Digital BW, The Print

vpat8, another thought.

If you're using the latest epson driver, did you uninstall the GIMP  
driver?

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3

John

On Apr 10, 2004, at 3:33 PM, Dragonfly Imaging & Printing wrote:

> vpat8, (hope that isn't your real name) sounds like you have USB
> communication errors.
> I don't think there are any new epson driver updates for OSX, but you
> might try using a different USB port on your powerbook.
> You aren't using a USB hub are you?
> I use a PB, OSX.3, 768Mb RAM, and PS at 100% memory. Don't use your
> external as a scratch disk, that'll really slow things down. Archive
> some stuff off your hard disk onto the external instead.
>
> John Toles
> http://www.dragonflyprinting.com/
> http://www.dragonflygallery.ca/
>
> On Apr 10, 2004, at 12:04 PM, vpat8 wrote:
>
>> Hello kind souls.
>> I hope you can help me with a problem neither Epson nor Adobe can help
>> me with.
>>
>> I'm on a Powerbook G4 with 1GB ram, 15GB free on internal HD and 152GB
>> free on
>> external HD.   Use Photoshop CS.  Run OS 10.3.3.
>>
>> Have had recurring problem with incomplete prints.  Often, but not
>> always, on large files,
>> printer prints 1/4 or 1/2 of the image, then spits the rest out blank.
>>
>> I've received advice on changing memory allocation.
>> Epson told me to radically increase memory to Photshop (in
>> Photoshop/Preferences/
>> Memory) - OS 10 does not allow memory changes.
>>
>> Problem persisted.
>> Others said, no, take memory for Photshop back down to 45 to 65 % and
>> change my
>> primary scratch disk to my external hard drive which has so much free
>> space.
>>
>> I did that. Seemed to improve.  Got two large 13x19's and one 8x10
>> printed.. but on
>> second 8x10, i got only 1/4 of my image again.
>>
>> I would welcome any of your advice.  A friend recommended this forum
>> as hosting a
>> wealth of kind hearted, knowledgeable people!
>
>
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