I'm using a HP 1210v printer and trying to print 4x6 photos. I know the
printer will not print edge to edge, but I would like to get pretty
close.  I have tried several programs that indicate "4x6 card" size or
"4x6 with tab", and no matter what I do, the photos come out about
3¾x5.I can get it to print near the top edge but always get about an
inch blank at the bottom. I can live with the 3¾ width but would like to
get closer to 6 long.


I've tried with "Photo Impressions", "PSP 8" and "IrfanView" and get the
same results with all. Any ideas, other than get a different printer??

TIA-- Big John

"Big John" <watson6918@invalid.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> I'm using a HP 1210v printer and trying to print 4x6 photos. I know the
> printer will not print edge to edge, but I would like to get pretty close.
> I have tried several programs that indicate "4x6 card" size or "4x6 with
> tab", and no matter what I do, the photos come out about 3¾x5.I can get it
> to print near the top edge but always get about an inch blank at the
> bottom. I can live with the 3¾ width but would like to get closer to 6
> long.
>
>
> I've tried with "Photo Impressions", "PSP 8" and "IrfanView" and get the
> same results with all. Any ideas, other than get a different printer??
>
> TIA-- Big John
Photoshop will do that using Epson's 4x6 with perforations on an Epson Photo
1280.
Jim

"Big John" <watson6918@invalid.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> I'm using a HP 1210v printer and trying to print 4x6 photos. I know the
> printer will not print edge to edge, but I would like to get pretty close.
> I have tried several programs that indicate "4x6 card" size or "4x6 with
> tab", and no matter what I do, the photos come out about 3¾x5.I can get it
> to print near the top edge but always get about an inch blank at the
> bottom. I can live with the 3¾ width but would like to get closer to 6
> long.
>
> I've tried with "Photo Impressions", "PSP 8" and "IrfanView" and get the
> same results with all. Any ideas, other than get a different printer??

This is a bit of fuss, but it will work.  If your printer software supports
it, define a custom paper size that is about an inch longer than your actual
paper size.  The printer needs a certain length of paper to grab onto while
printing.  So more than likely, you will need to use masking tape to attach
a bit of trailer on the end of the paper, this will allow you to print to
the very edge.
--

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

Hi John,

I assume that your printable area has a bottom margin of an inch? The
older Epsons used to be like that, then some had the option to maximize
margins, which gave a more even margin all around (but not full bleed).

Have you thought of printing 3 6x4's to a page of A4/Letter? 2 vertical
and one horizontal beneath them. Otherwise, Mike's idea will work. Tell
the printer your paper is one inch longer than it is, then it will think
the edge of your page is within the printable area.


Regards,
Brian.

Big John wrote:
> I'm using a HP 1210v printer and trying to print 4x6 photos. I know the
> printer will not print edge to edge, but I would like to get pretty
> close.  I have tried several programs that indicate "4x6 card" size or
> "4x6 with tab", and no matter what I do, the photos come out about
> 3¾x5.I can get it to print near the top edge but always get about an
> inch blank at the bottom. I can live with the 3¾ width but would like to
> get closer to 6 long.
>
>
> I've tried with "Photo Impressions", "PSP 8" and "IrfanView" and get the
> same results with all. Any ideas, other than get a different printer??
>
> TIA-- Big John

In article <Ob2qf.1803$oW.1785@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>,
watson6918@invalid.sbcglobal.net says...
>
>
>I'm using a HP 1210v printer and trying to print 4x6 photos. I know the
>printer will not print edge to edge, but I would like to get pretty
>close.  I have tried several programs that indicate "4x6 card" size or
>"4x6 with tab", and no matter what I do, the photos come out about
>3¾x5.I can get it to print near the top edge but always get about an
>inch blank at the bottom. I can live with the 3¾ width but would like to
>get closer to 6 long.


Upload them to a printing service, like Walmart, Kodak, or Snapfish.

It will be cheaper, it will be better, and it will fill 4x6 inches.

"Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Big John" <watson6918@invalid.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Ob2qf.1803$oW.1785@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com... 
> Photoshop will do that using Epson's 4x6 with perforations on an Epson
> Photo 1280.
> Jim
>
One additional thing:  Printing to a 4x6 with perforations to yield a 4x6
print is performed by the printer driver.  All PS does is send an
appropriately sized image.
Jim

The white areas you are seeing in your print is caused by the paper handling
of that printer. There only one thing you can do and that is buy a printer
that does edgeless printing. Otherwise you are always going to have an
uneven margin problem.

R