Bob, I guess you just like extra work. Qimage does a better job of uprezzing and the cool thing is that it also applies final sharpening.
Qimage has a quirky interface? What was your initial impression of Photoshop? Intuitive?
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I don't have any issues with the way Qimage uprezzes images, but I use a rather complex, multi-step sharpening routine which requires the image to be at final print output resolution. So, I uprez first, perform final sharpening, and then print via Qimage. Some may find that the Qimage sharpening routine meets their needs; I don't.
Of course, intuitive interfaces are in the mind of the beholder, if that doesn't borrow too heavily on another quote. Perhaps I've been using Photoshop so long that it seems like an old shoe, and I reckon since it is the gold standard for image processing, many other image programs have chosen to use a similar interface. Therefore, Photoshop-style software might seem to be more "normal" than is actually justified.
To tell you the truth, I don't have a specific recollection of my first encounter with Photoshop, but I don't recall ever having a problem with the interface. True, Photoshop, along with Autocad, are among the most comprehensive and feature-rich programs ordinary people are likely to encounter and the shear capability of Photoshop is somewhat intimidating, but I really don't recall finding fault with the interface when I first started using it. In any case and for whatever reason, I find Photoshop quite comfortable now even though there are lots of features I don't use.
I find myself getting around in most other programs which are new to me without much difficulty even though I don't consider myself a genuine computer guru. Such is not the case with Qimage.
Excel, Word, Access, TurboTax, and others that I use regularly are all different, but I wouldn't describe them as quirky even though some of them are quite sophisticated and I don't pretend to have mastered any of them. Nevertheless, if I need to use a particular feature, I can usually figure it out without too much trouble.
Qimage, on the other hand, has a rather comprehensive set of tools, but each time I try to do something new (to me) my frustration level rises. The HELP section is even more unusual and consists mostly of examples. And I'm not alone. There are countless examples of people who apparently find Qimage quirky too but, like me, they continue to use it
Let me make it clear that it's fine with me if you are in love with Qimage. I don't think you, or anyone else, is a bad person for loving this program. In fact, I'm somewhat envious of people who can comfortably use all of the features of Qimage. And even though it's somewhat odd, I think Qimage is a good program in spite of the fact that I only use a tiny corner of it. I currently use Qimage for 99% of my printing needs, but I stand by my statement that the interface is quirky.
Cheers
Bob
