Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-25 Thread Doug
Hi Paul, Sorry you're not having much joy so far. I don't know that I can offer any specific advice - I do remember suffering a similar problem to yours at first which did get resolved, perhaps by following the instructions in the manual religiously, but now I don't recall how. I do find the

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-25 Thread Doug
P.S. If like me you don't have any German, you'll need Babelfish http://babelfish.altavista.com/ in order to understand the bug report form, but you can report in English and the reply comes back in English as well HTH Doug Doug wrote: Hi Paul, Sorry you're not having much joy so far. I

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-24 Thread Paul Waldo
Hi Doug, I have been experimenting with TurboPrint and have not been very impressed with the results. It is still better than the stock gimpprint, but my test image has a noticeable red-cast. Can you give some more details on your results with TurboPrint? If it would give me

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-23 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, John R. Culleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Or as my own father used to say Don't fight the problem. The problem is that most printers expect or demand CMYK. Either you produce artwork in CMYK model to start with or you prepare it in RGB and then convert it---and hope. Perhaps command

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-23 Thread John R. Culleton
That is possible. You can already do that in GIMP 2.2, but I admit that using the Softproof filter in 2.2 is somewhat tedious. This will be improved in 2.4. It allows you to work in RGB but the screen (if properly calibrated using a monitor profile) will show you what the print will look

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-23 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, John R. Culleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In 2.3.7 I don't see a softproof filter. Do I need 2.2.x. to use it? You better just wait for 2.4 and a few weeks more to give the gimp-docs team a chance to update the documentation. Sven ___

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-22 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, John R. Culleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am evaluating two products to use while waiting for Gimp to adopt the CMYK color model, Scribus and Krita (part of Koffice). Scribus is really a Quark replacement and Krita (inspired in part by Gimp is still in an early stage. The Krita manual

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-21 Thread Doug
Paul Waldo wrote: Thanks for the reply, Doug. This looks like it may be the ticket. If it works as advertised, $39 is *nothing*. After spending many tens of hours trying to get wine to work for me, the purchase of Crossover office was a godsend! I think this product may be in the same

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-20 Thread Doug
Paul Waldo wrote: Hi all, I am evaluating gimp on linux as a replacement for Photoshop on Windows. I am currently using Photoshop/Windows primarily for the color management capabilities. I have tried printing from gimp to my Epson Stylus Photo 1280, with horrible results--the colors are

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-20 Thread John R. Culleton
On Monday 20 February 2006 07:38, Doug wrote: Paul Waldo wrote: Hi all, I am evaluating gimp on linux as a replacement for Photoshop on Windows. I am currently using Photoshop/Windows primarily for the color management capabilities. I have tried printing from gimp to my Epson Stylus

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-19 Thread Gracia M. Littauer
I have tried printing from gimp to my Epson Stylus Photo 1280, with horrible results--the colors are off by a significant amount. I also had rotton results: I use SuSE 10 epson color stylus 3000 gimp 2.2.7 I forgot what driver (hsn't been installed in over a yr), but it was the latest

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-19 Thread Tom Williams
Paul Waldo wrote: Hi all, I am evaluating gimp on linux as a replacement for Photoshop on Windows. I am currently using Photoshop/Windows primarily for the color management capabilities. I have tried printing from gimp to my Epson Stylus Photo 1280, with horrible results--the colors

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-19 Thread Paul Waldo
On Sunday 19 February 2006 2:00 pm, Tom Williams wrote: What version of Gimp-Print are you running: http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/index.php3 Also, are you printing through CUPS? When I have ink in my printer, I can print just fine on my Epson Stylus Photo 700. Peace... Tom Hi Tom,

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories? (more info)

2006-02-19 Thread Paul Waldo
On Sunday 19 February 2006 1:04 pm, Paul Waldo wrote: Hi all, I am evaluating gimp on linux as a replacement for Photoshop on Windows. I am currently using Photoshop/Windows primarily for the color management capabilities. I have tried printing from gimp to my Epson Stylus Photo 1280, with

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-19 Thread Matt Gushee
Tom Williams wrote: Matt Gushee wrote: Tom Williams wrote: See if it contains some driver info that might be of help to you. Maybe switching to a different driver might help with your printing problem. There is also a forum there for Epson printers that might be of help: If I read the

Re: [Gimp-user] Printing success stories?

2006-02-19 Thread User1001
While (advanced) CYMK capabilities is a current project in Gimp development, the LINUXPRINTING site is valuable for the HP designed/created print drivers, and I assume other print drivers. I have an HP6122 (color duplex inkjet) and with the HP PPD file (driver) am now able to get more control