Print Head Cleaning App?

[russellsnr]

Hi, I moved from Windows to Mac recently, with Windows I used an app called Qimage Ultimate for printing and for the need to clean print heads on a regular basis unfortunately the app does not work on Mac, there is a version made by a different company but as I don't do as much printing anymore the cost just to get the print head cleaning option is not viable, I found that the Qimage app did a great job and used 1/3rd of the ink to do what the printer manufactures offer up, ink is not the cheapest of photography hobby so anyone use a Mac app for giving the print heads a clean. Just a side note, with Qimage you could set an interval time when if left to do it's thing auto ran a cleaning cycle either once a week or when you were away on holidays etc. Thanks, Russ.

 

[Box Brownie]

AFAIK this cross platform version of Qimage was created with the agreement of the Qimage developer.

Qimage One - Binartem

What is Qimage One? Qimage One is an easy-to-use, cross-platform photo printing application. Qimage One was designed with ONE thing in mind: produce the best quality prints with the least amount of work. Qimage One has a straightforward approach to helping you produce great prints from

www.binartem.com

Though no idea whether on the Mac is has the head cleaner cycle?

 

[russellsnr]

AFAIK this cross platform version of Qimage was created with the agreement of the Qimage developer.

Qimage One - Binartem

What is Qimage One? Qimage One is an easy-to-use, cross-platform photo printing application. Qimage One was designed with ONE thing in mind: produce the best quality prints with the least amount of work. Qimage One has a straightforward approach to helping you produce great prints from

www.binartem.com

Though no idea whether on the Mac is has the head cleaner cycle?

Yes that is the one I mentioned in my op but quite an expensive way to clean the heads, used qimage for many years but again as I said in the op don't do so much printing now so would be an expensive head clean option. Russ.

 

[Box Brownie]

Yes that is the one I mentioned in my op but quite an expensive way to clean the heads, used qimage for many years but again as I said in the op don't do so much printing now so would be an expensive head clean option. Russ.

Ah! sorry I missed that in my first read-through.

 

[Nikon f1.8]

I just use the Epson software, that does head cleaning and alignment as well

 

[russellsnr]

Yes but that's where you start spending more on ink, there software is made to use more ink that is not really needed to clean, you spend more money. JMO.

 

[Box Brownie]

I googled some more and found some links about, on Windows, running a batch file to run a nozzle check... ..might have been one too that will run a head clean cycle. NB and FWIW I have a batch file to use when the print spooler needs clearing .

So, can something similar be performed on a Mac?