How to print 1704x2560 pixels to 6x8 inches on 8.5x11 inch paper in WinXP?

[Ed Ruf]

On 14 Jul 2005 11:51:35 -0700, in comp.periphs.printers

Do I understand the printing quality problem correctly in that it gets
even worse when you print MULTIPLE pictures to a page due to additional
LOSSY RECOMPRESSION?

Not if you use a program such as Qimage. Qimage queries your printer driver
and determines the optimum ppi setting for the driver and will
automatically upsample your image if you set it to. It will do this for
multiple size sources and final printed sizes, all on one page.

One thing that confuses me is if I don't actually ever SAVE the newly
created multiple-image JPEG, is that additional lossy compression step
still occurring?

As M-M said it's not recompressed until you save it.

I thank you for the help in printing a single image but in the process,
I became confused how to print multiple images without losing data
either due to the aforementioned reputed Microsoft Word "crayon effect"
or due to this purported blank JPEG "lossy recompression" effect?

Or does this lossy recompression not mattter to the final result?

As mentioned there are programs, such as Qimage, which get around the
completely. If you want to create your own composite image, there is no
reason it has to be a jpeg. An even if it is it is not recompressed until
you save.

 

[Jon O'Brien]

One thing that confuses me is if I don't actually ever SAVE the newly
created multiple-image JPEG, is that additional lossy compression step
still occurring?

It's not a JPEG until you save it!

However, a print of a highest quality JPEG will be virtually
indistinguishable from a print of a TIFF, BMP, PSD, etc. It's only when
you start to go for the higher compression ratios that the artefacts begin
to be noticeable.

Jon.

 

[me]

This is because a pixel and a dot are not the same. A pixel can be one
of many colors. A dot is a the smallest region of a single ink color
your printer can lay down on paper. It takes more than one dot to make
a pixel.

Surely depending upon the printer.

 

[rustydustin]

Surely depending upon the printer.

I have a CostCo Hewlett Packard office Jet D145 printer.
The printer has three print settings (draft, normal, best).
I have the instruction manual & the original box & CDROM.
But, none of these tell me the DPI (as far as I can tell).

Where is the secret switch to tell us the DPI for these 3 settings?

 

[measekite]

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I have a CostCo Hewlett Packard office Jet D145 printer.
The printer has three print settings (draft, normal, best).
I have the instruction manual & the original box & CDROM.
But, none of these tell me the DPI (as far as I can tell).

Where is the secret switch to tell us the DPI for these 3 settings?

without sounding trite; it really is not important. HP usually has a
very good draft and is faster. For almost all business graphics normal
is the optimum setting. You may only need to use best for photos.

 

[Derek]

I have a CostCo Hewlett Packard office Jet D145 printer.
The printer has three print settings (draft, normal, best).
I have the instruction manual & the original box & CDROM.
But, none of these tell me the DPI (as far as I can tell).

Where is the secret switch to tell us the DPI for these 3 settings?

the settings are as follows highest 2400x1200, best 1200x600, normal
1200x600, draft 600x600
the highest setting is only available if you specify the paper as premium
photo paper in
which case best and normal also increase to 1200x1200 this info is on >
HP.com I found that using HP deskjets
its worth the small premuim to buy 100gsm paper it gives very much improved
print quality over the normal 80 gsm you get from your local warehouse
Derek