Epson 2200 and roll paper

[Nick Decker]

I'm trying to print a panorama from PS7 to the Epson 2200, using 13" roll paper. The paper feeds into the printer as it should. But when I send the file from PS, the printer just reels out about 4 feet of blank paper. I've rewound it several times and tried again and again, but no luck.

Specs:

Win 2000, 2GB RAM, file size 86.4MB, image size 47" x 11.5" at 240 ppi.

Anybody else seeing this behavior? I've got an email in to Epson support, but lord only knows when I might hear from them.

Thanks,

Nick

[Patty Clarke]

Nick,

I feel a little silly even trying to respond to your situation---no experience with Epson 2200 and pretty new at photoshop---but, hey, if I say something that helps you fix your problem, it'll be OK.

What's new in your situation? Have you printed panoramas before with existing equipment with no problems? Have you double-checked your photoshop file image parameters? Are you sure that your printer selected options match that input?

No great words of wisdom---but sometimes it's the "duh, slapping of the forehead stuff" that turns out to be the solution.

I'm interested in hearing about the final use for your panorama---still researching all the cool stuff that photoshop can do.

Patty

[Nick Decker]

Hi Patty,

Nope, nothing new, system-wise. And I've been over and over the settings in both PS and the Epson printer driver. I've printed panos on the 2200 before, and seen this behavior intermittently. I suspect that it's something funky with the Epson driver, or in the way that the driver and PS interact, and was just wondering if anyone else had seen it.

The panos are actually assembled in a different program (Panorama Tools/PT Assembler). What you get from that is a layered .psd file, which you can then open in Photoshop for tweaking. I live on a lake and sell these things to resorts and other businesses, who use them in their marketing.

Thanks for your response, and I'll let you know if I figure out the problem.

Nick

[Nick Decker]

Well, never let it be said that I don't know how to perform the duh-slap to the forehead.

The maximum banner size on the 2200 is 13x44". I was thinking it was 13x48". A quick re-size of the image, and it's happily chugging along.

Oops.

[Patty Clarke]

Nick--

Way cool! (not that you had to experience the "duh-slap to the forehead"), but cool that I helped you to figure it out!

Patty