rodyo
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18 minutes ago, BofG said:
You misunderstood, my point is if every graphic manipulation software is "supposed" to print like Pro software does, there would be no market at all for standalone software that purely does printing.
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I You are wide of the mark there. Qimage is dedicated to printing - it is not a fully fledged photo editing program, though it can help with a range of general adjustments like exposure, contrast, sharpness etc. It does not do targeted local adjustments. I have used it for image placement, particularly when printing booklets. I would suggest that for an affinity Photo user it is probably essential for rpinting - it does what Affinity Photo obviously doesn't.
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Just wish I'd known about this before buying the program and spending time learning it. It seems such a basic requirement of photo editing software. Oh well, live and learn
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So is this the case with all photo editing software apart from Adobe and Qimage? I was not expecting detailed advice from Affinity on how to handle one of the more popular semi-professional printer - I do understand the driver settings required for printing with the aforementioned programs. What I was hoping for was some explanation of the settings that are available in Affinity Photo's print dialogue.
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6 hours ago, BofG said:
To put things into context, the cheapest RIP I could find for my printer was around £800, if I had continued to rent Adobe's software for the time I've been using Affinity it wouldn't be far short of that figure.
You are not going to get a super fandango RIP built into sub £50 software.
Well I do have Qimage which certainly doesn't cost £800 and I can certainly get good results with that with my Canon Pro 10S. I was expecting photo editing software that would allow me to get satisfactory print results. and before buying Affinity Photo, the workbook and spending many hours learning the program I was not m de aware of any printing limitations from any review or promotion. Perhaps I should have suspected something was up when I could find no tutorials or detailed guides for this aspect of workflow.
I have to print quite a bit for a course I'm doing. I need software that will take me to that point - it seems that Affinity Photo falls short.
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I'm quite stunned by this - a photo editing program that can't output to a photo properly! This is a severe failing and, to be honest, has made me think that there is no point in investing time and effort in learning how to use this program. It's back to Photoshop for me.
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I am thinking of using Affinity Photo instead of my old version of Photoshop. However, I do print much of my work and my experiences so far have not been good. I soft proofed my photo and downsized it to leave a blank border.I adjusted the photo after making a soft proof layer which I then switched off (why, I don't know but I followed the Lenscraft guide). I set the profile in the Print dialogue, chose correct printer and selected size defined by driver. Colour management was set to be performed by app. The print was dull and washed out and it was not centred on the page. Printed the same image form Photoshop (it was a Tiff) and it came out centred and looking pretty much as it appeared on screen.
I can't find any good instructions on the printing process (apart form the one I mentioned) or a video tutorial. If I can't print photos accurately then Affinity Photo is of no use to me and I'll revert back to my old software. Despite its overall complexity the Print process is much easier in Photoshop.
I would be grateful for suggestions and any directions to a useful guide.
Thanks
Rod
Affinity Photo Printing
in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
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See above quote.
It's more to do with layout options. Also purge scheduling makes it very useful for printers. Anyway, there is an obvious a market - for owners of Affinity Photo which by your implication is not Pro standard for printing at least.