Upsizing Comparison

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guy, C1 Pro does sharpening even if you try to disable it. this has been that way for sometime now.

 

I cannot find the source now but I remember reading that in order to disable sharpening completely in C1 you must do so from the Preferences Window (on Windows: File > Preferences, then choose the Process Settings Tab and check Disable Sharpening on output under Processing settings). Just moving the sliders to 0 does not completely disable it.

 

I should email C1 and ask about this. When I move the sliders to zero I do not see any evidence of sharpening in the preview window but perhaps there is some in processing.

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[haroldp]

I have been using Qimage to run my printers, which resizes automatically when generating the spool files.

 

It offers several algorithm choices, and adjusts based on the DPI that is specified and the desired print size, so that I ( for example ) always get 600 DPI at the print file.

 

While I have not done direct comparisons, I am very fussy and often print large ( I use an HP Z3100 ), and have been uniformly impressed with the results.

 

Qimage unfortunately is windows only.

 

Regards ... Harold

[thompsonkirk]

I appreciate this & any effort to make helpful comparisons, but am nevertheless a bit skeptical of what appear to be the results.

 

One reason is that prints - not the monitor - are where judgments have to be made. The late Bruce Fraser & Jeff Schewe have said this over & over.

 

Another reason is that methods of resing-up & methods of sharpening interact. I made a set of prints to illustrate this when teaching printing workshops. For example, with any one method of res-ing up, you can see different results whether you sharpen only at the output stage, or whether you use a capture-sharpening plus output sharpening workflow. And some sharpeners interact quite awkwardly with different 'engines' for res-ing up. To give the worst example I've seen, Genuine Fractals & Nik Sharpener together can turn things like blades of grass into what look like crinkled tinfoil. But both are useful in other combinations.

 

So when I see compaarisons on the Internet, I'm interested insofar as they might suggest a new combination for me to try. But I'm sure there's no one-method-fits-all-workflows solution. We each have to do the testing/experimenting in the context of our own workflow.

[wparsonsgisnet]

I have been using Qimage to run my printers, which resizes automatically when generating the spool files...

 

I use Image Print for my purposes, and it also upsizes automatically. I have recommended this sw enthusiastically, in another thread.

[Shootist]

I use Image Print for my purposes, and it also upsizes automatically. I have recommended this sw enthusiastically, in another thread.

Bill you are suggesting Image Print (ImagePrint) by colorbyte software correct? Because I did a google search for Image Print and came up with that site and another but the other Image Print site looks like print drivers to convert a image (Scan) to other file formats.

If you are talking about Colorbyte IP, WOW it is pricey, $495 up to $2495 and it seems you need a dongle for it to work. NO Dongle NO printing.

AFAIC I will not ever use any software that needs a dongle. Good thing they don't list support for my printer. Now I can close that page and move on.

QImage looks like a real bargain. At $49.95 for the Pro version I could buy 10-50 copies.