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Title: Custom Size on new computer Post by: dannac on November 08, 2020, 10:10:30 PM Just got a new Win 10 machine and upgraded to the latest QIU.
I like to make my prints 1/8" larger than needed as it makes it easier with trimming to size with my paper cutter. Setup my 1st custom size at 8.125 x 10.125. The paper size shows correctly before I import an image, but changes after an image is imported. This change did not happen on my old Win 7 machine, so probably just a setting I do not have correct in this new version, but not sure what it is. Please see image attached. (http://dannaphoto.com/WebHold/Qimage_CustomSize.jpg) Title: Re: Custom Size on new computer Post by: admin on November 08, 2020, 11:09:02 PM I see two things that could potentially cause this. One is that the first screen shot shows "auto crop" is turned off. That will make the print conform to the aspect ratio of the image: you'd have to turn auto cropping (scissors icon) on to get the exact size specified. Also, I see you are using a Pro-100. The printable area of a Pro-100 on 8.5 x 11 paper is 8.0 x 10.685 inches so it cannot print an 8.13 x 10.13 image unless the driver is set to borderless. I don't think you have borderless activated in the driver settings because the first screen shows "Poster Mode" indicating that 8.13 x 10.13 is too big for one sheet of paper.
Regards, Mike Title: Re: Custom Size on new computer Post by: dannac on November 10, 2020, 10:16:29 PM I see two things that could potentially cause this. One is that the first screen shot shows "auto crop" is turned off. That will make the print conform to the aspect ratio of the image: you'd have to turn auto cropping (scissors icon) on to get the exact size specified. Also, I see you are using a Pro-100. The printable area of a Pro-100 on 8.5 x 11 paper is 8.0 x 10.685 inches so it cannot print an 8.13 x 10.13 image unless the driver is set to borderless. I don't think you have borderless activated in the driver settings because the first screen shows "Poster Mode" indicating that 8.13 x 10.13 is too big for one sheet of paper. Regards, Mike Thanks Mike .... tried your suggestions but still cannot get the 8.13. Turned on auto crop and went into the driver settings and chose borderless. Though it seems every time I look in the driver settings, borderless is no longer checked. Title: Re: Custom Size on new computer Post by: Roy Sletcher on November 10, 2020, 11:15:53 PM I see two things that could potentially cause this. One is that the first screen shot shows "auto crop" is turned off. That will make the print conform to the aspect ratio of the image: you'd have to turn auto cropping (scissors icon) on to get the exact size specified. Also, I see you are using a Pro-100. The printable area of a Pro-100 on 8.5 x 11 paper is 8.0 x 10.685 inches so it cannot print an 8.13 x 10.13 image unless the driver is set to borderless. I don't think you have borderless activated in the driver settings because the first screen shows "Poster Mode" indicating that 8.13 x 10.13 is too big for one sheet of paper. Regards, Mike Thanks Mike .... tried your suggestions but still cannot get the 8.13. Turned on auto crop and went into the driver settings and chose borderless. Though it seems every time I look in the driver settings, borderless is no longer checked. I have a work around that is very simple. Unfortunately got a ZOOM conference in a few minutes, so will post the details with explanatory pics later this evening. Pretty sure it will solve the OP's problem. -Roy Sletcher- Title: Re: Custom Size on new computer Post by: Roy Sletcher on November 11, 2020, 03:49:24 AM OK - I'm back and hopefully this is a viable solution.
If I read your problem correctly the task is to print on the PRO 100 an image area 8.125 inches by 10.125 inches on an 8 x11 sheet. You have not been able to do this because the fixed margins imposed by Canon give a smaller image size than the desired figure above. SOLUTION: Set up your Pro100 as normal BUT in the page setup tab select borderless and where you select the option of "Amount of extension move the slider to the far left Minimum Position. This will have the effect of reducing the fixed borders to a smaller amount that will permit an image to be sized to 8.125x10.125. I have used this techniques to print hundreds of 7x10 cards with smaller borders than the regular Canon defined borders so it should work for your size. Hopefully the images showing this will reproduce well enough for you to see the concept. Let me know if this solves tour problem -rs- Title: Re: Custom Size on new computer Post by: dannac on November 12, 2020, 10:38:02 AM If I read your problem correctly the task is to print on the PRO 100 an image area 8.125 inches by 10.125 inches on an 8 x11 sheet. You have not been able to do this because the fixed margins imposed by Canon give a smaller image size than the desired figure above. SOLUTION: Set up your Pro100 as normal BUT in the page setup tab select borderless and where you select the option of "Amount of extension move the slider to the far left Minimum Position. This will have the effect of reducing the fixed borders to a smaller amount that will permit an image to be sized to 8.125x10.125. Yes Roy ... that is my problem. Thanks for your input and I tried your solution but it has not fixed the problem. Best I get is still 8.00 x 10.13. Must be something with my driver software as every time I go back into the driver settings the border option is no longer checked or active in both Quick Setup and Page Setup tabs. (http://dannaphoto.com/WebHold/QI_Borderless.jpg) Title: Re: Custom Size on new computer Post by: admin on November 12, 2020, 01:32:35 PM In case something got "stuck" in the driver settings, hold the shift key while you click the "Properties" button to reset driver settings. Then set up your media size, media type, borderless, etc. in the driver. See if the borderless setting sticks after that.
Regards, Mike Title: Re: Custom Size on new computer Post by: dannac on November 12, 2020, 10:07:40 PM In case something got "stuck" in the driver settings, hold the shift key while you click the "Properties" button to reset driver settings. Then set up your media size, media type, borderless, etc. in the driver. See if the borderless setting sticks after that. Regards, Mike That seems to have worked ... setup all my custom sizes, and all gave correct readings. Thank you ! |