Mike - The new release appears to have cured my problems, I've just run the files through and it has created the output files with sRGB profile.  Many thanks for the fix.

Fred - Yes I often need to print to file using the utility profiles sRGB or AdobeRGB as some of the labs I use require files with these profiles embedded.  One other lab I use provides a specific profile for their printer.  My 'input' files for this particular batch were already sRGB but I prefer to let QI process to whatever output profile I require for the specific print job, it saves me having to be concerned with whatever profile the input files currently have and perhaps forgetting to perform the conversion elsewhere.  I see the red message when I select the utility profiles.  I always use QI to prepare my files for lab printing as it is so much better and easier to crop (if necessary), interpolate and sharpen than for example batching in Photoshop.

Mike

No difference when I try to print to a new folder or existing folder or to a new folder on a different drive.

I just tried processing a single file and the status bar at the bottom right of QI reached 100% with Finished Processing below and then the Range check error appeared the output file has been created.  It looks like the error is appearing after the first file has been written.

The PrtrICC is also having an effect, if I select sRGB, Adobe98 or the custom lab profile then the print to file (as jpg) fails, however if I select a CanonBJ profile the print to file works.

Stephen

Hi Mike

Just a quick test trying to print three images to file as jpg, it failed on the first file.

I've attached some screen shots.

I'll try some alternative output formats and report back.

Stephen

It's creating TIF output files without problem.

It's creating BMP output files without problem.

It only seems to be a problem creating JPG output files.

Hope this helps.

Fred

Thanks for getting back.  I did disable the anti-virus software (McAfee) but no change.  Everything was working fine under Vista 64, it's the same machine with the same antivirus etc just an upgrade to Win7 64.  My XP laptop is currently reading the same files via the network, processing them in QI and writing files to the same output directory on my Win 7 machine without problems.

I'll have to patiently wait and see if anyone else is experiencing similar problems, at least I have a work around for the time being and it fails writing the first file under Win 7 so I don't have to wait to see if it's going to fail.

Stephen

Fred

Many thanks for the suggestions / screenshots.  I've reinstalled QI, it's back to being 'stable' and saving my settings.

Unfortunately I'm still getting the Range check error on the first file when I try and print to file but I'm no longer receiving the I/O errors when I try to subsequently exit QI.

I guess I'm going to have to use my XP laptop to get this current batch of work completed.

I wonder if other people are able to print to file from QI under Win 7 64 bit?  It would be really helpful to know if this is a general or local issue.  From past posting on the old group it seems only a small percentage of users actually use print to file to prepare files for lab printing, most seem to use QI to print to physical printers, I'm not having any problems printing to my printer from QI under Win 7 64 just the problem with print to file.

Stephen

First time I've tried printing to file under Win 7 64 bit and I'm also getting Range Check Error as QI (Studio Edition) v 2010.104 processes the first file.  I'm printing 12x8 300 ppi files with sRGB profile.

I'll try Mike's suggestions and report back.

When I restarted QI it has already reset itself to a default state and lost my settings, off to try some more.

It no longer retains my monitor profile and is advising me each time I start up that the Windows and QI monitor profiles are mismatched, it's also asking each time if I want to take the tour. :-(

I can now only run QI by selecting Run as Administrator (even though I'm currently logged in as an administrator) so the initial failure has certainly caused some 'damage' to the QI installation.  Reset print options, disabled anti-virus software but still getting Range check error as QI processes the first file.  After clicking to acknowledge the range check error when I try to close QI I receive an I/O error 103, second and further attempts to close QI gives I/O error 32 - the only way to get out is File>Exit without saving settings.  I also had these errors after the first failure.

The only problem I've had with QI printing to file is if I browse the folder that contains the images being processed by QI, the print to file will then fail, I assume it's because File manager / Windows Explorer is also accessing the files at the same time as QI.  I don't know if this is still an issue with Vista / Windows 7 as I stopped browsing the files when QI was printing back when I was using XP.

Unfortunately they had to be bought.

When I worked in IT we used Kodak targets for testing scanners, something like this one:

http://www.aig-imaging.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AIIPI&Product_Code=QA-60&Category_Code=Video-Scanner-Resolution-Charts