter size selected in
my Canon i950 printer driver.
I used to do this all the time, but it's been a long time since
I've used Qimage, and I'm obviously missing some steps.
Comments and/or suggestions appreciated.
Rob
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