Borderless printing, Aperture=Fail?

Hello Glen,

I just used the following settings and my prints don't show any margins:

• Select the image in the Browser, enter cmd-P
• In the Print-Dialogue I select "Standard", click "more options"
• Then set the Paper Size to "Custom" and set them to 13 x 19
• Then set the Image Size to "Custom" and set them to 13 x 19
• Select "crop to fill"
• Press the Print-Button

and the print did not show any border.

Regards

Léonie

Hello Glen,

You want to print 13x19" print, right?

From your screenshot I see, that you set the paper size to 13x19, not the image size; the image size should be set to 13x19 as well, otherwise Aperture will insert a margin.

Léonie

Howdy Glen,

for a workaround, what happens when you set a paper size that is slighly larger (+ the size of the border) than the actual paper size?

I am really puzzled, because my prints are just fine. Can it be that your printing paper is a little bit larger than 13x19?

Good night from Hamburg

Léonie

Works just fine with my Epson Printers. With respect to the paper sizes, with Epson at least, the paper choice is a name that includes whether its simply that size, or that size borderless. Those paper choices are provided by the driver for the printer. Are you sure you have installed the best driver?

Ernie

I have a Canon Pixma PRO 9000 and simply select a paper size of A3+ and select "borderless" on the sub menu.

Have you tried that?

Message was edited by: DiploStrat - Image added.

An illustration showing the borderless selections for my Epson StylusPro 3880:

Yes, but Glen's screenshot had the paper size shown as Untitled, so it did not look like a choice such as you have made.

Ernie

Glen,

There are two things called 'Boarders' when it comes to printing in Aperture.

There is a boarder that Aperture can place around an image. that is set in the Aperture print dialog here:

Then there is the boarder the printer places around an image. That can be set in a few places depending on your setup.

First in Aperture when you slect the paper size:

Your menu options most likely will be different but you should have something similar to allow you to select a borderless printout.

Finally in the printer dialog itself (which you get after selecting print in the Aperture dialog)

Here:

And here

Again your printer menu options might be dfferent depending n your printer and driver.

good luck

It seems that some Canon printers (I print with Epson) must print with borders on fine art paper. Is that true of yours. See also Martin Bailey's podcast on the subject:

http://martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=145#Ep145

My pleasure.

I have had very good luck with printing from Aperture and have posted several times on printer/paper profiles, soft proofing, and that all important second set of options that pops up AFTER you press "print." Most people who are having problems with Aperture are either trying to make it act like a pixel editor or a file (as opposed to image) manager.

Now, let's talk about rum - what style will you be drinking? French Antillian or Cuban? And will this be straight, a punch, or a planter's? So many choices!

Don't know exactly how it is with a Canon printer, but with Epson, you can only print borderless with Epson preset paper types that have a parallel version for borderless printing. With the Epsons you cannot merely tell to print on just any paper as borderless.

In your screenshot, where the paper was Untitiled, you clearly had not chosen a Canon standard size and type.

Ernie