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Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Epson 740
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From: Robert L K. <rl...@al...> - 2000-04-24 23:37:11
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Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 19:54:27 +0200 From: Frank van Maarseveen <F.v...@in...> I'm trying gimp 1.0.4 + print-3.1.3 on a RedHat 6.1 box for this printer. This doesn't look good. I have tried various settings in the file->print menu but at best the color dithering was much worse than with ghostscript: I tried versions 5.10 and 6.01, both with .upp files for the Epson 740 which I got from another place. What kind of image did you try to print? How do other people feel about the 740? And even the uniprint driver in ghostscript dithers less good than the Epson supplied Windows drivers (a friend tried it for me because I don't have Windows9~). After experimenting a while I noticed that the print output of gimp is not reproducable: as if something is really going wrong. Suddenly the white background turned into black (lots of ink...). When the same picture is printed to a file multiple times the output tends to shrink in size: -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 267562 Apr 24 19:04 720hq-postcard -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 224692 Apr 24 19:05 720hq-postcard2 -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 181367 Apr 24 19:06 720hq-postcard3 -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 145868 Apr 24 19:08 720hq-postcard4 After restarting gimp: -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 690102 Apr 24 19:43 720hq-postcard5 -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 561821 Apr 24 19:45 720hq-postcard6 -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 470567 Apr 24 19:46 720hq-postcard7 -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 392459 Apr 24 19:47 720hq-postcard8 -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 331625 Apr 24 19:47 720hq-postcard9 -rw-r--r-- 1 fvm sec 281019 Apr 24 19:48 720hq-postcard10 Settings in file->print menu: printer: Epson Stylus Color 740 Media size: postcard Ink type: single dot size Resolution 720 DPI High Quality Now this is really bizarre. It's as though the image itself is getting smashed somehow? Can anyone else experiment with Gimp 1.0.4 and report back? |
