Digital BW, The Print

Well...  You can read about it in the release notes.
"v2006.203 corrects an anomaly in the pyramid interpolation routine that was
causing "sawtooth" patterns around the edges of rectangles in very rare
cases."

You can see the hatching in the Original Qimage pyramid sample that Mike
provides here.  http://www.ddisoftware.com/testpics/new-pyr.htm  Some may
not find it significant, but it clearly shows on a sharp monitor or highly
enlarged print.

I think we all agree that Mike has done a great job developing these tools
and providing us with options.  Some images just need different treatment,
and we must do the close inspection to ensure that it suits our needs.

Best regards,
John Moody

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Peter
Palmieri
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:07 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Upsize Report - Qimage vs PS-CS

Did you actually print the image or did you just see the hatch marks on the
preview screen?

I have been using Qimage for several years and have never experienced hatch
marks in any print under any condition. Nor have I ever heard of this issue
anywhere before your reported experience. I asked a friend, who is one of
the most knowledgeable Qimage users, and he has never heard or experienced
hatch marks on any Qimage print he has made.

Recently I have been messing with B&W prints with glossy papers using an
image taken with Nikon Coolpix 990 (3.5 megapixels) a few years ago. I have
Done some minor cropping of the original image and made 12 X 18" prints  on
13 X19" Epson Premium Glossy paper. There are no hatch marks and the print
is really quite good. This print was made with an Epson 4800 printer using
the Pyramid routine in Qimage.

I also have PS CS2 and only use it for editing and Qimage for sizing,
unsharp mask and printing.

Peter




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