Roll paper

[David Hare-Scott]

Can somebody please give me a reference that explains how roll paper works
in a photo printer?

I assume that being in a roll you can print images up to the maximum width
of the printer but much longer than standard cut sheet paper. Is there any
catch or is it that simple?

David

 

[Ed Ruf]

Can somebody please give me a reference that explains how roll paper works
in a photo printer?

I assume that being in a roll you can print images up to the maximum width
of the printer but much longer than standard cut sheet paper. Is there any
catch or is it that simple?

There may be a restriction on length built into the driver and or your
image application. The W2k driver for my Epson 1270 allows user specified
page lengths up to 129". However, there are old message threads here about
problems trying to lengths in Photoshop to anything approaching this ,
while I've seen no problems with Paint Shop Prop 7/8 or Qimage.

 

[MikeD]

There may be a restriction on length built into the driver and or your
image application. The W2k driver for my Epson 1270 allows user specified
page lengths up to 129". However, there are old message threads here about
problems trying to lengths in Photoshop to anything approaching this ,
while I've seen no problems with Paint Shop Prop 7/8 or Qimage.

I have an Epson Stylus Photo 890 which I use to print panoramic photos under
Windows 98.

This printer will go the edge of the page (A4 width) and any length up to
44". I've used it successfully with prints up to 42" (not tried beyond
there).

I use my printer over a home network, so I have disabled bidirectional
printing. Also it would stop printing after a few minutes, which I fixed by
disabling spooling so it prints directly.

Mike