John Passaneau wrote:
Here, I have heard how good QImage is so I have tested 2 versions, and I
just don’t see any difference. But I have noticed all photos got some distortion, and because I tested so I pay closer attention to the result.
And I kinda like the ARCSoft Photo Printer Pro. came with my Epson printer
more than QImage. It was many years ago, and I don’t have it now.
BTW, I am a professional photographer who retouch for printing, and I do
all my printing at photolab which is cheaper and last longer than ink & paper.
Hi:
Well I don’t earn my living from photography, but I’ve been an active photographer since 1970, and had my own color darkroom from 1972 until I switched to digital. I’ve had photos published in the New York Times twice and also in the Journal of Science I’ve published articles on photo techniques. Also the Cranbrook museum near Detroit had 6 of my prints on display for years. One of the beauties of photography is that there is no one right way to do anything. Anyone who uses Photoshop should know that. I like the results I get and my audience likes my results and that is what counts. I put out my opinion on Qimage when I see someone having a problem that I think it might solve. I don’t own stock nor am I paid by them, I’m just trying to help.
I started photography sometime in early 60’s but never owned a darkroom myself, cuz I came from the third world and darkroom wasn’t available to anyone but few labs. When I came to America around 40 years ago, I was thinking to set up a darkroom, but too busy with life (studying English, enjoying programming, worked for living, traveling, and lot more..) to think about darkroom (but the idea is still in my mind for decades).
I don’t against your opinion, I just happened to test them, noticed the ratio issue, and I just report what I saw.
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John Passaneau
PS: The latest testing for longevity, shows that pigment inkjet prints on good paper, last about twice as long as conventional wet color prints, even longer than Cibrachrome.
When photolab was so expensive I used to do lot of printing myself (I still have around 20-30 boxes of Glossy Photo Paper I bought 6-7 years ago). And few weeks ago, while waiting for my precription I looked at some HP Premium paper it said the color will last for more than 100 years. But I don’t think I will live that long to enjoy its longevity. BTW, I know many of my old photos printed with Epson Stylis Photo already faded pretty bad.