rdenney

Anything? Is there another place I can ask a question?

I added a portion of the image from the original file, at camera resolution. After we deliberate this, I'll delete it. At 8x10, I don't expect to see all those details, of course. But I do expect it to be tack sharp, as I am accustomed to seeing.

I have printed the same file using both Affinity Photo and Photoshop CS5 (the software I hope to replace), and am seeing a difference in sharpness of the result. The file itself was made using a Pentax 645z and was processed to a TIFF file in DXO Photolab. After cropping, the final image prints at 8x10 at about 680 pixels per inch, which I am not resizing. Printer is an Epson 3800, paper is Exhibition Fiber Glossy (which isn't that glossy). I am using the settings specified for the Epson-supplied ICC profile for that paper in that printer. Quality is set to Quality Manual in the driver, with "SuperPhoto" (2880x1440--the highes that printer goes), no highspeed printing, and maximum fine detail. I did not add sharpening in either software package--the image from the camera was already abundantly sharp. The print from CS5 is noticeably sharper than from AP. My wife noticed the difference from normal viewing distance. The difference was quite noticeable to me with my bifocals. This is a small print of a group photo, and people will expect to see their faces clearly. In the original file, I can read the fine print on the nametags they are wearing when viewing the file at 1:1 in either AP or Photoshop. I have attached a scan of a piece of the two prints, the print from AP first and the print from CS5 second. I made the scan in my Epson V750, at 2400 PPI. The area covered is about 1x2" on each print. The forum software downsampled these, but the difference is still apparent. Yes, I'm quite picky about this. These scans of the prints are greatly enlarged, but the difference is enough that the CS5 print appears tack sharp when viewed normally, while the AP print does not. For me, that is all the difference in the world. The third image is a quick export from the original file, at camera resolution. The wonky colors are caused by having to use AP on a low-grade monitor, because it does not yet use the color profile of the monitor in use. Hopefully, that issue will be resolved eventually. Any ideas? Is there a setting I don't know about? I wondered about "Rasterization" in the print dialog, but near as I can tell (that feature is not addressed anywhere on this forum or in the help file), it applies only to line graphics that are overlayed on the photo. Thank you.