Topic: No Quimage on Mac (Read 11008 times)

Hellstan · « **on:** January 29, 2009, 06:12:51 pm »

So, Quimage don't like Mac.
What to choose for printing ?

DarkPenguin · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2009, 06:16:31 pm »

Lightroom?

Hellstan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2009, 06:18:05 pm »

Quote from: DarkPenguin

Lightroom?

Really ?

abrehm · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2009, 07:21:11 pm »

I was talking with the guys at Qimage about this because I am moving away from a Windows based system towards a Mac. Unfortunately they said that they don't support Macs and don't plan on it in the future. The solution they said I might want to try out is to run Fusionware or Parallels on a Mac to run Qimage natively in windows and print from there. Sounds like it will work alright but it complicates things more than I would like.

I really like the simplicity of Qimage and wish there was an alternative for Macs. Maybe if there is enough of us and Qimage gains enough popularity they will think about expanding their business to OSX.

Andy

Hellstan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2009, 07:22:31 pm »

Quote from: abrehm

I was talking with the guys at Qimage about this because I am moving away from a Windows based system towards a Mac. Unfortunately they said that they don't support Macs and don't plan on it in the future. The solution they said I might want to try out is to run Fusionware or Parallels on a Mac to run Qimage natively in windows and print from there. Sounds like it will work alright but it complicates things more than I would like.

I really like the simplicity of Qimage and wish there was an alternative for Macs. Maybe if there is enough of us and Qimage gains enough popularity they will think about expanding their business to OSX.

Andy

I'll never install Windoze on my Mac. Period.

howardm · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:31:33 pm »

then you're not going to be using Qimage.

VMware Fusion works very well but to each his own.

Ernst Dinkla · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2009, 03:08:59 am »

Quote from: Hellstan

I'll never install Windoze on my Mac. Period.

A decent PC with Qimage running as a print server next to it ?

Cheaper than any other good solution, the PC does the dirty work and the Mac remains virgin all the time.

Not that I use a Mac though.

Ernst Dinkla

Try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/

Andrew Stagg · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2009, 03:54:49 am »

You could have a look at imagenest from bluecubit. It doesn't have all the features of Qimage buit is for OSx 10.4 onwards.
Downside is the cost - from $150 to $1000 depending on the size of your printer.

I have not used it as I am PC based, but I did have a look when deciding on my latest system.

I think the best bet is a PC with Qimage just for printing - still cheaper than imagenest!

Best

Andrew Stagg
www.bristolcanvas.com

francois · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:55:12 am »

Quote from: Hellstan

I'll never install Windoze on my Mac. Period.

Have you tried CrossOver Mac ( http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ )? I don't know if it works with Qimage or not. A trial version is available so it might be worth spending 5 minutes to download it. Unlike Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox, it doesn't require Windows.

Hellstan · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:03:39 am »

Quote from: francois

Have you tried CrossOver Mac ( http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ )? I don't know if it works with Qimage or not. A trial version is available so it might be worth spending 5 minutes to download it. Unlike Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox, it doesn't require Windows.

Thanx a lot, François, I'll try this.

Hellstan · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:10:25 am »

Quote from: francois

Have you tried CrossOver Mac ( http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ )? I don't know if it works with Qimage or not. A trial version is available so it might be worth spending 5 minutes to download it. Unlike Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox, it doesn't require Windows.

François,
It works.

francois · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:15:10 am »

Quote from: Hellstan

François,
It works.

Glad to hear it!

Hellstan · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:16:34 am »

Quote from: francois

Glad to hear it!

Only thing now I'll have to figure out these Windows shenanigans.
Well, there is a tutorial…

francois · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:20:34 am »

Quote from: Hellstan

Only thing now I'll have to figure out these Windows shenanigans.
Well, there is a tutorial…

I agree with you...

neil snape · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2009, 02:35:04 pm »

I've been printing more and more from my MacBook Pro running Windows XP SP3 on Bootcamp. Absolutely fantastic. IT actually runs as well as MacOSx, maybe better.
It is amazing how the author has maintained Qimage pretty much alone. It would take a lot of code and coders to port it to UB for MAc. So much that it's just as easy to run Bootcamp and hook up over the LAN for printing.

Hellstan · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2009, 02:48:36 pm »

Quote from: neil snape

I've been printing more and more from my MacBook Pro running Windows XP SP3 on Bootcamp. Absolutely fantastic. IT actually runs as well as MacOSx, maybe better.
It is amazing how the author has maintained Qimage pretty much alone. It would take a lot of code and coders to port it to UB for MAc. So much that it's just as easy to run Bootcamp and hook up over the LAN for printing.

Neil,
With CrossOver, even better.
No need to give any money to Micro$oft.
Since I've learned how the Gate$ Foundation rakes contracts for M$oft,
for instance in South-America,
I'm even less inclined to do so.

Plus this :
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/04/gates-f...-antitrust.html
http://www.uslaw.com/library/Corporate_&am...php?item=117823

Ernst Dinkla · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2009, 05:32:50 am »

Quote from: Hellstan

With CrossOver, even better.

Be aware that Qimage+Crossover isn't a reliable combo. That at least is mentioned in a message on the DPreview forum.

If it works without flaws even on large prints that go beyond the driver's limit (Poster Tiles method) then it sure the most economic choice to get Qimage on a Mac.

Ernst Dinkla

Try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/

TJM · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2009, 01:56:25 pm »

Quote from: neil snape

I've been printing more and more from my MacBook Pro running Windows XP SP3 on Bootcamp. Absolutely fantastic. IT actually runs as well as MacOSx, maybe better.
It is amazing how the author has maintained Qimage pretty much alone. It would take a lot of code and coders to port it to UB for MAc. So much that it's just as easy to run Bootcamp and hook up over the LAN for printing.

I'm not familiar with boot camp - While running as widows, would I be able to access files that I have saved while operating as a mac? I suppose What I mean is that If I work on my photos in PS (which i have for Mac) what would be the process in accessing those files on Qimage once I've switched over to a windows setup?

Thanks,
TJ

neil snape · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2009, 05:26:49 pm »

IF you format the Windows volume as Fat 32. NTSF is not write allowed to from the GUID partition. Only thing is Fat32 minimum file sizes are so much bigger....

Jeremy Roussak · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2009, 07:19:42 pm »

Quote from: neil snape

I've been printing more and more from my MacBook Pro running Windows XP SP3 on Bootcamp. Absolutely fantastic. IT actually runs as well as MacOSx, maybe better.
It is amazing how the author has maintained Qimage pretty much alone. It would take a lot of code and coders to port it to UB for MAc. So much that it's just as easy to run Bootcamp and hook up over the LAN for printing.

I'm really unclear as to what you say that you gain by running Windoze in Boot Camp (ie restarting the machine so it's running only Windows) as compared with running it under Fusion/Parallels (ie Windows and OS X simultaneously). The cost of the virtualisation software is trivial and the advantages seem to me overwhelming. I was able, when testing it, to run QImage in a way that made it seem pretty much like just another Mac application, albeit a rather odd-looking one. I suppose there's a very slight advantage in speed, but I'm sure that's de minimis when printing.

Why re-boot? (It's a genuine question.)

Jeremy

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