Roy,
Email on it's way with log file.
The problem is avoided by following the advice here and not printing
a file with the same dimensions as the paper sheet.
Frank
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> As several people already have said, QTR does not do borderless so
you can't
> print an 8.5x11 image on 8.5x11 paper. QTRgui should be telling
you this
> saying image does not fit. Most printers have a 1/8 inch margin
all around, but
> Pro printers have a .55 in bottom margin. It's best to NOT put
borders on
> your images in Photoshop, use the positioning in QTRgui to put the
borders
> you want.
>
> Despite all this, QTR should truncate the image not print a line at
the edge.
> So after doing the clean out and installing 2.2a if you still get
the problem
> could you send me the log files in \Program Files\QuadToneRIP ?
>
> Roy
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frankg_photo"
<fh.gross@s...>
> wrote:
> >
> > thanks Diane - i'm going to work on all the suggestions you and
David
> > posted.
> > Frank
> > btw- you did notice an earlier post from Roy saying it was a bug
he
> > thought was fixed
> > ==============================
> > > It appears to me that you can't print borderless with QTR--but
you
> > certainly can print within the confines of the print area of the
> > paper (I'm also not sure if you can 'minimize margins' with QTR
since
> > you don't have access to the driver--or at least I haven't
figured
> > that out). If you want to print borderless (because that is
what
> > you are basically wanting to do) I would guess that you will
have
> > to 'trick' QTR--IOW, go to custom, make your paper size larger
than
> > 8.5 x 11 and then choose centered--try that. I prefer a white
border
> > around my prints and don't print borderless.(It also makes a mess
> > with your ink surplus after awhile I believe--though I could be
wrong-
> > -just an assumption since the printer has to go from edge to edge-
-
> > and there will be some slopover or ink I would think).
> > >
> > > Just checked help---select 'placement' and read what it
> > says: "The Placement panel lets you select Centered or
specify
> > the placement of the top left corner of the image. You can also
use
> > the mouse to drag the image icon into a new position if Centered
is
> > not checked. (Note: QuadToneRIP printing models specify minimum
> > margins depending on the printer. QTRgui will reset any margins
that
> > are less than the minimum or greater than the maximum allowed
> > margin.) Next to the placement panel is the Scale panel .
Checking To
> > Fit will size the image to fit into the printable area of the
page.
> > Alternatively, you can also specify a scale factor for the
image."
> > >
> > > Hope this is helpful.
> > >
> > > Diane
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: David Lee
> > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:57 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: QTR printing a line near edge
of
> > sheet
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >How does a small 5x5 inch image placed in the centre of a
white
> > > >8.5x11 inch sheet extend over the printable area of the
paper?
> > >
> > > How or why it does this I have no idea. All I know is that it
has
> > happened
> > > to me twice and each time I cropped some white off until the
> > image file was
> > > smaller than the printable area and it worked fine.
> > >
> > > >Even if QTR interprets the entire 8.5x11 file as having
printable
> > > >information it should see the 1.75 inches on the sides of
the
> > image
> > > >as 'white' or 'nothing to print' and not print a dark line
down
> > the
> > > >side of the sheet - surely ?
> > >
> > > You'll have to ask Roy about the "why."
> > >
> > > >Or am I not understanding your solution/workaround?
> > > >Should I be going back to PS and 'cropping'/'removing' the
white
> > > >background from the perimeter of the file?
> > >
> > > That's what I did.
> > >
> > > >What do you do if you want to print full width or length of
a
> > sheet
> > > >size?
> > >
> > > Don't know.
> > >
> > > David Lee
> > >
> > >
> ======================================================
> ====
> > > > This has also happened to me, but only when I print an
image
> > that
> > > extends
> > > > over the printable areas of the paper, just as you printed
an
> > image
> > > file
> > > > with a size of 8.5 x 11 on the same size paper. I simply
cropped
> > > some of the
> > > > (white) edge from the file and printed it again. This time
no
> > line.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, this is my first posting in a long time and I
just
> > want
> > > to say
> > > > what a great program QTR is. (I'm printing with an Epson
2200
> > and
> > > > Ultrachrome inks.) If I had had it three years ago it would
have
> > > saved me a
> > > > lot of trouble.
> > > >
> > > > David Lee
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "frankg_photo" <fh.gross@s...>
> > > > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 4:48 PM
> > > > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: QTR printing a line near edge of
sheet
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Got 2.2 installed now - first print coming through and it's
> > still
> > > > printing the thin line 1/8 from the paper edge.
> > > >
> > > > I dont get this when I do a col print via the epson driver.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> ======================================================
> ==============
> > > > > > Frank,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It sounds like a bug that was fixed awhile ago. You
should
> > > > > > run the latest version 2.2a
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Roy
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