On Monday 18 June 2018 01:41:15 Thierry de Coulon wrote: > On Monday 18 June 2018 04.28:40 Felmon Davis wrote: > > I have been using a Windows 10 Pro laptop > > (...) > > > the impression I get is one is better able to use features of > > some brand-name printers. this may be useful depending on one's > > needs. > > Got an Epson photo printer here (mostly for the family). There *is* > software for Linux but the results are not good. If you want to print > a decent picture you have to print form Mac or Windows. OTOH, 20 years back I had one of epsons better efforts for a 4 color inkyet. I shot a couple weddings as the neighbors kids grew up and fled the nest. Gutenprints drivers for the epson C82 were way better than windows drivers, I actually sold a couple album packages, all 8.5x11 borderless and printed on that C82. Sadly epsons have gone to the dogs, my last one clogged its head and refused to clean after 3 weeks, I thru more money at its an bought a brother color laser, and it worked very well until the corona wires hi voltage went away, and I could not convince brother that was its problem. I am a CET and someday when I have clear space on the bench, I'll fix it. Its a good FAST color printer. Expendables are over priced though. > That's about the last thing I can't use Linux for, since kdenlive > (almost) replaces Premiere. Or if you movie camera is one of the better Sony's using digital hi-8 metal tape, its interface is firewire, and kino is the editor of choice. Why? Because the camera controls are right in the program and they just work. kdenlive in another 10 years with help from the same author has never grown those controls. All you need is a firewire card, and kino, and you can hand the customer a stack of video cd's or dvd's to put with their other memorabilia, and pass out to kinfolks. > Thierry -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>