Printing Question

[elwoodsusanm]

Why whenever I print do I get the message that the image is larger than the media? I like to print boderless and trying to judge just how far to the edge to put things is very difficult. Is there a simple solution?:confused: My printers are Epson R300 and 1400 series.

[frank abramonte]

Here's a test page which will show the exact printing area of your printer.
If you prefer, you can make your own test page.
Save this to your desktop, open in either PSE or Photoshop and print. You can test it as print with border and print boderless.
If you have some very important photos to print, you can print this on plain paper and then put the paper back in the printer and print your photo on it. The rules will show the exact cropping you will get on the final prints.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/17CV9isw5cfKHWuZRkKloq2ooThwt1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=17CV9isw5cfKHWuZRkKloq2ooThwt1)

[elwoodsusanm]

Thank you Frank :) How do I actually use this:o I print either A4 or 30cmx30cm in the main. This has bugged me for years:mad:
Sue

[TonyW]

I have the R300 and I used to get that message with PSE3 I think but haven't seen it for a while - don't know quite why because even when I got the message it printed borderless fine - I think it was because when you print borderless it actually prints slightly bigger so as not to leave a border.

What I've found works well is to crop to the paper size, go into Page Setup and Printer Properties and set the paper size to be the same as the cropped size, paper type, check borderless and in the Page Layout tab move the Borderless expansion slider to Minimum. With my R300 that minimizes the overspray and I seem to be able to usually avoid white edges. Using PSE6 I then check the Scale to Fit Media tab (I think it might have been a bit different in other versions) and it prints borderless with no messages and no white lines and almost no overspray although you will still lose a little bit off the edges.

Tony

[frank abramonte]

Sue, make up a document in the paper sizes you use. Draw the lines spaced as I have on my document.
Start with a 1 pixel black rule 1/8" in on all four sides and repeat every 1/8" for 3/8 "or 1/2" into the paper.
You can use the rulers to space the rules, just enlarge so you can clearly see the 1/8" ruler marks.
Type some type in the center to give you orientation of the printing to the paper.
If you have a problem, let me know and I'll make one for you.

[frank abramonte]

Sue, here is you A4 test page:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1lmSZCDsjsFWCiElICQqCNx3WiceNg0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1lmSZCDsjsFWCiElICQqCNx3WiceNg0)

[elwoodsusanm]

Thank you Frank :) I will keep fiddling until I get it:eek: