Digital BW, The Print

OK I will take my turn wearing the "stupid" sign.  I've been trying to get my output to actually 
be centered horizontally and vertically with my Epson R2400.  I am printing from Photoshop 
CS2.  I making use of the ICC profiles.  Is there something that everyone else knows that I 
obviously don't?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "maddoxmb"
<maddoxmb@...> wrote:
>
> OK I will take my turn wearing the "stupid" sign.  I've been trying
to get my output to actually 
> be centered horizontally and vertically with my Epson R2400.  I am
printing from Photoshop 
> CS2.  I making use of the ICC profiles.  Is there something that
everyone else knows that I 
> obviously don't?
>


I'm using a 1280 but maybe the print dialogue is similiar.  From PS I
select print with preview.  On my dialogue there is a check box to
center the image.  Check that box and then go the to page set up and
go to the printer properties where you select paper type, print
quality etc.  I select the "paper" tab and check the "centered" box
under the "Printable Area".

If I only select the the center image from the PS print dialogue, my
images aren't centered.  Hope it works for you.

Earl

I've wondered about this, too. 
Pretty bizarre that my much older Epson printers have an option in the
printer driver to CENTER the image.

Why the 2400 doesn't have this is beyond me.

Best
Howard
 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "maddoxmb"
<maddoxmb@...> wrote:
>
> OK I will take my turn wearing the "stupid" sign.  I've been trying
to get my output to actually 
> be centered horizontally and vertically with my Epson R2400.  I am
printing from Photoshop 
> CS2.  I making use of the ICC profiles.  Is there something that
everyone else knows that I 
> obviously don't?
>

There's a check box in the "Print with Preview" section.

Evan


 In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "how786" 
<how786@...> wrote:
>
>   I've wondered about this, too. 
> Pretty bizarre that my much older Epson printers have an option in 
the

> printer driver to CENTER the image.
> 
> Why the 2400 doesn't have this is beyond me.
> 
> Best
> Howard
>

The R2400 is the first Epson printer, out of the 3 I've had, that
centres its images _correctly_, as long as I check the 'Center Image'
box in the PS 'Print With Preview' dialog.

I don't know why your image isn't centred correctly, unless the
physical paper size differs from the paper size configured in the
Epson driver, or you haven't checked the box in PS.

There are some annoying aspects to the driver, but, in my experience,
centring the image isn't one of them.

Regards,

Alan

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "maddoxmb"
<maddoxmb@...> wrote:
>
> OK I will take my turn wearing the "stupid" sign.  I've been trying
to get my output to actually 
> be centered horizontally and vertically with my Epson R2400.  I am
printing from Photoshop 
> CS2.  I making use of the ICC profiles.  Is there something that
everyone else knows that I 
> obviously don't?
>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "maddoxmb" <maddoxmb@...> 
wrote:
>
> OK I will take my turn wearing the "stupid" sign.  I've been trying to get my output to 
actually 
> be centered horizontally and vertically with my Epson R2400.  I am printing from 
Photoshop 
> CS2.  I making use of the ICC profiles.  Is there something that everyone else knows that I 
> obviously don't?
>

There is an issue with my Epson and using OS X.  There is a page called Page Set Up that will 
come up in PS when hitting print w/preview.  I believe it is a Mac page as it comes up in other 
programs before the Epson page.  On this page are a number of defaults, Settings; Format 
For, etc.  The default, Format For, will often go to Any Printer, rather than the Epson R220 I 
have installed.  When it goes to Any Printer I will have an offset of about a quarter inch even 
though the Center box is ticked on the Epson Driver Page that follows.  I have to remember 
to go to this page first and check that My Printer is defaulted to and not Any Printer even 
though I am using the same page orientation, etc. as the last time I printed.  Worth a check.

I think you may have identified my issue.  I am using a Mac running OS X.  After reading 
your posting I remember seeing that same dialog box and seeing the "Any Printer".  I am 
going to experiment and see if I can replicate my issue paying attention to what is in that 
dialog box.

Thanks
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "robert49brake" 
<robert49brake@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "maddoxmb" <maddoxmb@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > OK I will take my turn wearing the "stupid" sign.  I've been trying to get my output to 
> actually 
> > be centered horizontally and vertically with my Epson R2400.  I am printing from 
> Photoshop 
> > CS2.  I making use of the ICC profiles.  Is there something that everyone else knows 
that I 
> > obviously don't?
> >
> 
> There is an issue with my Epson and using OS X.  There is a page called Page Set Up that 
will 
> come up in PS when hitting print w/preview.  I believe it is a Mac page as it comes up in 
other 
> programs before the Epson page.  On this page are a number of defaults, Settings; 
Format 
> For, etc.  The default, Format For, will often go to Any Printer, rather than the Epson 
R220 I 
> have installed.  When it goes to Any Printer I will have an offset of about a quarter inch 
even 
> though the Center box is ticked on the Epson Driver Page that follows.  I have to 
remember 
> to go to this page first and check that My Printer is defaulted to and not Any Printer 
even 
> though I am using the same page orientation, etc. as the last time I printed.  Worth a 
check.
>