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Hello,

I am trying to print borderless, but my printer insists on cropping so much off the edges, is there anyway to prevent this from happening?

Thanks

Impossible to say without knowing what printer it is :o

Unless its a printer meant for photos, no printers have full bleed printing.
Made a pamphlet once that required full bleed. Printer ended up printing normal with borders and trimming them off

Canon IP1500,

But I once heard that if I resize my image to the paper size, that they would'nt get cropped and ruined?

I've tried to do this on PS CS but it seems easier said then done?

Borderless, or full-bleed printing is a function of the printer itself. Resizing to the correct print size is always a good idea for best quality, but this shouldn't affect what you're describing.

I had an Epson that did borderless prints and it cropped a small amount off each side (maybe 1/8" from a 4x6). It also took longer and went thru ink cartridges quicker too.

If you figure out what size your default border is, then size your picture to the "printable area" (paper size minus borders), then trim the photo after printing, you should get the "whole" image.

Best to measure down from the top and from the left, figure out the "corner point" in the upper left hand corner where the image starts, then place the top left corner of your image at that point.

To test the full printer area, you could print a page-size square of one solid color and then measure your borders. Or else look in the user manual, it should tell you exactly what the printable area is, and it should even explain it better than I am doing.

Does this make sense?

When I need to print loads, e.g 50 I still prefer to use commercial printing, and I still find that even their printer (fuji frontier minilab) will still always crop some off the edge... so the choices are, get the full image but with a border, and have to find trimmers, or go for full bleed and lose a big portion of my print... *sigh*

Anything else that can be done?

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Originally Posted by kellybean

If you figure out what size your default border is, then size your picture to the "printable area" (paper size minus borders), then trim the photo after printing, you should get the "whole" image.

Best to measure down from the top and from the left, figure out the "corner point" in the upper left hand corner where the image starts, then place the top left corner of your image at that point.

To test the full printer area, you could print a page-size square of one solid color and then measure your borders. Or else look in the user manual, it should tell you exactly what the printable area is, and it should even explain it better than I am doing.

Does this make sense?

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Hmmm...a little bit confusing, but thanks anyway.

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Originally Posted by Dirtygoat

When I need to print loads, e.g 50 I still prefer to use commercial printing, and I still find that even their printer (fuji frontier minilab) will still always crop some off the edge... so the choices are, get the full image but with a border, and have to find trimmers, or go for full bleed and lose a big portion of my print... *sigh*

Anything else that can be done?

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A photograph's proportions do NOT equal 3x5, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, etc. The 35mm picture is a longer rectangle than a 4x5 inch picture.

You have to remember that when composing the image in the frame, or when printing or enlarging. Back in the day when we took our film rolls in to get them printed, they always cut off the edges, we just didn't notice. Now that we are doing digital, we notice.

If you want the entire width, the height will by default be shorter than you're expecting.