QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Greg,

You are using PrintTool, right? I've seen this before, though it's been a while. I think it has something to do with the relation between Paper Size, Image Size, and margins.

Assuming you have already sized the image how you want it in Ps, and that there are sufficient margins for your paper size, make sure that scaling in PT is at 100%. (Seems like that should be the default but sometimes it changes spontaneously.) Then click the bull's-eye (center) button under Position. If you add a margin to the image in Ps (like what we do with PiezoDN to print clear edges) be sure that it is not larger than the paper size - not even by a tiny fraction.

I usually use custom page sizes too, and set the margins equal all around - usually zero - but I also never print closer than an inch to the edge so that doesn't really matter. I do notice that there is sometimes a tiny offset (something like 1/100th or less) when using the center button, but that can be overridden by entering the position numbers manually. But this is nothing like the mis-positioning you are talking about.

As I';m writing this, I'm starting to think I maybe I haven't had this problem since PrintTool came out. I definitely remember it happening occasionally back when I had a 7600 and was printing with QTR directly from Photoshop on a G4 or G5 running on Leopard or earlier.

Rereading this, I doubt it will be of much help, but I'm posting anyway. ;)

Cheers,

Keith

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On May 19, 2017, at 9:55 PM, greg@gregbrophy.com [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

ok so I figured out that the main problem is the image is not centered or is printing 2 inches lower than it should. It's definately a QTR issue. I print from Photoshop with no problem. I choose letter centered and the sides are ok, but the top is really off. My margins are at .125 on top and the sides and .556 on the bottom.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Hey Greg,

Roy's comments struck a memory of when this happened with my 7600 long ago. Be absolutely sure it's not set to roll on the printer itself. I'm not sure about the 7880, but on the 7600 it was easy to inadvertently switch to roll on the printer panel even though I never used rolls. This would always mess up any positioning via software.

I don't have any paper size selections with "Centered" in the name for my current printers, and don't recall any for the 7600, so I don't know what to say about that. I make my own custom sizes anyhow, even for the standard ones, so maybe try making a custom 8.5 x 11 setup with equal margins. Resizing in PT shouldn't matter unless maybe somehow it thinks your canvas size is larger than the paper size, but even then you should see it in the preview, and get a warning about clipping.

Check your printer panel settings.

Cheers,

Keith

Keith Schreiber

jkschreiber.com

On May 22, 2017, at 3:29 PM, greg@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Keith and Roy,

Thanks for answering. I am printing two images in one 7x9 area on 8.5x11 paper. A photo and a 21 step chart. I am using the Print Tool app. I have printed many times before with no problems. I even installed it on another computer and got the same problem. It seems to push it down about 2 inches more than it should from the top. I will take a photo of one, but it literally stops halfway through the image. I was able to get some images to print using 11x17 inch paper and centering it. I am using an Epson 7880.

Under Printer in the Print Tool App I have chosen Quad7880, Paper size is Letter Centered. Under QuadToneRip I have QuandTone Rip 16 bit chosen and the paper feed is Sheet Feed.

I do resize the images in the Print Tool and I will try to print one out without resizing it to see if that makes a difference.