Need help printing 12x12 borderless photos.

[HDProman]

Using Adobe CS3, Lightroom or Qimage, I need to print a borderless 12x12 photo on plain white cardstock using my Canon i9900. After one hour of trial and error I still can not print borderless using 12x12 paper.

Using custom paper size works except for small white border that I just can't eliminate. Printer drive does not allow borderless when using custom paper size.
Any ideas?

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[Drew Hendrix]

Hi,

Custom borderless printing is not an option on the i9900 (or any printer except for the HP B9180 for that matter).

You will always have at least a small border unless you oversize the paper and then trim it down. Hopefully one day soon Epson and Canon will unlock the custom borderless features in their machines.

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Drew Hendrix
VP / Tech Support Manager
Red River Paper

 

[HDProman]

Thanks for your answer, Mike with Qimage and the Napp Help Desk confirm no borderless printing with custom paper sizes.
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[Chris the tech guy]

If you purchase 13x19 paper you have the ability to print a full 12x12 and then trim the excess off. You'll likely not be able to find 13x19 cardstock locally but it's easy to get on the Internet - you can also go for paper that's designed for inkjet printing which gives better color and blacks and most inkjet papers come in 13x19.

If you are doing really a lot of them you could print a hundred or so and then have Alphagraphics (or similar) trim them down with a big paper cutter - doing that would require 1/4 inch bleed on all 4 sides.
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