Posted by Kelly Rowe on January 24, 2007 at 10:05 AM
I've prepared a sample calendar page in CS2 that on screen is 13 by 19 inches. When I print it on my R2400 it prints out at about 9 by 13 inches. In fact, I tried to print it a little bigger setting the longest dimension to 21 inches, and it clipped the image as if it were only printing the first 19 inches. I know there is a knob to turn to synch up the resolutions, but I'm not sure where it is. Help!
I'm not sure what you mean by "on screen". When you bring up the "Image Size" window, does it say 13x19?
Guy
Posted by Kelly Rowe on January 24, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Yes, the image size in CS2 is set to 13 by 19 inches. I have the rulers up and they confirm that. Yet the printed size is much smaller; about 9 by 13 inches.
Kelly
Posted by Mark Stahlke on January 24, 2007 at 1:10 PM
I'm not familiar with your R2400 but I'll hazard a guess anyway. It sounds like the printer driver is set to a smaller paper size (11x14, perhaps) and it's scaling the output to fit the paper.
Is it possible you're trying to print a landscape image in portrait mode or vice versa?
Guy
Posted by Evan Anderman on January 24, 2007 at 1:27 PM
If you use "Print With Preview" in PS then you'll be able to see exactly how it is going to print. From there you can make sure the printer is set to the correct paper size and orientation (via the Page Setup button on the right) and that the image is going to print the way you want it.
Posted by Kelly Rowe on January 24, 2007 at 1:51 PM
I'm printing in portrait orientation, and the preview appears to fill the 13 by 19 paper. All very wierd...
Posted by David Trow on January 24, 2007 at 3:28 PM
Kelly,
I have had this problem on my 4800 and 2200, if you size it in photoshop and in the printers menu, the problem shoud end
Dave
I have a R2400 and if I want to fill the paper, almost... I will use the sheetfeeder/borderless setting. That seems to take care of it. Also double check your page setup %, you might have done a test print at a smaller size and forgot. I know I rarely check that, except when I want to change it, then forget to change it back.
Posted by Cliff Beittel on January 27, 2007 at 8:46 PM
"double check your page setup %"
Be sure, too, to select "Minimize Margins" in the Epson print menu (though that alone wouldn't account for the size of the error you're getting).
I think I got it... from a BetterPhoto forum
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How can I print the whole image that I captured without Photoshop cropping some of it out when I print? I capture in Raw off a Canon 5D and am using Photoshop CS2, printing on a Epson 3800. I am enlarging photos to 16x20, and for some reason, I can't seem to figure out, it crops the photo. When I do them as a 4x6 with a border ... I get the whole thing, it seems crazy to me that you can't print the whole photo that you see??? I would love some help.
ANSWER 1:
Unfortunately, you will have to crop to print at the size you desire, 16 x 20. Your camera, as do most DSLRs, has a sensor with a 3:2 aspect ratio. The image size you want is 2.5:2 ratio. I try to print in image sizes that correspond to the aspect ratio of the camera; i.e. 8 x 12, 12 x 18, 16 x 24. You are able to get a full 4 x 6 print as that is also the aspect ratio that matches your camera. If you need to print an image that is not the same ratio as your camera's sensor, you must crop (as I said earlier). This means you'll have to leave room around the edges with no important detail. Hope this helps.
ANSWER 2:
As pointed out, what’s bothering you is called aspect ratio. Most modern cameras are designed with film or image sensor chip in the shape of a rectangle. You could still buy a square format film cameras, it makes an image 2_x2_ inches. Your camera was designed around a format taken from the 35mm film camera. This format has the dimensions of 24mm x 36mm. Note that the length is exactly 1.5 times the height. Your digital camera has the same aspect ratio, which has become the defacto standard. Stated another way, whatever the height, multiply this value by 1.5 to derive the length.
Now allow me to explain your problem:
Let’s start making a 4x6 print. Your software adjusts the image (magnification) so that the image printed will exactly fit the 4 inch height dimension. Now your camera produces an image that is longer than the height. In fact the image is 1.5 times loner. Thus: 4 x 1.5 = 6. That translates to a 4x6 exact fit no cropping.
Now let's make a 16x20:
Your software adjusts the image magnification to exactly match the 16 inch requirement. However, the long dimension must be 1.5 times this value or 16 x 1.5 = 24 inches. Sorry, the 24-inch length is too long, it won’t fit the 16 x 20 piece of paper. Now the software logic causes 4 inches to be lopped off. Happily or unhappily the software crops off 2 inches from each end. You see, you picked a size, 16x20 that is more "square" in size. Had you ordered your software to display all the image (no crop) it would be forced to cause the image to be distorted. You see this all the time when a wide-screen movie title is displayed on a standard width TV. The broadcast engineer distorts the image and the people are squashed as they appear too tall.
Now next time you should make a 13.3x20 or a 16x24. In other words, whatever height you choose, the length mus t be 1.5 times that number or you crop or distort which ever comes first.
Posted by Les Barstow on January 30, 2007 at 11:58 PM
Another guess...
Is your screen resolution correctly set in PS CS2? Create a document that's 4x6", then Zoom to Print Size. Measure with a physical ruler... If it's not 4x6", you probably need to set your Preferences (Units and Rulers) to use a different screen resolution. Traditional screens used to be 72ppi, but are now more commonly 96ppi (PC) or 100ppi (Mac); HD screens can be higher than that...
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11 repliesKelly
I'm not sure what you mean by "on screen". When you bring up the "Image Size" window, does it say 13x19?
Guy
Kelly
Cheers,
Guy
I have had this problem on my 4800 and 2200, if you size it in photoshop and in the printers menu, the problem shoud end
Dave
Be sure, too, to select "Minimize Margins" in the Epson print menu (though that alone wouldn't account for the size of the error you're getting).
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How can I print the whole image that I captured without Photoshop cropping some of it out when I print? I capture in Raw off a Canon 5D and am using Photoshop CS2, printing on a Epson 3800. I am enlarging photos to 16x20, and for some reason, I can't seem to figure out, it crops the photo. When I do them as a 4x6 with a border ... I get the whole thing, it seems crazy to me that you can't print the whole photo that you see??? I would love some help.
ANSWER 1:
Unfortunately, you will have to crop to print at the size you desire, 16 x 20. Your camera, as do most DSLRs, has a sensor with a 3:2 aspect ratio. The image size you want is 2.5:2 ratio. I try to print in image sizes that correspond to the aspect ratio of the camera; i.e. 8 x 12, 12 x 18, 16 x 24. You are able to get a full 4 x 6 print as that is also the aspect ratio that matches your camera. If you need to print an image that is not the same ratio as your camera's sensor, you must crop (as I said earlier). This means you'll have to leave room around the edges with no important detail. Hope this helps.
ANSWER 2:
As pointed out, what’s bothering you is called aspect ratio. Most modern cameras are designed with film or image sensor chip in the shape of a rectangle. You could still buy a square format film cameras, it makes an image 2_x2_ inches. Your camera was designed around a format taken from the 35mm film camera. This format has the dimensions of 24mm x 36mm. Note that the length is exactly 1.5 times the height. Your digital camera has the same aspect ratio, which has become the defacto standard. Stated another way, whatever the height, multiply this value by 1.5 to derive the length.
Now allow me to explain your problem:
Let’s start making a 4x6 print. Your software adjusts the image (magnification) so that the image printed will exactly fit the 4 inch height dimension. Now your camera produces an image that is longer than the height. In fact the image is 1.5 times loner. Thus: 4 x 1.5 = 6. That translates to a 4x6 exact fit no cropping.
Now let's make a 16x20:
Your software adjusts the image magnification to exactly match the 16 inch requirement. However, the long dimension must be 1.5 times this value or 16 x 1.5 = 24 inches. Sorry, the 24-inch length is too long, it won’t fit the 16 x 20 piece of paper. Now the software logic causes 4 inches to be lopped off. Happily or unhappily the software crops off 2 inches from each end. You see, you picked a size, 16x20 that is more "square" in size. Had you ordered your software to display all the image (no crop) it would be forced to cause the image to be distorted. You see this all the time when a wide-screen movie title is displayed on a standard width TV. The broadcast engineer distorts the image and the people are squashed as they appear too tall.
Now next time you should make a 13.3x20 or a 16x24. In other words, whatever height you choose, the length mus t be 1.5 times that number or you crop or distort which ever comes first.
Is your screen resolution correctly set in PS CS2? Create a document that's 4x6", then Zoom to Print Size. Measure with a physical ruler... If it's not 4x6", you probably need to set your Preferences (Units and Rulers) to use a different screen resolution. Traditional screens used to be 72ppi, but are now more commonly 96ppi (PC) or 100ppi (Mac); HD screens can be higher than that...