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sectionq

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Print to file.

« on: February 28, 2012, 08:31:17 PM »

Hi guys,

I've got an order which includes several gallery wrap images that are beyond the dimensions of my printer, I need to send those files off to someone else and then I'll wrap them on their return. Anyway, I just wanted to check a couple of things...
What I want to do is be able to use Q to interpolate and then add print sharpening but still keep the image's colour space (argb). The printer that I will be sending it to is the same as mine but the wider format version, I'd like to proof it at my end first and run off some smaller prints to get the sharpening right etc and then send them it as a standard adobergb image so they can just print it as is at their end. Hope that makes sense? Is this possible? Do I need to change the Printer icc in Q to adobergb? I've tried messing about with it but I'm not convinced that what I see is what they'll see.

Thanks in advance.

Jamie


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Fred A

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Re: Print to file.

« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2012, 08:46:33 PM »

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I'd like to proof it at my end first and run off some smaller prints to get the sharpening right etc and then send them it as a standard adobergb image so they can just print it as is at their end. Hope that makes sense? Is this possible? Do I need to change the Printer icc in Q to adobergb? I've tried messing about with it but I'm not convinced that what I see is what they'll see.

Thanks in advance.

Jamie

Jamie,
When you use PTF, use the dot that says Use Prtr ICC and Print sharpening.
When you make your Prin to File, whatever shows in the Prtr ICC box in the Qimage Job Properties will be embedded in the created image.
So if you really want ARGB embedded, then place the ARGB profile in there.

On the other hand, you mentioned that you have the same printer but a smaller version (Like an Epson R 800 and Epson R1800)
If you use printer profiles, then leave your printer profile in the Prtr icc box, and *that* will be embedded ad the color space.

I hope I helped.

Fred


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sectionq

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Re: Print to file.

« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2012, 09:45:29 PM »

Thanks Fred,

There's a noticeable difference between my own custom profile and the canned profile straight from the paper's website so I'd rather have them use their own custom printer profile and just print from an argb file. Anyway, when I looked at Q I did figure that that was the way it worked but what about the rendering intent and bpoint compensation? The original images that I'll be putting in the queue will be argb so I don't want to modify that by ticking the wrong intent, maybe it'll look fine on screen but do something ugly in print? Just a bit paranoid as I'm looking at a few metres of canvas per image to potentially wreck.

Thanks again

Jamie


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Fred A

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Re: Print to file.

« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2012, 10:00:10 PM »

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Anyway, when I looked at Q I did figure that that was the way it worked but what about the rendering intent and bpoint compensation? The original images that I'll be putting in the queue will be argb so I don't want to modify that by ticking the wrong intent, maybe it'll look fine on screen but do something ugly in print? Just a bit paranoid as I'm looking at a few metres of canvas per image to potentially wreck.

Thanks again

Jamie

Jaimie,
When you select the Adobe 1998 profile and click OK, the rendering intent box will show. Leave it in Perceptual.
As for BP, Either way. I would check it! I never saw a difference.

One tip.
If you are looking for the Adobe 1998 and do not see it, you might have to expand the list by changing the parameter from Printer to ALL. See screen snap

Tip two,
If you keep using words like "Metres", I know Terry will pop in and help out too.
Remember his forum nickname is Metric Man!
Fred Grin


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sectionq

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Re: Print to file.

« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2012, 10:46:26 PM »

That's brilliant! Thanks, I think we're good to go. I'm somewhat messed up on the metres and feet front, I'm from the UK but moved to Switzerland a few years ago so I've had to adapt to the way they do things a bit. My resolutions are dpi my papers are cms and metres and everything else is either kilometres, yards or inches. Confuses a lot of people!

Anyway, thanks again, never have to wait long for solutions here!

Jamie


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