Thank you all appreciated. But I'm still trying avoiding 'over thinking'. I assumed by what you inferred previously that I shouldn't touch driver settings.
But this is becoming cyclic.

The current page settings must have been set from when I last did a print. But this is precisely what I meant by the various defaults and settings. Setting a paper size bigger than needed will just waste paper. So if my one print is 15 x 20 and I have A1 already in the defaults somewhere this is what gets churned out, wasting half the A1 page. But if I set page size as mentioned, it isn't enough. But it least it told me. But setting 24 x 16, my print will cut the paper just about at 16 and not 33 or what ever and wasting half a sheet.

So say as in your example I have several images I want to print, all at once, one after the other. Each has different sizes and profiles i.e. landscape. What paper size do I set, and where? In properties when printing or properties default?  So if I set them all as the same paper size clearly the larger landscape 24 x 30+ won't fit to the page.
I began to think the program would take care of these dilemmas. That as clever as the programme is, it would 'tell' my printer driver my (total) image size is the sum of the images I have in the queue. And cut the paper appropriately. Or am I expecting too much.
So it seems that although I dont need to set any defaults in my printer driver, I still have to do most of the work and choose the most appropriate size options for each job.
Sorry if this is my fundamental stupidity or perhaps touching on an area people manage instinctively, but it seems to be perhaps an area that might be improved upon to make life a little easier. At least for idiots like me.

OK thanks. I get the hint.
Just forget what printer driver options are, and set them in Qimage. Then save and recall as needed.

However one perhaps un-related question. If I print one single image that is 22"x 18", (portrait) and I want to print close to margins and paper width. If I set the paper size as 24" x 20" the printer would print this and then cut the paper just above the image.
But if in my settings paper is roll paper or set for A1 - it could be somewhere after this it cuts, wasting a lot of paper.

Just having another, look and straight away I ran in to problems. Maybe I should watch the vids a few more times because Im not sure what I set wrong here.
Hopefully you can see from the image below the print queue screen has a size set of 23 and a bit x 7 and a bit. I don't know how I got this setting.
When I check printer settings as suggested 3rd button from right, you can see that I have roll paper and user defined size set. And when I add a picture with a size about 22x18, Qimage asks if I want to go over the page???
So unless I choose a page size in printer properties, that is bigger than my image, it will see a problem.

But I don't want to see or set a page size. I've told it I have a roll. I just want to add my images, choose how big I want them, and avoid all the 'over thinking'

Yes the 2nd image.
I apologise I should have included an image to better explain what I meant.
In that 2nd image you will see preferences at the bottom. When I click it, my printer properties page pops up. (your first image)
So for example, in here as I will never be using A4 (original default) I select A1. And so on.

But close, and then back in the properties box (2nd image) click the advanced tab, then click printing defaults. And low & behold up pops the driver settings page again. But these settings are different from those changed / set before in basic properties.
Don't you just love MS

I can fully understand setting basic defaults, but to me its mad and confusing. You can perhaps understand when the pop up driver appears when I click print,  and these defaults apparently are what the printer will be using (after selecting all the settings and options in Qimage for this print job) that I might wonder what are being used.

I would prefer the default settings just weren't there. So when I select ROLL PAPER , or perhaps black & white and high quality in Qimage,  I shouldn't have to then change the default paper size, quality and colour options in the printer driver page.
Do you see what I mean??

Hello thanks for the continued replies.
I have now watched a few of the videos, and very helpful they are. I haven't yet found one that answers my question about the 'default' driver settings.
OK over thinking again a bit here, but if I may ask again, of the 2 printer driver settings pages, default and advanced in properties (each can have different options selected). Why does the printer driver page pop up still after making all my settings in Qimage after I click print. Does Qimage over ride them? Do I clik OK or cancel without choosing paper type size etc. because I know I've already done that in Qimage and does Qimage tell the driver today I'm using roll canvass even though the default (printer driver setting might  A4 semi-gloss or whatever?) I still don't know.

yes I am a dunce, but I am brave enough to ask about what I don't understand. (If you don't understand something, how can you fix it? ) Well that's why I bought the programme  But didnt expect to have to see or set the driver page and print driver options again. Maybe it should be removed ?

I now rather understand about the page numbering in preview (and why my selections were disappearing when I added new ones ha. )  as separate individual pages. A simple feature which is great for sheet printing, but as the video spoke of canvas printing, it would make sense to have the preview here as a scrollable page when roll printing - as long is as needed to accommodate the print queue. (hope that makes sense). And it would be nice to see this confirmed somewhere so I know that Qimage knows that. Perhaps with page width and print direction also
Somewhere in the driver print options there is a preview so you can see what you get. And for some reason it shows the preview upside down. But what the hell is happening there I don't know.

Remember I might be a printer dunce but I hope you see that my concerns and assumptions might well be those of many that use the program for the first few times or entering the world of printing..
I love the programme, especially all the image views in folder panel. (reminds me of picasa) And the features I know are there are very useful to have.
I'm going to rip a few old canvas frames apart later tonight that I've been meaning to print new images for. So I'm looking forward to trying the stretchy canvas borders and outline for marking cut line.
Should be fun 

Yes OK perhaps I should. thanks for the link & heads up. Wasn't aware of any and only had limited use to be fair.
Although read my first line. It's been hard to focus on anything
Yes I have tried a few photos. And they were good. Although one was canvas, so not the best to asses with.
My confusion is with the different property pages.
It's bad enough with MS and its printer options (which call up the base printer driver options) but sets different (default? values for each)
Add to that the same printer option page appears when printing.
And thats why I wanted a program to circumvent all this and use its own settings.
You can imagine my confusion when after using Qimage the same printer options page pops up

If nobody is certain what I meant by ms defaults,
go to printers -right mouse click properties, look in General - preferences.
Also click on the Advanced tab, and again preferences. (which are different to the first.) See what I mean.

Sizeing images and printing is an art by itself. The prog Qimage is confusing to say the least to use. Straight off anyway. It's not intuitive. It's not even clear which direction the layout will print.
But I'll watch the vids and with help it should make sense soon enough.

By the way, unrelated but I'm looking for a good suitable forum to register with, where I might off load a lot of printer parts. (UK )
I scrapped and stripped a canon w6400 and salvaged all the useful bits. No good to me now with an epson, but handy for someone perhaps.

Hello, and thanks for a fast response.
I've been scratching my head for a few weeks, but to be honest I haven't printed much because I've been off the ball with other issues. So forgive me if I'm slow.

What do I print - and what media?
I do very few prints at the moment, but they tend to be posters or portraits.
I tend to use Coreldraw / corelpaint x5 mostly but occasionally Irfanview. Because that's what I'm used to.
I very often switch as the need arises between canvas and paper.
The printer has standard epson pigment inks.

The canvas I have / use is Inkjet Canvas Roll 24" Bright White Matte. results are generally superb and I'm happy with the quality/ colour.
The paper I use (I have 2) only because I have them. The quality is v.good.
One is a Cromalin Largo proofing paper Semi-matte, thick high weight?. The other is a HP proofing matte(146g/m2) but is very much less quality.
So canvas - landscapes. Cromalin -semi-matte portraits etc. Hp for cheap posters / signs etc.

I don't use colour profiles / management more than I need to, other than defaults. Most settings are default (max quality 4 the media) other than paper type and size. I tweak colours / contrast etc. and save the final image I'm happy with that prints how I want it. I'm really quite easy.

My main bug bear oddly is sizes and positioning.
If I do a canvas (I hate waste) It's usually the full width either profile or landscape -3to4 inches for frame, and the other dimension optimum for the image. If its a portrait, it's usually with a few smaller versions as well. i.e. someone asks for 3 prints 6x8 as well as a 500x600mm. One feature I know of from other packages I use is nesting. If I could use this properly it would be great. This is why for me, an easy layout features highly.

i generally muddle through setting OK both default driver and now with Qimage. I mainly have issues if I'm trying to do several prints at once (one after the other) and try to configure each print (image size / print size / paper size. because as I'm sure you know. If a 20x30 inch is printed with a default paper size of A1, the printer tends to leave large spaces. What worries me is choosing settings on one page, knowing defaults are different on another.

Hope that helps. Your example pic is spot on. That is the driver page I get.
No panic about reply. I appreciate the time differences.
rgds

Hello...
Bought software about a month ago for various reasons, and Id like to share my frustration and a few requests if I may.
First of all, not relevant, but my mum was ill briefly and died in hospital beginning of July so I'm sorry if I ever come across a bit raw.
It does also rather cloud the mind to say the least.

I bought the software after intense searching for a solution to my problem. While I strive like most for printing perfection, I am a bit new (thick and slow to learn) all the technical nuances of the art.
My problem is windows, actually MS in its own style and frustrating ways, it pains me to try and understand it.
My printer is an Epson an oldish 7880 24" that works well and 'can' produce stunning results. However the printer pages, beyond the basic programme I happen to be using is a wash with features and settings. But windows goes beyond this. In printer properties there is at least a 'default' settings page. And beyond this an 'advanced printer settings page. All eventually use the basic printer - print pages for which there are 3, along with there sub menus and options.
So which is which and used in what order? And if one obscure setting or option is missed would I end up with a print on the reverse side of the paper? Hardly, but often its that unnerving and easy to miss an option or requirement that I ended up holding my breath each print or weary to leave a whole roll of expensive canvass or proofing semi-mat in case I had. Mystified I turned to Qimage and duly paid. I didn't hesitate at discounts either, so desperate for a solution.

However I'm almost as bewildered as ever. A myriad of option seeking print perfection, but no easier to use or set up a series of prints easily and confidently, that I KNOW, I will get what I want.

Clearly time and patience will help but yes it could be a tad easier to use, especially If I don't print on a daily basis.
So what would help?
A direction arrow of which way the print will appear from the printer (up or down) and layout. Layout is key to the program. Despite its many advanced features, setting and options a WYSIWYG screen showing easily and clearly, perhaps with a scroll bar for more than on long print would be very handy.
Its clear to me Qimage is a supremely advanced programme, that perhaps (hopefully) does away with the need for the driver print menu, yet its still there. So now I'm even more confused.
Which exactly is it that takes priority / pecking order of final settings options. Qimage-> MS properties default -> MSproperties advanced -> Epson print and then preview. 

What a headache.