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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Custom sizes on mac -3800/3880 printer

2011-04-22 by anne saint Peter

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
> > > >
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> > --
> > annesaintpeter.com
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