mperemsky Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I have windows Vista and downloaded paint.net to try out. We have some 8.5x11 images that we need to print out for a wedding next week. Our images are set to 8.5" x 11", but when we print the photo out, the image is slightly enlarged. We are losing about 1/4 on all sides. So, lets say we have an image of 10 squares, it print out an 8.5 x 11 image (borderless) but only 9 squares show up. The other piece is shoved off (blown out) of the page. I thought it might be the canvas size, so I made both image and canvas size 8.5x11, but I still have the same problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 This may sound dumb, but are you sure you're using the right settings when printing your image? The setting can play a big role in how it comes out... Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APShredder Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 The problem, (I think...) is that your printer can't reach to the side of the page. Printers have to have a margin on each side of the page, so your printer is printing as wide as it can. May I suggest changing your picture size to 8.25x10.68 (or smaller) which is the biggest it can be without anything getting cut off. Quote BlendModes Plus | Dissolve | Extract Color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mperemsky Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 No, the issue is not that I am getting a border (image shrinking) it is that the image is printing out larger than what I set (expanding). We even tried a 5x7 image and it filled out the entire 8.5x11 page. I am not sure if this is a Vista driver problem or something else. We are using a HP C5140 (I think that is the model). It was my brothers. Vista uses a default driver as there is not a specific driver for this printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Try Microsoft Paint, it has many options that can fine-tune your print. If you wish to use similar controls, you can try out Simon Brown's Printer+: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=27968 See if they solve your problematic printing. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_dot_pistol Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I ran into something like this a while back. I went to our local photo spot to print my pic. This is what I found out. 1. Digital format is based on a 4x6 format, so everything is based on that, so a 8x12 is what your trying to print. But they dont make 8x12 paper, now you have to compensate for the difference. I added a border the top and bottom to offset. 2. Was to max out the on the save Quality 100%. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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