Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

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v2010.102     07/28/10     

Priority: Low     

v2010.102 fixes some idiosyncrasies related to when/where the Print Properties panel opens.

Mike

When I hold my mouse over the WB slider in the Refine Raw window I get the same pop up informational message that I get for the Fill Light slider.

Andy

I don't get any help pop up at all, only over the buttons.
Terry

Terry,

Check the Help Menu options to see if Context Sensitive help is ON.

Andy

Dooh!   :-[ I forgotten I'd got if off as I know the program well enough not to need it.
You are right, it's the same message for Fill & WB sliders.
Terry

When I select a thumb of a TIFF file I converted and send to Photoshop, when I come back and hit OK (I have finished editing) it repositions the thumb folder to C:\Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color\.
Very Annoying.

Andy

When I send to Paint Shop Pro, the folder tree remains as was. I'll try another editor.
Terry

Mike,

Delete not working.

Mike I have downloaded a card full of images with Downloader pro.

Opened all the created folders and let QU build thumbnails.

Decided to delete an OOF image.

Selected OOF image.

click delete.

received confirmation message - clicked yes.

Image is NOT deleted.

Just had a thought - I have downloader pro set to write protect downoaded files - the image is read only.

Can you enable QU to delete protected images with appropriate dialogs of course.

Mark

Mike,

If  I Refine Raw Exposure in QU the thumbnail is updated to show the current state of the edit.

If I double click an image an apply a crop the thumbnail is updated to show the current sate of the Edit.

If I crop an image in the Full Page Editor the Thumbnail is NOT updated to show the current state of the Edit.

ISTR that when the full pge editor was introduced in Qimage this was done deliberately so the full pge aeditor is used for more temporary crops than the edit window.

Now I think it would be better that if the apply crop to all copies of this print tick box is selected that the crop (FPE) is shown in the thumbnail but if the tick box is not selected the crop is not shown.

I noticed this when revisiting a folder full of images and looking at a thumb deciding the image would look better cropped went to edit it and found I'd already applied a crop in the FPE.

Hope I've explained this OK!

Regards

Mark

Hi Mark,
before Mike wakes up  ;)
Correct. You must distinguish between IMAGE edits and PRINT edits.
I don't think I would agree with this; I may use several different pint crops for the same image. Eg. I may print some at 4x6 or one at 10x8 and so on.
Qimage remembers the last crop yo used for a particular image & print size, that is a significant feature. That is why: -
I think it's a question of understanding the difference between image & print edits. It's ok when you get used to it and then take advantage of the features.
Terry

Terry,

Yes i'm aware of the thinking behind PRINT and IMAGE edits.

But if you are using different crops for different prints of the same image you WOULDN'T have apply this crop to all copies of the print selected as they would then be all the same.

I effect I would like the thumbnail to show the last print version only if the apply this crop to all copies of the print is selected.

If apply this crop to all copies of the print is not selected as would be the csae that you would like different crops of the same image then the thumb would show the original image plus any edits made in the editor.

regards

Mark

Hi mark,
I would think there is a limit as to how many purely personal preferences Mike can accommodate in his program but it's up to him.  :-\
Terry