That sounds correct. I have to set my margins for a bleed and operator error (me). Basically you are tell the printer where on the paper or substrate to print the image. More importantly, I am orientating the image (rotating it) in PS. And PS is contrtolling the other settings. That works much better for me than changing "portrait/landscape" in the printer dialogue box. On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:34 AM, frankg_photo <frankgross@...> wrote: > > > Would you say that if my paper is 17 (43 cm) wide (call it 'my substrate') > and my image is sized to 15.75 inches (40 cm) (call it 'my paper') the > difference is 1.25 inches (3.175 cm)= I should set my margins to 0.625 in > (1.5 cm) ? make sense ? How did you decide on minimum margins of 1/2 inch? > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, anne saint Peter > <asp.artist@...> wrote: > > > > The front feeder will only take paper 16 inches wide. What I am printing > now > > is 14 x 30+ .The substrate has been 15 x 35. I set the paper size for 15 > x > > 30 and then set the margins 1 in top and 1/2 sides (margins to match > paper > > placement) . And I'm using double sided tape to hold the paper down. > > Truthfully, I have not had much luck with the rear feeder, it always has > > something of its own to add - paper skews and misfeeds. > > > > Actually, I'm printing Panoramas on metal .....and want a full bleed. I > lie > > about the image size to the printer. > > > > Anne > > annesaintpeter.com > > > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:46 AM, frankg_photo <frankgross@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you Anne, > > > It is encouraging that you have the same OS and it's working for you. > > > I have not tried the Front Feeder nor have I ensured 1/2 inch margins. > > > I have tried 0, 0.13, & 0.25 margins. > > > How do you do this - if the paper is 17 in wide then do you size your > image > > > to 16 inches wide ? Or if it's a panorama then size it to 16 in height? > And > > > do you additionally set the margin size in the Page setup window to 0.5 > in? > > > I'm not clear what you mean by a larger substarte holding your paper - > like > > > taping a smaller sheet onto a larger 17 x 35 sheet? > > > > > > > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, anne saint Peter > > > <asp.artist@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Not sure what help this is...I'm printing up 30 + inches on my 3800 > using > > > > the front feeder. I am using a larger, 35 inch substrate to hold my > > > paper. I > > > > just reset the image size to the substrate size in the printer > dialogue > > > box, > > > > and make sure I have at least 1/2 inch margin around the paper I am > > > printing > > > > on. The image has been oriented correctly (how I want it to print ) > in > > > PS. > > > > This has worked in both PS 3 and 5. Using Mac 10.5.8. > > > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:28 AM, frankg_photo <frankgross@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to print an image that is sized to 40cm x 60 cm (23.619 > > > inches > > > > > x 15.747 inches) on an epson 3880. Since the image is longer than > the > > > preset > > > > > paper sizes (max 17x22), I am cutting off a paper roll and trying > to > > > use > > > > > Custom Size Management. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone have success printing longer than 22 inches on the 3800/3880 > ? > > > > > I am getting the weirdest results with incorrect orientation and > only > > > > > segments of the image printing . If you google 'custom sizes 3800 > mac' > > > you > > > > > see that I am not the only one, but there isn't a clear solution.It > > > seems > > > > > that PS & the page setup aren't talking to each other nicely. > > > > > Preset sizes work OK. > > > > > > > > > > Using Mac OSX 10.5.8 & CS4. I enter the correct width x height in > the > > > > > File>Page setup. It gives itself a name like 'untitled' which I can > > > re-name. > > > > > But in the PS>Print window it shows the orientation reversed. If I > > > switch > > > > > the width x height numbers in page setup (width as height etc) it > shows > > > it > > > > > correctly in the PS>Print preview. Either way it doesn't print > > > correctly, > > > > > and not only is there incorrect orientation but it very weirdly > only > > > prints > > > > > a segment of the image(like a 5.5 inch). > > > > > > > > > > I read about and changed the unit measurement in my OS>System > prefs> > > > Intn'l > > > > > formats> to be US which is how the PS pref is set (both in inches). > > > > > I have tried rotating the image. > > > > > Scaled is un-checked, centered is checked. > > > > > I'm using auto feeder (no roll paper support on this printer). > > > > > I've tried setting all the margins to 0 and also to 0.13 in and > also to > > > .25 > > > > > I have not set anything on the printer's lcd menu. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone have ideas of what may be the problem & solution? > > > > > Other than using a RIP. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > (please email) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > annesaintpeter.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > annesaintpeter.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- annesaintpeter.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Custom sizes on mac -3800/3880 printer
2011-04-22 by anne saint Peter
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