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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Qimage One???
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on: February 18, 2018, 08:03:50 PM
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Appreciated. While my question really pertained to the key feature differences, by using both, it seems that One is a subset of Ultimate. What I am trying to accomplish is not buying into an end of life product. For example, if Ultimate is going end of life and there will be a Q Image One Ultimate soon. Also, if One is on a parallel development path and there have been improvements made that won't be included in the legacy Ultimate path. |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Backup Settngs?
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on: February 18, 2018, 07:59:35 PM
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Thanks. However, what I am trying to understand is how I can back everything up so that if my PC crashes or I have some other catastrophic issue, I can reinstall on a new PC and be up and running super fast. Is there an easy way to do that? Or at least instructions on what files to backup and where they are located? Simply set up everything so you are ready to print and then SAVE the entire setup under SAVE and the P button for printer. Give it an applicable name, and RECALL it whenever you want to use that paper and setup again. https://youtu.be/x6sigV6wjDk |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Backup Settngs?
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on: February 18, 2018, 04:39:02 PM
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I am spending a lot of time configuring ultimate, including the UI and configuring Paper specific printer setups for both my printers. Is there a quick and easy way to back everything up? If not, are there instructions on what I need to manually backup?
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Qimage One???
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on: February 18, 2018, 04:34:00 PM
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I downloaded and installed One. It seems like ultimate with a subset of Ultimate's features, and looks far more focused on printing rather than editing. are there any differences under the hood?
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Qimage One???
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on: February 17, 2018, 10:51:42 PM
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Looks impressive. The big question for me, as a new user about to buy QImage ultimate (running demo now), is which should I buy? Is One the successor to Ultimate? If Ultimate is still the top dog version, what are the feature differences between the two? Thanks. Hi, OK Fred I no you answer here regular so that is why I am posting tghis here. Received an email today offering a software called Qimage One but as as far as I can see it has nothing to do with Qimage from Mike? Maybe I am wrong and missing something but if not seems to me to an improper use use of the Qimage name? Thanks Russ. http://www.binartem.com/qimageone/Forgive any typos as I left my glasses in the bedroom. Qimage One is a new program written by our own Mike Chaney in cahoots with another pretty smart guy named Andrew. He can be addressed as AWILFORD on the forum. The object of Qimage One (or Q-1) was to accomplish two goals; create a Qimage quality printing program that was easier to use, and to have it run on an Apple/Macintosh computer. and a PC. People that want to work their images in their editor of choice and then want to PRINT with excellence. It will be improved with extra features as requests roll in and needs arise. The main point at this time is that the QUALITY of the prints through the Fusion interpolator is still number one on the planet. Hope this sheds some light. Fred |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Is QImage a RIP
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on: February 16, 2018, 05:30:42 AM
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Hi,
I currently use Imageprint, and I am considering using QImage since it seems printers and OEM drivers have gotten sophisticated enough, that they stand on their own. When considering Qimage as a substitute or replacement, what things should I consider? Are there specific advantages? Thank you.
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 red/pink tint
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on: February 16, 2018, 05:28:18 AM
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Thank you. I seem to have overcome the pink alien skin issue. Out of about 15 prints, I did have two come out with a greenish cast, but it may just be learning curve on my part. You mentioned sub-sampling. Does that mean you change the data? The reason I ask is I would like to understand whether there are any special steps I need to take if I need to print targets for custom icc profiles? Specifically, I am using the Chromix service, which prints the targets directly from their Maxwell client application. Does that create any issue? My understanding is that for ImagePrint (by colorbyte SW), you have to print the targets from within imageprint as their interaction with the printer via the driver goes beyond what other applications can do. PS, I have a question about Imageprint, but I will save it for another thread. Thank you. Hi,
Just a quick follow-up to make sure I get this correct. Should I be using the XPS driver to ensure a 16 bit pipeline to the printer? Thanks.
You can use either the normal driver or the XPS driver because QU's dithering (sub-sampling) will send the same data to both and will produce 16 bit gradients on both drivers. In my experience with Canon drivers, the XPS drivers can be a bit buggy so in all honesty, I think I'd stick with the regular (non-XPS) driver. Mike |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 red/pink tint
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on: February 14, 2018, 04:43:13 PM
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Thank you for the reply. The profiles are the profiles made by Canon and ilford respectively. I will try you suggestions below and report back. Hi,
In the printer driver, I select preview before printing. In terms of the pink alien skin, that preview is accurate. If it shows there, it shows in the print. If it does not, then it doesn't show in the print. In all other areas of the software, the picture shows exactly how it should look.
There are three possibilities here: (1) The image: the PSD format is not a standard but rather is proprietary so you can't always depend on non-Photoshop software being able to read them properly. Hold your mouse over the thumbnail and make sure the status bar on the bottom of the main window shows ProPhoto as the color space (since you said your image was in ProPhoto RGB). If a problem is suspected, try re-saving the same image in 16 bit TIFF format instead of PSD to make sure we don't have a PSD compatibility issue. (2) The profile: I've seen my share of "broken" printer profiles. Where did you get the profile you are using? Is it a Canon profile or a custom profile? Some software such as Photoshop will actually ignore a profile if they see something about the profile that they don't "like", such as a bad look up table, etc. If you are using a custom profile, try using a standard Canon profile for the paper you are using or at least use the Canon profile closest to the paper type you are using: just to see if you get the same look/problem with another profile. (3) The driver: incorrect driver settings is probably the most common issue affecting color output. If you are convinced you have made all the correct settings in the driver, let's reset the driver and start over: select your printer and then click the "Reset preferences to printer defaults" button to the right of the "Properties" button on the Printers and Settings Tab. Then choose "Printer" to reset all preferences for your printer. After that, click "Properties" and set up the driver settings from scratch (be sure to not load any saved setups because they could be incompatible). Driver settings can sometimes get corrupted when the manufacturer updates the driver and doesn't specify a new driver version, forcing QU to load settings from an older driver version which may not be compatible a recently updated driver. I listed the most common possibilities although if the image shows correctly when you do a full screen view, we can probably rule out #1 and the problem would seem to like somewhere in items 2 and/or 3. Regards, Mike |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 red/pink tint
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on: February 14, 2018, 03:30:33 PM
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Hi, In the printer driver, I select preview before printing. In terms of the pink alien skin, that preview is accurate. If it shows there, it shows in the print. If it does not, then it doesn't show in the print. In all other areas of the software, the picture shows exactly how it should look. Fortunately, Qimage lets me preview, so I see the problem before it actually prints. Do you mean Print Preview as set in the driver? If so that never gives an accurate rendition of colour. Or, were you using QU full screen view by hovering mouse over the thumb and pressing the space bar? Using CTRL C at the same time does a soft proof but I find that can be misleading even with top qulity printer profiles and a high grade calibrated monitor. Have you actually made a print? Terry |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 red/pink tint
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on: February 14, 2018, 03:28:19 PM
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Thanks for the info. To be clear, prophotorgb is for the file, not the printer. I select the appropriate manufacturer profile for each paper. I have been printing, and working with profiles for over 10 years, including having custom printer profiles made, calibrating my monitor, and making my own custom camera profiles. I am confident that I have set things up properly Canon Pro Platinum, Canon Semi-Gloss, Canon Pro Luster, and Ilford Smooth Gloss papers
16-bit PSD file; ProphotoRGB
Hi Logan, Where do you see or use Prophoto.icm in your setup.? It is not a printer profile. Please use the proper printer profile to match the paper you are using. See two screen snaps attached. One shows selecting the profile and the second one shows the profile sitting in its place in the Qimage properties and settings. |
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Mike's Software / Qimage Ultimate / Re: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 red/pink tint
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on: February 14, 2018, 05:05:11 AM
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Hi Guys,
New user with the Canon Pro 1000. I am getting the pink alien skin problem with Qimage. The issue seems to be random. Out of twenty tries, including for Canon and Ilford papers (using the correct paper manufacturer profiles), only one print did not have the problem. The color was off on that print anyway. No problems printing via PS, ImagePrint 10, or via the Canon Print Studio Pro plug-in (including using the same profiles).
The image looks fine in qimage itself. Fortunately, Qimage lets me preview, so I see the problem before it actually prints...I learned that after the first problem print. I am trying to use the XPS driver (which I select for 16-bit printing path). However, the failure has occurred with the regular driver as well. I have tried it all, including triple checking the settings, rebooting my PC, and changing the rendering intent. Any ideas?
Canon Pro Platinum, Canon Semi-Gloss, Canon Pro Luster, and Ilford Smooth Gloss papers
16-bit PSD file; ProphotoRGB
Win10 PC ; AMD Processor; ATI workstation graphics card; Photoshop CC
Printer Driver 1.03; XPS Driver 5.98; Firmware 2.60
Windows 10 Configuration below:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name xxxxxxxxxxx
System Manufacturer System manufacturer
System Model System Product Name
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU SKU
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor, 3693 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 1701, 9/22/2017
SMBIOS Version 3.0
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Off
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.16299.98"
User Name xxxxxxxxxxxx
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 9.65 GB
Total Virtual Memory 46.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 38.5 GB
Page File Space 31.0 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not InstantGo, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
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