Add your 5:8 image at a size of 8x10 with auto crop off: you'll get a 6.25x10.  Then right click on the image and select Photo Mats, Add Photo Mat.  Enter zero on the top and bottom and .875 on the left and right since that's half of what is missing (8-6.25).  Set the color to black, click the "grow" option and you have your image, non cropped, as big as it'll go on an 8x10 area, with a black fill.

Mike

An 8" x 10" frame is 4:5 ratio   .... your image is 5:8 ratio ... something has to give.

Image below overall size is 4:5 ratio ... sky image is 5:8 ratio

Hey, Mike.  I have a similar question.  I am printing on 8.5”x11” paper.  Want to put print in 8”x10” frame.  Image has 5:8 aspect ratio. I want to print as big as possible but retain aspect ratio (all of image).  Want all area outside image filled with black (or any other selected color)

Of course.  This is a simple operation in Qimage but I need to know more than the mat size.  This can be done either with borders or photo mats in Qimage but knowing that the mat size is 70x50 is not enough: what size print is going in that mat?  How much of a border are you using?  You say your frames are 70x50 and you want to print a photo + mat.  Does that mean you want to print a 70x50 photo with just a little extra border around that to make it mountable on the back of the mat?  If that's the case, just set your print size to 70x50 and add (for example) a 5cm B+ border.  You'll then get a print that is 80x60, 70x50 of which is the print in the middle.  Turn on the cut marks if you want to mark the 80x60 to cut it.

If that's not what you are asking, please clarify.

Regards,
Mike

Start with the basics.  Most "dark prints" complaints come from having your monitor too bright which causes you to develop (edit) your images so they are too dark.  Put an Epson paper (say photo paper pro glossy) in the printer and use Epson's included profile to print on that: how does that look?  This is an easy way to get a calibration and it is proof that your printer and editing are working as they should.  Only after that would you start playing with custom papers and profiles.

When you say you are using custom profiles, did those profiles come with instructions on how to use them with the driver: which settings in the driver to pick like media type, quality, etc?  Also, using color controls in the driver along with a profile will not work: when using a profile, the driver needs to be set to "no color adjustment".  Switching it to "color controls" will cause double profiling.

Regards,
Mike

Our photoclub frames are all 70 cm x 50 cm. What we currently do is that we place a mat around the photo in photoshop at that that exact size, center or place the photo within it how we like, and than print that photo with crop marks so we can cut the paper afterwards.

I tried fiddling aroung with the photo mats option in QImage, but I can't get it to have a perfect sized photo + mat of 70x50cm.

Can it be done?

Hi all,

Our photoclub has been printing on an Epson SC-P7000 for a few years. The only paper we have been using so far is the Permajet Oyster with a custom ICC profile. After tweaking the profile it gave us overall great results. Initially I tried the Permajet ICC profile but the colors on our prints where always too blue. We then had a custom profile made (by the company who installed the printer) and while the colors were much better, our prints where consistently too dark. I resolved that issue by setting the gamma to 1.8 in the driver (setting under color controls). I never quite understood why I had to do that though. So I guess my main questions regarding that are:

1. Is it common for the ICC profile provided by the paper manufacturer (for that specific printer) to give poor results?
2. Is it normal to have to activate color controls and set the gamma to 1.8 in order to get a correct brightness in our prints (while using a custom made profile)?


Further on, recently I wanted to experiment with some Matte Paper and bought a roll of Permajet Matt Plus 240. For lack of a custom ICC profile I downloaded the provided ICC profile from permajet, and switched the ink to "Matte Black" and the results are really bad. The colors seem to be ok, but the prints, especially in the dark parts are very faded, lacking overal contrast. I'm not sure what is happening exactly and what I should be looking for.

• Would it be better to make a custom profile? (we are thinking of buying a profiling device, colorchecker studio or the one from spyder)
• Do I need to adjust something on the photos (curves, levels)?

I did not soft proof before, but afterwards when I did, I actually noticed I have the same result on my screen, (very faded and lacking contrast) and when I check the gammut, it seems that the darkers parts are consistenly out of gammut with that paper/ICC profile. I guess I'm looking for some tips and advice and perhaps a methodology on how to tackle this issue.

First, you are posting in the wrong forum because you didn't order Qimage Ultimate: you ordered Qimage One.

Second, we have received NO emails from you and you couldn't have been trying to reach us about non-receipt for 3 weeks because you just ordered 11 days ago (on March 16).

Third, the registration email with download instructions was sent to the same email address you are using here on the forum: it was sent when you ordered on March 16 at 3:49pm eastern time.  Please check your spam, junk, promotions, and other folders in your Gmail online as the message probably got auto-filtered.  I also just sent your Qimage One registration email again today to help you locate it.  So now you have two copies: one from March 16 when you ordered and second one from today.

Regards,
Mike

Hello,

I purchased Qimage for $79.00. I received a verification of payment, but I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY LICENSE NUMBER.

I sent two emails to your Support address, and I gotten no response from you in three weeks. I cannot use the version I downloaded because the trial period has expired.

PLEASE SEND MY LICENSE NUMBER, or I will void the payments with my credit card company.

Thanks, Drew Harty

Thanks, I'll check it out but it seems I've seen all the videos!
Maybe i've just been missing a key entry. I'll look later today!
We need a video dedicated to just canvas etc!!!
John