Digital BW, The Print

> Hi Dave.... if printing from Photoshop, in Page Setup, on the "Format
> for" pulldown, did you select your printer type or leave it at "Any
> Printer?"  Leaving the pulldown at Any Printer seems to give
> uncentered results.
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Brinson"
> <davidbrinson@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,  I just received and set up my 1280 which I will be using for 
> > B&W but decided to run a few test prints with the color inks first.  
> > The color is nice but when testing on 4x6 paper (landscape setting), 
> > the printed image is not centered:  the image size to be printed was 
> > 4x6; the paper size, 4x6; with or without the "borders" box checked, 
> > they all are the same:  lead edge, 6mm border; bottom edge, 2mm 
> > border; trailing edge, 3mm border; top edge, no border, hence, printed 
> > image size, 3 7/8  x 5 5/8, +/-.  I did print the same 4x6 image on 
> > 8.5x11 and it did print a 4x6 image but not perfectly centered when I 
> > had it set up to do so.  Any clues?  I hope this printer didn't 
> > receive too many bumps with UPS on trhe way here.  Any help greatly 
> > appreciated.
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
>

> Hi there!
> Came across this awhile back when I had a 1280 and PS7:
> 
> http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_page/page_layout.htm
> 
> This should help at least get you close to "why" your prints don't get 
> centered, and can show you a way to fix it. It uses Mac OSX, but I run 
> windoze and the info applied as well.
> 
> KeithR
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Brinson" 
> <davidbrinson@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,  I just received and set up my 1280 which I will be using for 
> > B&W but decided to run a few test prints with the color inks first.  
> > The color is nice but when testing on 4x6 paper (landscape setting), 
> > the printed image is not centered:  the image size to be printed was 
> > 4x6; the paper size, 4x6; with or without the "borders" box checked, 
> > they all are the same:  lead edge, 6mm border; bottom edge, 2mm 
> > border; trailing edge, 3mm border; top edge, no border, hence, 
> printed 
> > image size, 3 7/8  x 5 5/8, +/-.  I did print the same 4x6 image on 
> > 8.5x11 and it did print a 4x6 image but not perfectly centered when 
> I 
> > had it set up to do so.  Any clues?  I hope this printer didn't 
> > receive too many bumps with UPS on trhe way here.  Any help greatly 
> > appreciated.
> >
> 
> 
> 
>

> Hi there!
> Came across this awhile back when I had a 1280 and PS7:
> 
> http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_page/page_layout.htm
> 
> This should help at least get you close to "why" your prints don't get 
> centered, and can show you a way to fix it. It uses Mac OSX, but I run 
> windoze and the info applied as well.
> 
> KeithR
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Brinson" 
> <davidbrinson@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,  I just received and set up my 1280 which I will be using for 
> > B&W but decided to run a few test prints with the color inks first.  
> > The color is nice but when testing on 4x6 paper (landscape setting), 
> > the printed image is not centered:  the image size to be printed was 
> > 4x6; the paper size, 4x6; with or without the "borders" box checked, 
> > they all are the same:  lead edge, 6mm border; bottom edge, 2mm 
> > border; trailing edge, 3mm border; top edge, no border, hence, 
> printed 
> > image size, 3 7/8  x 5 5/8, +/-.  I did print the same 4x6 image on 
> > 8.5x11 and it did print a 4x6 image but not perfectly centered when 
> I 
> > had it set up to do so.  Any clues?  I hope this printer didn't 
> > receive too many bumps with UPS on trhe way here.  Any help greatly 
> > appreciated.
> >
> 
> 
> 
>

>
> Thanks Keith,   I'll give it a try.
> 
> Dave
> ---- "Keith R." <kjrslr@...> wrote: 
> > Hi there!
> > Came across this awhile back when I had a 1280 and PS7:
> > 
> > http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_page/page_layout.htm
> > 
> > This should help at least get you close to "why" your prints don't get 
> > centered, and can show you a way to fix it. It uses Mac OSX, but I run 
> > windoze and the info applied as well.
> > 
> > KeithR
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Brinson" 
> > <davidbrinson@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,  I just received and set up my 1280 which I will be using for 
> > > B&W but decided to run a few test prints with the color inks first.  
> > > The color is nice but when testing on 4x6 paper (landscape setting), 
> > > the printed image is not centered:  the image size to be printed was 
> > > 4x6; the paper size, 4x6; with or without the "borders" box checked, 
> > > they all are the same:  lead edge, 6mm border; bottom edge, 2mm 
> > > border; trailing edge, 3mm border; top edge, no border, hence, 
> > printed 
> > > image size, 3 7/8  x 5 5/8, +/-.  I did print the same 4x6 image on 
> > > 8.5x11 and it did print a 4x6 image but not perfectly centered when 
> > I 
> > > had it set up to do so.  Any clues?  I hope this printer didn't 
> > > receive too many bumps with UPS on trhe way here.  Any help greatly 
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
>

> Dave,
>     I ran into this problem with my 1280 when I upgraded to OS 10.4/PS Elements 4, but 
> was able to get equal margins all around by setting up custom page sizes with a 0.25 
> margin on all sides. Although the computer-darkroom.com article says that OS 10 doesn't 
> support custom pages sizes, that is apparently no longer true.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, <davidbrinson@...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Keith,   I'll give it a try.
> > 
> > Dave
> > ---- "Keith R." <kjrslr@...> wrote: 
> > > Hi there!
> > > Came across this awhile back when I had a 1280 and PS7:
> > > 
> > > http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_page/page_layout.htm
> > > 
> > > This should help at least get you close to "why" your prints don't get 
> > > centered, and can show you a way to fix it. It uses Mac OSX, but I run 
> > > windoze and the info applied as well.
> > > 
> > > KeithR
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Brinson" 
> > > <davidbrinson@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello,  I just received and set up my 1280 which I will be using for 
> > > > B&W but decided to run a few test prints with the color inks first.  
> > > > The color is nice but when testing on 4x6 paper (landscape setting), 
> > > > the printed image is not centered:  the image size to be printed was 
> > > > 4x6; the paper size, 4x6; with or without the "borders" box checked, 
> > > > they all are the same:  lead edge, 6mm border; bottom edge, 2mm 
> > > > border; trailing edge, 3mm border; top edge, no border, hence, 
> > > printed 
> > > > image size, 3 7/8  x 5 5/8, +/-.  I did print the same 4x6 image on 
> > > > 8.5x11 and it did print a 4x6 image but not perfectly centered when 
> > > I 
> > > > had it set up to do so.  Any clues?  I hope this printer didn't 
> > > > receive too many bumps with UPS on trhe way here.  Any help greatly 
> > > > appreciated.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> 
>

> I get to a centering choice by page setup > printer properties > paper and
> then printable > centered. 
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