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Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is, have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the program to coordinate the colors on all three? According to the help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What say you Qimage users?
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The manual suggests that if you have one or two of the three profiles you can substitute sRGB for the missing ones. Personally I found the camera profile I made muddles the final result so I just substituted with sRGB. If you also have Profile Prism, you know it can generate profiles for all three parts although the monitor one is really just a calibration.
Waynecam said:
Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those
of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is,
have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the
program to coordinate the colors on all three? According to the
help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two
because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What
say you Qimage users?
--
http://www.pbase.com/waynes6
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Waynecam said:
Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those
of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is,
have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the
program to coordinate the colors on all three? According to the
help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two
because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What
say you Qimage users?
--
http://www.pbase.com/waynes6
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Don
No, I just use profiles for the printer and nothing else. Works perfectly
 
Don said:
Waynecam said:
Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those
of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is,
have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the
program to coordinate the colors on all three? According to the
help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two
because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What
say you Qimage users?
--
http://www.pbase.com/waynes6
Click to expand...
--
Don
No, I just use profiles for the printer and nothing else. Works
perfectly
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Ditto, Hans.
 
Donald Humphreys said:
How is this for as basic question?

What is Qimage?

Don.
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Don,

QImage is a very powerful printing program. It will allow basic adjustments to your pictures such as red eye removal, levels, curves, cropping etc. It does this by creating a separate filter file so your image remains unaltered and fully intact. Additionally, it provides the best interpolation for printing large prints . . . all the way up to multiple sheet posters. Check it out at
http://www.ddisoftware.com

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WilliamB
http://wmbjr.instantlogic.com
 
Waynecam said:
Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those
of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is,
have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the
program to coordinate the colors on all three?
Click to expand...
Yes!
Waynecam said:
According to the
help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two
because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What
say you Qimage users?
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YOU ALWAYS NEED THE PRINTER PROFILE.

If there is no imbedded profile associated with an input image file, the program assumes sRGB (you don't have to enter anything assuming the image file is indeed an sRGB file).

If you want to see an accurate preview and you have made modifications to an image based on how your monitor is set up, you sure as heck need to identify your monitor's profile.

If you have not adjusted an image from another source, assuming the file is perfect, all you need is your printer's profile. It (the perfect file) will print perfectly provided the file is tagged (unless it is sRGB and tagging is not required because the program will assume sRGB).

Regards,

Joe Kurkjian, Pbase Supporter

http://www.pbase.com/jkurkjia
 
Thanks Joe

Now I have another question. Where would I find the printer profile? I logged on to HP and asked the tech for the printer ICC profile and the tech came back with the question, "Could you explain what an ICC profile is?" LOL Haven't been able to find it in the printer help section of manual. Any ideas?
J A K said:
Waynecam said:
Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those
of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is,
have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the
program to coordinate the colors on all three?
Click to expand...
Yes!
J A K said:
According to the
help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two
because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What
say you Qimage users?
Click to expand...
YOU ALWAYS NEED THE PRINTER PROFILE.

If there is no imbedded profile associated with an input image
file, the program assumes sRGB (you don't have to enter anything
assuming the image file is indeed an sRGB file).

If you want to see an accurate preview and you have made
modifications to an image based on how your monitor is set up, you
sure as heck need to identify your monitor's profile.

If you have not adjusted an image from another source, assuming the
file is perfect, all you need is your printer's profile. It (the
perfect file) will print perfectly provided the file is tagged
(unless it is sRGB and tagging is not required because the program
will assume sRGB).

Regards,

Joe Kurkjian, Pbase Supporter

http://www.pbase.com/jkurkjia
Click to expand...
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http://www.pbase.com/waynes6
 
Hans E. Strak said:
Don said:
Waynecam said:
Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those
of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is,
have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the
program to coordinate the colors on all three? According to the
help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two
because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What
say you Qimage users?
--
http://www.pbase.com/waynes6
Click to expand...
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Don
No, I just use profiles for the printer and nothing else. Works
perfectly
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Ditto, Hans.
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Ditto, Patrick (Just the printer profile)
 
Ha! Thats not surprising. You can have profiles made for you, or you can make your own with Mike Cheney's other program. Its called Profile Prism. ddisoftware.com
Waynecam said:
J A K said:
Waynecam said:
Ok Guys, one more Qimage question then I'll let you alone? Do those
of you who use Qimage, use the color management feature? That is,
have you entered the ICCof the monitor, camera and printer into the
program to coordinate the colors on all three?
Click to expand...
Yes!
Waynecam said:
According to the
help section, it does no good to enter only the ICC of one or two
because the Qimage program needs all three to be effective. What
say you Qimage users?
Click to expand...
YOU ALWAYS NEED THE PRINTER PROFILE.

If there is no imbedded profile associated with an input image
file, the program assumes sRGB (you don't have to enter anything
assuming the image file is indeed an sRGB file).

If you want to see an accurate preview and you have made
modifications to an image based on how your monitor is set up, you
sure as heck need to identify your monitor's profile.

If you have not adjusted an image from another source, assuming the
file is perfect, all you need is your printer's profile. It (the
perfect file) will print perfectly provided the file is tagged
(unless it is sRGB and tagging is not required because the program
will assume sRGB).

Regards,

Joe Kurkjian, Pbase Supporter

http://www.pbase.com/jkurkjia
Click to expand...
--
http://www.pbase.com/waynes6
Click to expand...
 
Wayne, for your info. you need a different profile for each printer/paper/ink combination. So if you work with one and the sameprinter and stay with the same ink suppliier, you need a profile for each printing paper you use. So: three papers: 3 profiles.

Hans
 
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