Obtaining borderless prints.

[kiddpete]

Whether I print on my Epson 2200 or at commercial facilities, every time I try to obtain borderless prints part of the outer image is cropped. This is true even though Photoshop tells me that an image is exactly 4x6, for example, if the current ppi setting is used.

Does anyone know how to get a borderless print with zero cropping?

 

[mscallisto]

I certainly don't know the answer but did a google on "borderless prints photoshop" and found quite a few suggestions pertaining to Epson printers, some driver changes some cropping tips.

 

[kiddpete]

Hmmm, when I google on that, all I get is a handful of references to Photoshop Elements. I have PS CS2.

 

[rickwells]

I would guess that in the case of the commercial prints, I would guess that the images are printed then trimmed to size. Therefore a bleed is required and if you supply exactly 6X4 size the printers will enlarge your images to create the bleed.
Look closely at the prints and you should find that the image is very slightly larger ( although crooped at the edges).
Determine how much you are losing on the edges and add an extra bit of image all round when you do your sizing in photoshop.
As for your Epsom printer - I don't have any experience with these photo printers but the same rules might apply.

 

[Neil Toulouse]

I have a similar problem with my HP photo printer if I print to it directly from Photoshop.

If, however, I save the image and then use the HP software to print it, I get a perfect print.

I have a feeling this is something to do with the printer's resolution, ie your image is 300dpi but the printer is optimised to say 297dpi so cropping occurs if printing from PS. The HP software 'knows' this and re-rez's the image for the printer.

...but I could be talking rubbish!!

Neil

I like work. It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours...

 

[kiddpete]

FatSlug,

You are actually talking about ppi (pixels per inch) in Photoshop. Dpi is dots per inch which refers to the printer's specifications. The software doesn't care what the ppi is. The only thing that matters is the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical axis. If those numbers are in the right proportion, the printer should output a perfectly sized print.

When I print, I usually use a dpi setting of 1440 which I've been told is sufficient to get the best output on my printer. The ppi{/b] setting could be anything from 150 to several hundred (600 or better). Those two settings have very little to do with each other.