How do I completely fill an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet for only 2 pics?

[Steven S]

The largest I can select from "Picture Package" in PS, is 2-5x7's, that doesn't completely fill the page up. I have this pic framed, and want to utilize the entire printing area. Can anyone be of assistance here? I've been at it for 3 hrs now, tweaking the pic just right, printing test pages of various sizes and configurations, and am now ready to start printing. Would appreciate some HELP!



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[Steven S]

Is it possible to eliminate that white edge inside the surrounding the frame?
btw, I'm doing all of this as favor for a neighbor.
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[SRHookEm]

I think the only way you can print bleed on 8x11 is to use a printer that prints larger sizes and trim it down. I'm not familiar with any letter size printer that prints full bleed. They all have margins. It keeps the heads from running off the paper.

Is it possible to eliminate that white edge inside the surrounding
the frame?
btw, I'm doing all of this as favor for a neighbor.
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Steve S---> > D1X-CP5700
http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[Steven S]

I'm using an Epson 2200, so all I have to do is get some 13x19 paper for it, eh? Still, how do I tell it to print 2 say, 6x8's, or whatever standard greeting card size is?
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Steve S---> > D1X-CP5700
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[SRHookEm]

We had Shutterfly print and mail our cards. They have an interactive "designer" online that allows you to place your image, add a message and add a personal message on each. You then type in all your addresses and they stamp them and mail to everyone for you!

It's a great deal! These are actual cards, on card stock, with your glossy photo on the front. They have about 100 borders to choose as well. You may just want to upload the image without your border and choose one of theirs.

http://www.shutterfly.com

Steve

 

[tapowe]

There are several letter-size printers on the market that can print 8.5x11" borderless...my Canon i850 is one of them. But I don't think this helps our friend here, since Shy1 probably doesn't own one of these models.

Is it possible to eliminate that white edge inside the surrounding
the frame?
btw, I'm doing all of this as favor for a neighbor.
--
Steve S---> > D1X-CP5700
http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[SRHookEm]

I don't think that the i850 will print a borderless 8 1/2 x 11. It will print a borderless 4x6 on photo paper however and it can print an 8x10 on 81/2 x 11 paper.

See Canon's website here:

http://www.usa.canon.com/html/conCprProductDetail.jsp?modelid=8047&item=8046&section=10214

Steve

Is it possible to eliminate that white edge inside the surrounding
the frame?
btw, I'm doing all of this as favor for a neighbor.
--
Steve S---> > D1X-CP5700
http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[Steven S]

BTW, SR, that shutterfly thing looks awfully good, but I'm doing a barter thing with the neighbors. The husband is putting on my snow tires for me, so I'd like to tackle this myself.
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Steve S---> > D1X-CP5700
http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[tapowe]

Interesting...on the product specs they certainly emphasize the 4x6 borderless printing and make no mention of other borderless capabilities. However, from the Easy-Photoprint software included with the printer, you can choose full 8.5x11 borderless printing (all the way to the edge), and I have done it successfully several times, so I think Canon should probably make better mention of this feature!

See Canon's website here:

http://www.usa.canon.com/html/conCprProductDetail.jsp?modelid=8047&item=8046 §ion=10214

Steve

Is it possible to eliminate that white edge inside the surrounding
the frame?
btw, I'm doing all of this as favor for a neighbor.
--
Steve S---> > D1X-CP5700
http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[NKH]

probably not the easiest way but it'll work...

open the picture in photoshop.

click on the crop tool and specify your height of 5 3/4" and width of 8" and crop your image

pull down the image menu and choose canvas size...change the height to 11 and the width to 8.5

now, right-click on your background layer and choose duplicate layer

on 'background copy' layer, use the rectangular marquee tool and select your picture

pull down the select menu and choose inverse and then hit the delete key

pull down the select menu again and choose deselect

now choose the move tool and drag the picture to the top of the page

right-click on the background copy layer and choose duplicate layer

use the move tool to drag that picture so that the top of it touches the bottom of the previous layer

you might have to move the pictures around so that it is within your printer's printing area

good luck.

-norm
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[NKH]

go to http://www.ddisoftware.com and download the free 30-day trial of qimage.

on the right side, under 'prints', choose 'custom' and click on 'by number' and enter in 1 column by 2 rows for 2 per page. next, select the folder where your picture is stored. double-click on the picture two times and hit print.

qimage automatically does all the interpolating and sharpening for you...it is a fantastic program...a little hard to learn at first but well worth it.

 

[Tricia]

Hello again!

If you're printing greeting cards, are you planning to just glue the photo on the front of the card, or to print the entire card?

Either way, this photo is looks very nice all framed as you have it, but it is not in the the right proportion to print 2-per-page borderless OR borderless as a greeting card with double-sided paper. Picture Package assumes 8x10 for the final composite print rather than 8.5x11, so it will never fill the page even if you change the proportions on your photo. Because it's taller than a normal 5x7 photo, with Picture Package it will print 5x6.4.

21farms gave you both of the best methods regardless of whether you print two photos per page (for gluing) or one per page (to use as a card). Unless you're also providing the envelopes, you need to find out what size envelopes are going to be used for the cards, then make the photo/card about 1/8" to 1/4" smaller.

I have a lot of envelopes in red, green, and white that are all made for letter-sized sheets folded in half. To make my cards, I use double-sided (matte) paper, print both sides, fold in half, and insert in the envelopes. If my envelopes were smaller, I would figure out the proportions I needed, print both sides, fold the card, then trim to fit the envelope.

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Tricia
Minolta Dimage D7(UG), Epson 2200, PBase supporter