Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

I want to print my proms.  How would I keep my 5x7's and wallets together and not spread out?   I don't want to cut each wallet.  Is there a way to print like Photoshops package print?

Johnny,
I assume you want to make sets of prints with the 5 x 7s and wallets of the same person printing in a group?

Or do you mean all the 5 x 7s together and all the wallets together.??

Before I go off in the wrong direction, please clarify!!

Fred

Yes, keep the 2 5x7 together and the 8 wallets together.  I want to save time cutting.

I don't know your paper size, so I made a sample on A3.

Just set print placement to COMPACT, set size to 5 x 7, then add the 2- 5x7, change the size to wallet and add the 8 images.
Make sure the 5 x 7s are deselected before changing sizes. Use Right mouse menu from the large preview screen, and click DESELECT.

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Fred

Thanks for this example, Fred.  I do this so seldom that I had forgotten how easy it is.

Any advice on marking print edges (for cutting, that is) in this scenario?  I once set the smallest possible white B+ border on each print and wound up with a hairline between each print.  Wouldn't work too well if one edge of the photo was very light in color, of course.  How do you do this?

Use Center or Optimal spaced placement.
The original poster asked for all prints butted together.

Fred

Okay, my bad.  I picked the dashed black/white line option for marking the print edges, but the line is so fine I couldn't see it on my monitor, and was thinking that perhaps you couldn't mark edges in a "butted together" layout.  Shows just fine on the printout.  Thanks again.

I'm still trying to print packages.  I want the wallets in sets of 8 together, 4 on top and 4 on bottom, just like a lab does and Photoshops package printing plugin.

How about some information!
What size paper, ?  What printer?
I have no idea what a Photo Shop printing package plug-in is or what it costs, but I assure you that Qimage can easily make a package for you.
If you would kindly tell us exactly what you are doing on what size paper, we can take care of the question in one shot.

Last month, you asked about 2 5 x 7 and and wallets together, and we made a template and posted it for you. Did that work out?

In this question, you want 8 wallets; 4 across the top, and 4 across below that group.

Assuming 8.5 x 11 paper, and assuming that wallets are 2 x 3, I simply place a 2 x 3 template in the queue as a place holder, and add 4 images. Since the printable area is 10.7 and I am adding 2" wide prints, 5 prints would fit side by side. So the placeholder occupies the extra print space and I get 4 wallets across.
I do the same thing below that row. Add one template, and then add 4 images.
I don't know if this is what you want. You wall have to give some more information.
See screen snap.
You can also add a .25 inch white border (B+) which would take the place of the template. Then only 4 wallets will fit across the page.
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Let me know!   Fred

24" paper.  The wallet example is what I would like to get.  I used the Photoshop packing printing plugin because I thought everyone use photoshop.  I print alot of sports photos and the way Qimage lays out wallets all over the page doesn't work for me.  I've stopped using it.

I really do not know what you want to hear.
You can set User Defined paper size to 8.5 x 11, and follow the directions above.
You can make your own package of preset printing templates as shown in my example from last month and SAVE as a LAYOUT.
At this point, I strongly urge you to click on the link below and visit the videos that show you how to make your own layout; step by step..


http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage-u/learn.htm

Fred

The layout works out fine when printing on 8.5 x 11 paper.  But I print on 24" paper and when I use the layout it still spreads out the wallets.  I've watched the video.  Any ideas?

Make your layout using the driver all set to print on 24" wide.
Then save that as a new layout.
Fred