Stan, Thank you very much for your helpful suggestions. I understand that neither the custom size nor the nonspecific paper were good ideas.
Some rethinking needed! Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2016-06-18 6:02 GMT+03:00 Stanley Halpin <[email protected]>: > Bulent - my sense is that other-than-photo paper is too absorbent. Try it to > confirm… > > Translating your mm to inches, and rounding, it seems that your target is a > page 8” x 16”. If you had a printer that accepted 16x20 paper you could do a > layout in LR whereby you printed on 16x20, folded to 8x20, then trimmed to > the desired length. Since the 2880 only goes to 13’ wide, the alternative > might be to use roll paper @ 8.5” wide, layout, print, and trim as needed. > > Or chose not to be limited by the “unusual” “custom sized” output you are > initially > aiming for… > > Good luck! > > stan > >> On Jun 17, 2016, at 3:10 PM, Bulent Celasun <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have an Epson R2880 printer which I use rather infrequently. >> I normally use it with proper inkjet photoprinter papers. >> Nowadays I am thinking of printing a few photoalbums / photobooks >> on custom-sized papers. >> >> The unusual size of the papers (about 84 cm in length and less than 20 >> cm in width, to be folded after printing) necessitates use of >> papers not designed for photoprinters. >> >> I wonder if >> - there are paper options that may be more suitable for this project >> (like a certain paper designed for watercolor painting) >> - I can coat the paper with something for better print performance >> - if there is a risk for the printer parts. >> >> Any ideas / experiences? >> >> Bulent >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> http://patoloji.gen.tr >> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ >> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
