Epson R300 - Printing issue

[LD]

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar problems with this
printer.

Whenever I print photos (usually from Photoshop), I have to manually bump
the DPI on the image to somewhere above 720 to get a decent print. I've
tried printing images at 300 DPI (which I would think should be fine), but
they all turn out very grainy.

Anyone else have this problem? Is there a fix or have I missed a setting
somewhere?

The settings I use include:
- best photo quailty
- color controls - gamma 1.8
- color mode: Epson vivid
- high speed
- edge smoothing

I'm running WinXP Pro and have the latest printer drivers installed.

Any suggestions?

 

[Jim]

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar problems with this
printer.

Whenever I print photos (usually from Photoshop), I have to manually bump
the DPI on the image to somewhere above 720 to get a decent print. I've
tried printing images at 300 DPI (which I would think should be fine), but
they all turn out very grainy.

If you mean pixels per inch, 300 should indeed be fine. However, if you
mean dots per inch, then 300 dots per inch would not be very good at all.
Do not confuse dots per inch with pixels per inch. It takes at least 3 dots
per inch to make a pixel. Printer manufacturere usually quote dots per inch
because that is indeed how printers work.
Jim

 

[Peter Seddon]

If you mean pixels per inch, 300 should indeed be fine. However, if you
mean dots per inch, then 300 dots per inch would not be very good at all.
Do not confuse dots per inch with pixels per inch. It takes at least 3
dots
per inch to make a pixel. Printer manufacturere usually quote dots per
inch
because that is indeed how printers work.
Jim

I alway use 300 dpi setting for immages in photoshop elements but choose the
highest setting I can when setting the prinert properties, usually if I want
the best result

premium glosssy paper
photo RPM
NOT hi speed
super micro weave

It takes a good while to print but the results are great even on a 10x8

Peter.

 

[Arthur Entlich]

I suspect this poster has simply misused the terminology. I don't think
Photoshop uses dot per inch.

I would suspect he is referring to pixels per inch within Photoshop.

He might want to try not using "high speed" and see if that works.

Art

 

[Peter Seddon]

I suspect this poster has simply misused the terminology. I don't think
Photoshop uses dot per inch.

I would suspect he is referring to pixels per inch within Photoshop.

He might want to try not using "high speed" and see if that works.

Art

Photoshop does indeed use pixels per inch, as I said before I use 300
Pix/inch for all images up to 10x8

Peter.

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Peter,

My reply was actually to Jim's comment:


not to yours, but if you wish to split hairs, you actually did state
dots per inch in your response see quote below: (dpi = dots per inch).

I alway use 300 dpi setting for immages in photoshop elements but choose the
highest setting I can when setting the prinert properties, usually if I want
the best result

The proper abbreviation for pixels per inch is ppi.

Art