Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage-u

v2017.120   Mar 31, 2017

Priority: High

2017.120 includes the following:

• IntelliSpace print placement:

         - The new default, IntelliSpace places prints intelligently on the page, starting at the top but centering prints once most of the page is used.
          - Prints are auto-sorted (can be turned off to maintain user order) so that matching sizes are easy to cut.
          - Prints are spaced 1/4 inch (~6mm) apart for easy cutting when possible: unless reducing/removing the gap results in more prints per page.
          - Prints are placed such that cuts are never blocked (single swipes of cutters can be used to cut each print from the page).
          - Prints (or groups of nested prints) that cover most of the page are always perfectly centered on the physical paper when using sheet paper!
          - Prints always fill from top-down (do not center) when using roll paper.

• IntelliCut print placement: Same as IntelliSpace above, except with no gap between adjacent prints; allows single cuts to separate adjoining prints.
• Printer carriage indicator: Fine dotted line at the edge of the page in Live View shows where the paper exits the printer (useful for landscape printing).
• Other fixes and enhancements: Some bug fixes and improvements such as a higher visibility print progress bar and improved support for non-English characters.

Mike

... and one more item for Canon printers.

Prints are now centered on the page when using Intelli....
See screen snaps.

136 shows a 12 x 18 print in Live View
137 shows the Page Editor with location of the print on page when using previous  Qimage versions in Optimal Spaced.
138 shows the same print after clicking to use IntelliSpace.
See how the margins, (left and right) are now equal?  0.51 on either side.
Other placements reverted to the Canon driver placement  0.47 and 0.55

Make a print... see that margins now are even and look balanced.....
Fred

Now on the 3 april I do not make a fool of myself when I start to update Qimage Ultimate to .120?

The features attract me a lot though, probably can not wait for the reply.

Mike, it is a long inch that delivers 10mm pieces when cut in quarters ;-)


Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst

http://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm
March 2017 update, 750+ inkjet media white spectral plots

Ha!  Busted.  :P  I had used 10mm in one of the pre-release betas and ended up mixing my units after settling on the 1/4 inch.  Tiz ~6mm.

Mike

Mike, You obviously applied some rather complex programming efforts to add the discussed feature.  I Have not used v120 yet but just finished DL  and installing it.
Thanks for all your efforts and dedication by keeping QI-U the best.

Vernon Rainwater

Fantastic features for us on the printing business (smarter placements and cuts) and also for the home user (the easy centering on cut sheets).
Thanks!