What is the best way to print without losing the edges?

[nomnomnom]

I have a epson r3880 printer and everytime I print (say a 4x6 paper), everything works but I lose about 10% of the photo at each edge.

I use a mac computer, and I've experimented with all 3 settings (4x6, 4x6 borderless retain size, 4x6 borderless auto expand). All 3 settings does the same thing. I use photoshop as the software.

 

[NAwlins Contrarian]

I have a epson r3880 printer and everytime I print (say a 4x6 paper), everything works but I lose about 10% of the photo at each edge.

I use a mac computer, and I've experimented with all 3 settings (4x6, 4x6 borderless retain size, 4x6 borderless auto expand). All 3 settings does the same thing. I use photoshop as the software.

Putting aside the issue of many people recommend against borderless printing because of the ink sprayed off the edges of the paper and into the printer's guts:

(1) the driver for your 3880 probably has an "Expansion" control that you want to set to "Min[imum]";


The Expansion control in the driver for my little R280

but

(2) even more precise is printing non-borderless on e.g. 5x7" paper and then trimming the edges with a quality rotary trimmer (the Rotatrim Pro dual-rail models being the usual favorites).

 

[nomnomnom]

I have a epson r3880 printer and everytime I print (say a 4x6 paper), everything works but I lose about 10% of the photo at each edge.

I use a mac computer, and I've experimented with all 3 settings (4x6, 4x6 borderless retain size, 4x6 borderless auto expand). All 3 settings does the same thing. I use photoshop as the software.

Putting aside the issue of many people recommend against borderless printing because of the ink sprayed off the edges of the paper and into the printer's guts:

(1) the driver for your 3880 probably has an "Expansion" control that you want to set to "Min[imum]";


The Expansion control in the driver for my little R280

but

(2) even more precise is printing non-borderless on e.g. 5x7" paper and then trimming the edges with a quality rotary trimmer (the Rotatrim Pro dual-rail models being the usual favorites).

there doesnt appear to be an expansion control for mac, does anyone know how to do this on mac?

 

[NAwlins Contrarian]

I have a epson r3880 printer and everytime I print (say a 4x6 paper), everything works but I lose about 10% of the photo at each edge.

(1) the driver for your 3880 probably has an "Expansion" control that you want to set to "Min[imum]";

there doesnt appear to be an expansion control for mac, does anyone know how to do this on mac?

(1) Are you looking at the correct tab in the driver? Often there are several.

(2) Is it possible that you're using an AirPrint driver?

 

[nomnomnom]

I have a epson r3880 printer and everytime I print (say a 4x6 paper), everything works but I lose about 10% of the photo at each edge.

(1) the driver for your 3880 probably has an "Expansion" control that you want to set to "Min[imum]";

there doesnt appear to be an expansion control for mac, does anyone know how to do this on mac?

(1) Are you looking at the correct tab in the driver? Often there are several.

(2) Is it possible that you're using an AirPrint driver?

Yes i've searched everywhere its missing. I've looked at other screenshots, it seems to be there in older versions of macOS





Im using epson latest drivers

 

[Keith Cooper]

This is one I often get asked, and no printer I've ever tested manages perfect 'to the edge' printing. There is always overspray with borderless as well

If you use Epson Print Layout [EPL] you can tun on the expansion option and fine tune things to minimise the amount of image lost

With an 8550, there is an expansion option in the print settings [here printing from PS Mac 15.4]



In general it is far easier to accept some loss of the edge.

For such small prints as 6x4 it generally matters far less.

If I knew my images were going to be borderless, I wouldn't shoot to the edge of the frame ;-)

--
bye for now
Keith Cooper

 

[nomnomnom]

This is one I often get asked, and no printer I've ever tested manages perfect 'to the edge' printing. There is always overspray with borderless as well

If you use Epson Print Layout [EPL] you can tun on the expansion option and fine tune things to minimise the amount of image lost

With an 8550, there is an expansion option in the print settings [here printing from PS Mac 15.4]



In general it is far easier to accept some loss of the edge.

For such small prints as 6x4 it generally matters far less.

If I knew my images were going to be borderless, I wouldn't shoot to the edge of the frame ;-)

what do you click to get that window to show up? I'm on 15.5 so I guess maybe the driver for this printer doesnt allow for it?

 

[Keith Cooper]

This is one I often get asked, and no printer I've ever tested manages perfect 'to the edge' printing. There is always overspray with borderless as well

If you use Epson Print Layout [EPL] you can tun on the expansion option and fine tune things to minimise the amount of image lost

With an 8550, there is an expansion option in the print settings [here printing from PS Mac 15.4]



In general it is far easier to accept some loss of the edge.

For such small prints as 6x4 it generally matters far less.

If I knew my images were going to be borderless, I wouldn't shoot to the edge of the frame ;-)

what do you click to get that window to show up? I'm on 15.5 so I guess maybe the driver for this printer doesnt allow for it?

The printer options > expansion

You need to have a borderless media size specified

That's for the 8550 though

--
bye for now
Keith Cooper