Draft versus Best Quality Printing on the Cricut Imagine Machine

Thursday, September 9, 2010



Above is a photo showing the difference between the draft and best quality settings on the Cricut Imagine machine using Georgia Pacific white cardstock from Walmart. Best to print on best quality setting, don't you think? But good to have the option of draft so you could do some test cuts.

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20 comments:

Sharon said...

Huge difference! :)

Elizabeth said...

Thanks for showing the difference, I was wondering about it when someone asked. I just LOVE that owl ;)

Cathy T said...

I usually do a draft print when printing out color coupons so I don't use up too much ink! Thanks for all the info you've been posting. By the time I get my Imagine, I will know how to operate it BLINDFOLDED!

Sandy from Ukiah said...

Huge difference. Thanks for showing it to us.

LJ said...

Wow...so glad you showed the difference in the two!

cardchick said...

question here...since the best is better than draft..it would use the ink faster..would it make sense to just use blackout line on color cs??? is that possible??
thanks for all demos you share with us....learning so much from you chickies...

Jingle said...

Wow! That is a HUGE difference! Thanks for the example.

lindagk23 said...

Thank you for the info on the Imagine. It is a pretty neat machine! Linda
lindagk23@aol.com

Katherine said...

Looks like with the right image the Draft option would be great for a Shabby Chic style. It's already a bit muted to begin with and could be ready to add to a distressed card.

Kimberly Clarke said...

Thank you for showing that. Now my next question is are the number of pages that they have predicted per ink cart for best or draft?
Thank you again BIG help!
Kim
Chris.Kim33 at yahoo dot com

Maria said...

Wow! Huge difference! Thanks for showing that.

Nancy said...

Thanks for showing the difference. Very helpful information.

texaslady said...

You can tell the difference, just depends on what you are using it for and how much ink you want to save. Thanks for the sharing, now when I get that machine I said I wouldn't get I'll know how to use it.

Amy K said...

Great comparison!

manelson said...

Hhmm. Not that I am getting an Imagine ; ) BUT I think the draft version would come in handy for embellishing. Stickles and the glaze pens would stand out better or at least have a chance of enhancing the image more.
THX for showing us the dif.
M...

Ann said...

Just a difference in how much ink you want to use, and if you wanted a muted tone versus true color.
Mstgane
Ann

Carrie said...

Good to know the difference - thanks for posting. I guess if you wanted a "watermark" effect you could try the draft quality. :)

Anonymous said...

Wow, quite a difference there, thanks so much for showing.

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Shellee said...

Huge difference! But I can see a use for both images.
Shellee

Jennifer said...

Wow! That's quite a difference!!! Do they have anything in-between? (like on a printer, everday fast printing is better quality than draft, but not as good as presentation)

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