Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:15:51 -0800 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: fbsdlists@gmail.com, bobo1009@mailtest2.eng.ufl.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best way to print photos Message-ID: <442D63C7.4000607@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <20060331.093712.44146841.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20060330.230839.19965278.imp@bsdimp.com> <54db43990603310652q1e40c699kd4f48702f27f33ab@mail.gmail.com> <20060331.093712.44146841.imp@bsdimp.com>
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M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <54db43990603310652q1e40c699kd4f48702f27f33ab@mail.gmail.com> > "Bob Johnson" <fbsdlists@gmail.com> writes: > : On 3/31/06, M. Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: > : > Let us suppose that I have a HP DeskJet 5850 that I can talk to via > : > CUPS. I can print test pages w/o any problem. > : > > : > What are my options to print photos and what kind of quality can I > : > expect relative to Windows? > : > > : > : According to http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-DeskJet_5850, > : HP's HPIJS driver gives "excellent" photo quality with HP printers. > : One reviewer says that the quality at high resolution isn't quite as > : good as Windows, but it isn't clear whether that means high-resolution > : "normal" mode, or photo mode, or both. > : > : ports/print/foomatic-db-hpijs and /ports/print/hpijs > > Bob, > > Thanks for the tips. I have these ports installed, but am tripping > over something stupidly basic: what converts the pict0001.jpg into > something that can be fed to the hpijs driver that will print? > > Warner I use the gimp for that (graphics/gimp). The kde programs Krita, Kview, and KolourPaintAlso, as well as the gtk program gqview, can all print too. I can't vouch for their usefulness since I've never used them for printing. You might also try browsing http://www.freebsd.org/ports/graphics.html to see if there's something there that sounds better. HTH, Micah
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