Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

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v2014.114    08/19/13

Priority: Med

v2014.114 offers a dramatic speed improvement when working with photos on a network and fixes visibility of items on the Page Margins dialog.

Mike

Thanks Mike.

Network speed has been an issue for me and so I'm elated at reading of the 114 release improvements.

Will be testing it immediately as I'm in the middle of a large project involving network image storage.

Peter  

UPDATE: Significantly faster. Now quite usable. However over zealous refreshes when each digit of a position coordinate is typed while in the page edit screen clogs work flow (working with many images per page).

Even with the new release it is still painfully slow.

Netgear ReadyNAS Duo
Attached to ASUS RT-AC66U Giga port.
Then to Giga port on Wintel i7 box running Win 8.1 Pro.

Just for reference, a directory of 50 RAW files on the NAS box took three times longer to preview then in PaintShop Pro X5.

I just want to add, that I usually move the images I am working on to a local drive, so this is moot in my situation.

You do realise that QU produces a one-time cache of thumbs and raw when a folder is initially opened. You cannot really compare to PS-P.
I did a check yesterday from my desktop PC opening a folder of 60 raw files on a networked laptop and the speed was not much different than from a local USB 2 drive.
I have an older WD NAS drive and gave up using it because it is so slow; I expect newer models are better.
Terry

Thanks Terry.  In addition, once QU does finish caching those raws on the first visit to the folder, QU will be orders of magnitude faster than PSP (or just about any other program) at viewing, editing, or printing them!

Mike

I guess I misunderstood.....and I know that QI builds a cache, I just thought reading about the update that it would be faster when opening the files initially. Personally, to me at least, it is a moot point since I always move the files I work on to a local drive.

I may be a pain in the ass, but I love Qimage.....fantastic program, and as long as I dwell on this evil blue ball I'll keep paying for it.

It's OK., we get all sorts on this forum  :o  ;D
Have you used QU raw yet, I think you mentioned using PaintShop-Pro? I have that program and QU "knocks it into touch" wrt raw.
Check out the learning videos too.
Terry

Honestly, I have found so many things in QU like how it handles RAW files, I rarely open PS-P these days. And I did watch a few of the videos and they are really easy to understand. Funny part is, I only bought QU for printing, yet while using it I have had many, WTF...That is a cool feature!

Dave,
The best is still to come.
Yesterday, I made a test profile using a 600 dpi scan and a 300 dpi scan...and using Qimage Ultimate, I was able to make two test image prints on one sheet of 8.5 x 11, using a different profile ie each one.

A great way to be able to compare the test prints.

In any other software, you would have to make two TIFs with different printer profiles embedded in the images, and then try to print them remembering to turn off the color management .... 
So many hidden little features that make for easy handling of our stuff.

Glad you are on board!

Fred

Moved to .115

OK Fred I give up, how do you do this? I've just done a new profile with PP and when I read your post I thought I'd give this a try.
How do you associate a different profile with each image on the same page to be printed? The profile switches to the last one chosen, ie I can only change the Job profile.

Ok this is one of those.... Oh gee whiz, it's easy after you know how!

Place two 5 x 7 on 8.5 x 11 (A4)   Snap 108

Next, Right click on the (pick one) lower image, and select Custom Color Management settings
See snap 112
A box opens, and you must place a dot in CUSTOM COLOR.... USE SETTINGS BELOW   See snap 110
Use the Browse button to search for your alternate profile.

You select the alternate profile and anything else relevant... BP or intent.... Click OK

You are now back on the main screen but there's a little icon in the lower left of the lower image that is telling you that you customized the color settings for this image.
See snap 111
If you click that, you will verify that the alternate profile is set to be used.
(The 2 profiles have almost the same description, one has a -3 for lower saturation in my test)

Let me know if you still need some more....

Fred

Thanks Fred.

Just curious!
Your screen snap looks like you show both images having a custom color management setting.
Was that intentional?
Usually, one image uses the Job Properties profile, and you change the other.

Fred

I hadn't thought of that, perhaps I assumed the job profile would override the individual ones. It's interesting to see the differences in the results, I can see hours being spent playing with different papers and profiles.

I am laughing because I do a lot of that sort of experimenting.... Hint!   Make sure you write on the back of the print (especially 2 on a sheet) which is which.
Oh, I can remember that!  Maybe until the next sheet comes out.... ???

Fred

First you've got to know which comes out of the printer first, for some reason in my first effort  I rotated the pictures in the opposite directions and forgot which came out first. So I couldn't tell from the preview which way round it was. Thank goodness no one knows how daft I am.

How about some floating text under each image!  ::)
Terry

Reminds me of the old story of the motorist who was changing a flat tire outside of a mental institution.
He removed the 5 lug nits and placed them in the wheel cover which was lying on the ground next to him.
He accidentally tripped over the wheel cover and all the lug nuts went over an embankment into a drainage ditch, lost forever.
Beside himself with concern; how will he get the spare tire and wheel back on to the car...when along came an inmate on the other side of the fence who advised:
Take one wheel lug nut from each of the other wheels and fasten the spare wheel using three lug nuts.

With a tip of the hat to Terry of course.