Epson Borderless Printing

I have InDesign CS1 with Leopard (I know this is not officially supported but as I don't use Creative Suite apart from Photoshop that often I am not happy to spend around £500-600 to upgrade CS). I am unable to print borderless to my Epson 2100 from InDesign though no problem from Photoshop or Acrobat. Using InDesign it always prints with a small border.

Be happy you have such an easy workaround for a rather old/new setup.
Export from ID to PDF and then print.

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Missing borderless print option on Epson 2200 since Leopard upgrade

Since upgrading to Leopard, I no longer fine an Epson borderless print option when I go to select printers. I have an Epson 2200 and am using with Photoshop CS. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Are you using the Epson driver, as opposed to the Gutenprint driver? I am using the Epson SP 2200 driver on 10.5.3 and can see and print with the borderless options in Photoshop. In the Print Dialog in the Paper Size menu, I see the following:
US Letter
US Letter (Standard - Minimize Margins)
US Letter (Sheet Feeder - Borderless)
US Letter (Roll Paper)
US Letter (Roll Paper - Borderless)
Hope this helps.

How Do I BORDERLESS PRINT on Epson RX500 in 10.4.7?

Hello,
When I set up my Epson RX500 All-In-One printer/scanner I was using 10.3 Panther.
The Print Setup Utility looked just like it does in the setup guide that comes with the unit.
I never used Borderless Printing but in the "Printer List" it showed Stylus Photo RX500 and Stylus Photo RX500(Sheet Feeder - Borderless).
Now a year later (after upgrading to 10.4.7) I want to do some borderless printing with 4x6 and 5x7 photo paper but the "Stylus Photo RX500(Sheet Feeder - Borderless)" listing is not there anymore.
Also the Printer Setup Utility has changed. The screens aren't like they were in 10.3 (where I select EPSON USB from a pull-down menu, etc).
I went to the Epson Website to download new drivers but they only have
TWAIN Driver and EPSON Scan Utility v2.65A for Macintosh OS X (v10.2.x - 10.3.x)
OR
Printer Driver v3.0aAs for Intel-based Macs with OS X (v10.4.4 or later). There isn't one for PowerPC 10.4.
I CAN print a supposed 4x6 borderless print using Page Setup and "4x6 Borderless" setting for Paper Size but it doesn't come out borderless -- it has borders. There is a 5x7 setting but it doesn't say borderless.
Any help with this problem? I really would like to see the "Sheet Feeder - Borderless" in my Printer List again and do some true bordeless printing!
Thanks!!
PowerMac FW800 (G4), iMac G4 800 SuperDrive Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Thank you so much that was a big help.
After you do that, though, you have to click on the Page Setup drop down menu and select Borderless Sheet Feeder instead of Standard from the list -- that's the part I wasn't doing. It defaults to "Standard", whatever that is, and doesn't make the Borderless Printing available if you don't change it.
After that, though, I couldn't get the border even when I wanted one (which I do sometimes) using the RX500 regular setting (NOT borderless) -- it's makes about a 1/10" border instead of a 1/2" one.
FWIW I found that if you then delete Borderless Sheet Feeder (that I tried so hard to get!) from the Printer List and re-start the computer you will then have true border printing again! Re-install Borderless driver to get true borderless again (ugh). I guess I'll have to do that because sometimes I want borderless and other times I don't.
Thanks!!

Lightroom 2.6 Problem Printing Borderless Prints on Epson R800

I have used Lightroom to print borderless prints (using the paper setting - borderless -sheet feeder) and all has worked fine until I downloaded the new Apple Epson driver. I found this new Apple driver did not work well as the colours were washed out. So, I went back to the current Epson driver for Snow Leopard (OSX 10.6.2) and I can print again. (The prints are now a bit dark but that can be addressed).
However, I now find I cannot print borderless prints (i.e. with no white edge) via Lightroom 2.6 using the current Epson driver and paper setting of borderless sheet feeder. The printer responds with "media not loaded correctly". When I go to Photoshop CS4 or iPhoto, I can print borderless prints. So, something is going on in Lightroom.
Any suggestions? Except of course to print borderless prints from Photoshop.

Sam,
I am still working on a similar problem with one of my Epson printers. The newer Epson R280 (may be R290 outside the US) works just fine with borderless. The older SP 2200 does not. I have been in communication with Epson, but not yet resolved. For most printers the newest software referenced for Leopard is with EasyPrint, but with this old 2200 the driver referenced is still not nearly as recently released as the EasyPrint frame work. The reply I got back from Epson was not satisfactory because it ignored the fact I am connected to my 2200 via Firewire and not USB, and all reference in the reply was to USB connection. Despite doubting the usefulness of the reply, I will have to move my 2200 much closer to the computer to try connecting with USB, and I simply have not tried it, since I doubt it will help.
My issues with borderless on the SP 2200 are also present when printing borderless from Photoshop CS3 and from Pages. Thus it seems more a problem with Leopard than with Aperture.
Sorry to not be more helpful or hopeful, but I think drivers for some printers are not fully tuned to printing in Leopard.
Ernie

Difficulty Printing Borderless Prints with Epson C84

When I had an iMac G3 with OS 9.2 and used the Epson menu for printing, I had no difficulty printing 4x6 inch borderless prints (since that is one of the options on the Epson Menu). But now that I am forced to use the OS 10 printing menu, even when I identify the printer as an Epson C84, crop the photos to fit a 4x6 page and show "0" margins on all sides when selecting 4x6 as paper size, using either iPhoto or Photoshop Elements 3.0, the prints come out with a small white border on all four sides. The Apple Menu with Epson as the chosen printer does not give me an option that says "4 x 6 borderless" when choosing the paper size. Is there something I need to set differently in order to get borderless prints?
hk Jones

I also had a problem finding the "Borderless" option in the print dialogue. Here's what Epson Support told me to do -- It worked perfectly. I can now print borderless from either of the two macs sharing my Epson 1280.
To correct the issue you are experiencing, we will perform a complete
removal of the files and reinstall the driver.
REMOVE FILES
1. Double click on the MAC HARD DRIVE
2. Double click on the LIBRARY folder
3. Double click on the PRINTERS folder
4. Drag the EPSON folder to the trash can
NOTE If you receive an access denied error message, this indicates that
you do not have root access. You will need to contact Apple for assistance
on obtaining Root Access.
1. Insert your 10.4 CD/DVD, double click on the CD/DVD icon on your
desktop.
2. Double click SYSTEM > INSTALLATION > PACKAGES > EPSON PRINTER
DRIVERS.PKG
Follow the prompts for the installation, restart your Mac when complete
Please follow the steps below to install the resident driver for your
printer in OS 10.4:
1. Make sure that your printer is turned on and connected to your computer.
2. Open your PRINTER SETUP UTILITY. This is found in HARD DRIVE,
APPLICATIONS, UTILITIES directory
3. If there are any entries for your printer click on them and hit the
DELETE. Once they are all gone Click ADD, then MORE PRINTERS at the bottom
of the printer browser.
4. In the window that appears, select EPSON USB from the drop-down menu at
the top, then highlight your printer when it appears under NAME , under
PAGE SETUP select ALL, and then hit ADD.
5. Quit out of the printer setup utility and try printing from any OS X
application.
To set up your printer for borderless printing in OS X please follow the
steps below.
After you have installed your printer driver for OS 10, you will need to do
the following to add extra paper features such as borderless printing
options:
1. Go to Printer Setup Utility (found in HD > Applications > Utilities).
Delete any existing references to the Epson printer from the list.
2. Go to Add. Select Epson USB for a USB printer or Epson Firewire for a
Firewire-connected printer.
3. Highlight the printer name when it appears under Product. Under "Page
setup" use the up-down arrows and select ALL.
4. Click Add. The new printer options will now be added to the Printer
list; you will see the printer name numerous times with different paper
selections attached. (If you are unable to see the full description you
will need to extend the name category.)
5. Highlight the printer name/feature which you wish to use (For example,
"Stylus Photo 2200 (Sheet feeder-Borderless)") and make it the default.
Close Printer Setup Utility.
6. Ensure Classic is not running. Open an OS X application and the file you
wish to print.
Setting up borderless prints in an OS X application (NOTE: not all
applications will show these options)
1. Click on FILE and PAGE SETUP. Ensure the settings below are adjusted:
SETTINGS: PAGE ATTRIBUTES
FORMAT FOR: EPSON STYLUS XXX XXX(BORDERLESS)
PAPER SIZE: Whichever compatible paper size you wish to use
(NOTE: borderless printing is not supported on custom paper sizes.)
Click OK when done.
2. Click on FILE and PRINT. Ensure the settings below are adjusted:
PRINTER: Stylus XXX XXX(BORDERLESS)
PRESETS: STANDARD
Make any other adjustments needed (on COPIES and PAGES, PRINT SETTINGS,
etc) and then click PRINT.

Cannot make borderless prints on Epson

I am having real difficulty printing borderless prints from my iMac to my Epson Stylus Photo R390 (not sure if this model was released in the USA).
My main problem is that two edges have approx. 3mm of white space.
This is despite multiple attempts at calibrating the paper alignment from within Aperture's print settings.
I have installed the latest Drivers from Epson website.
I am using Aperture 2.1.
Can anyone help me - I am sick of wasting paper and ink?
Sam

Sam,
I am still working on a similar problem with one of my Epson printers. The newer Epson R280 (may be R290 outside the US) works just fine with borderless. The older SP 2200 does not. I have been in communication with Epson, but not yet resolved. For most printers the newest software referenced for Leopard is with EasyPrint, but with this old 2200 the driver referenced is still not nearly as recently released as the EasyPrint frame work. The reply I got back from Epson was not satisfactory because it ignored the fact I am connected to my 2200 via Firewire and not USB, and all reference in the reply was to USB connection. Despite doubting the usefulness of the reply, I will have to move my 2200 much closer to the computer to try connecting with USB, and I simply have not tried it, since I doubt it will help.
My issues with borderless on the SP 2200 are also present when printing borderless from Photoshop CS3 and from Pages. Thus it seems more a problem with Leopard than with Aperture.
Sorry to not be more helpful or hopeful, but I think drivers for some printers are not fully tuned to printing in Leopard.
Ernie

I have an Epson R2400 and I can not find the driver for borderless printing

I have two Epson printers; I added the first, a R200 using the Printer Utility and in the add printer screen it asked me what page setup I wanted. I chose ALL and it gives me the ability to print borderless prints. I then added the R2400 using he Printer Utility but the "page setup" is grayed out and I do not have a borderless print option o this printer.
I have tried deleting the R2400 from the list of printers and adding it again without success.
I am using the drivers that came on the CD-ROM with the printer.
Has anyone had a similar experience with the R2400 borderless print issue and might anyone have an answer?
Thank you.

Hi: Please click on the device in the device manager. Then click on the details tab. Post the top string of characters you see. Those will identify the type and model of the missing device and I can send you the link to the drivers. It is either your AMT driver, TPM driver or IMEI driver. In the meantime, install the chipset driver and reboot if you have not done so already. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=5037900&prodNameId=5037902&swEnvOID=1093&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=vc-88640-1 Paul

Aperture 2.0 / Epson (Multiple Printers) Borderless Printing Issue

Our photography business recently purchased some Nikon D3s. As Aperture 2.0 is necessary to utilize them, we became an early adopter of Aperture 2.0. Immediately after the upgrade, borderless printing became impossible on all of our Epson R2400s and our Epson 3800s.
Through a VERY painful process, we were able to get the R2400s to print borderless 4x6s, but no other sizes. The 3800s are a different story. Not only is it impossible to print borderless, but the printed images are rotated by about 1-2 degrees in the clockwise direction.
It is important to note that no other program (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.) are experiencing this behavior -- only Aperture and immediately following the 2.0 upgrade.
One oddity that may provide a clue. All combinations of paper, border size, "expand" settings, etc. have been tried. Every time, even the calibration pages printed with a border. On paper, however, allows the calibration page to print to the edge, however, 16-bit printing MUST BE TURNED OFF. Although it prints to the edge, it is still rotated by 1-2 degrees. Turning off 16-bit printing does NOT, however, make any image print correctly -- only the calibration page (and it is not correct).
Apple -- if you are reading this, please respond as quickly as possible. We rely on aperture for our business workflow. It is not practical for us to print every image out of Adobe's suite.

Epson hasn't released a driver for the 1280 since July of 2006. Real simple to check:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid= 14387&prodoid=28907797&infoType=Downloads&platform=Macintosh
I think that's an Epson problem, not an Aperture problem. Many printer drivers had to be updated for OS X 10.5 Leopard (released in October of 2007). Hopefully one is coming, but that is an older printer, so I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope.
I didn't check for the Kodak, but it should be easy for you to find that info over at Kodak's web site.

Borderless printing in Tiger with Epson

This has been a nightmare all along. Can anybody tell me how to print borderless with an Epson Stylus Photo RX500 on 4 x 6 inch? In addition to this it seems impossible to print borderless on 5 x 7 inch?
I removed my virtual second borderless printer and now I don't see how to put a new one back.
I am using iPhoto 6 by the way.
In printer utility 'Epson' shows 'gimp print v 5.0 beta 2. What is that about? I've never seen it before. Does this new driver change the way to add a borderless printer?
Many thanks for all your suggestions!
Eaglepeak

I had a similar problem. Here's the fix Epson gave me. it worked fine, but I don't know if it supports borderless on 5X7. I only use it on 4X6.
To correct the issue you are experiencing, we will perform a complete
removal of the files and reinstall the driver.
REMOVE FILES
1. Double click on the MAC HARD DRIVE
2. Double click on the LIBRARY folder
3. Double click on the PRINTERS folder
4. Drag the EPSON folder to the trash can
NOTE If you receive an access denied error message, this indicates that
you do not have root access. You will need to contact Apple for assistance
on obtaining Root Access.
1. Insert your 10.4 CD/DVD, double click on the CD/DVD icon on your
desktop.
2. Double click SYSTEM > INSTALLATION > PACKAGES > EPSON PRINTER
DRIVERS.PKG
Follow the prompts for the installation, restart your Mac when complete
Please follow the steps below to install the resident driver for your
printer in OS 10.4:
1. Make sure that your printer is turned on and connected to your computer.
2. Open your PRINTER SETUP UTILITY. This is found in HARD DRIVE,
APPLICATIONS, UTILITIES directory
3. If there are any entries for your printer click on them and hit the
DELETE. Once they are all gone Click ADD, then MORE PRINTERS at the bottom
of the printer browser.
4. In the window that appears, select EPSON USB from the drop-down menu at
the top, then highlight your printer when it appears under NAME , under
PAGE SETUP select ALL, and then hit ADD.
5. Quit out of the printer setup utility and try printing from any OS X
application.
To set up your printer for borderless printing in OS X please follow the
steps below.
After you have installed your printer driver for OS 10, you will need to do
the following to add extra paper features such as borderless printing
options:
1. Go to Printer Setup Utility (found in HD > Applications > Utilities).
Delete any existing references to the Epson printer from the list.
2. Go to Add. Select Epson USB for a USB printer or Epson Firewire for a
Firewire-connected printer.
3. Highlight the printer name when it appears under Product. Under "Page
setup" use the up-down arrows and select ALL.
4. Click Add. The new printer options will now be added to the Printer
list; you will see the printer name numerous times with different paper
selections attached. (If you are unable to see the full description you
will need to extend the name category.)
5. Highlight the printer name/feature which you wish to use (For example,
"Stylus Photo 2200 (Sheet feeder-Borderless)") and make it the default.
Close Printer Setup Utility.
6. Ensure Classic is not running. Open an OS X application and the file you
wish to print.
Setting up borderless prints in an OS X application (NOTE: not all
applications will show these options)
1. Click on FILE and PAGE SETUP. Ensure the settings below are adjusted:
SETTINGS: PAGE ATTRIBUTES
FORMAT FOR: EPSON STYLUS XXX XXX(BORDERLESS)
PAPER SIZE: Whichever compatible paper size you wish to use
(NOTE: borderless printing is not supported on custom paper sizes.)
Click OK when done.
2. Click on FILE and PRINT. Ensure the settings below are adjusted:
PRINTER: Stylus XXX XXX(BORDERLESS)
PRESETS: STANDARD
Make any other adjustments needed (on COPIES and PAGES, PRINT SETTINGS,
etc) and then click PRINT.

Epson R300 Printing issues - No borderless

Hey all,
Having issues and it's annoying me to the extreme - I've just forked out for an expensive computer that can't do borderless prints like a £250 dell can!
Basically, I've got an Epson Stylus Photo R300. It's a lovely printer and has come up with some lovely shots in its time. In windows I was able to do borderless prints with no trouble whatsoever - however, my mac is having none of it. I've tried til the cows come home to get it to print borderless, using Photoshop and iPhoto but can't for the life of me get it to do it.
I've tried various guides, including those telling me to uninstall the printer etc - but when I follow them, the options simply aren't there.
HELP!!

You didn't say, so I'll ask -
When you Add an Epson, in Printer Setup, you don't click on the printer in Default Browser - instead, you click on More Printers and select "Epson USB." Next, after highlighting the printer, you go to the "Page Setup" menu and select ALL. This gives you a queue and driver for regular use and a separate print queue/driver for borderless.
Is that what you did?

Borderless printing (Epson printer)

I use Photoshop CS on a Mac G4 (PPC) with OS X 10.4.11. My printer is an Epson Stylus Photo R340.
I usually print photos and scans by setting my printer to 'Best Photo' for print quality and 'No colour management', opening the images in Photoshop and using 'Print with Preview' and Photoshop's colour management; but I have also on occasion set Photoshop to 'Output' and allowed the printer and its software to manage the colour.
I usually get good results with both methods — especially the first. I have now made the extraordinary discovery that if I set my paper size to 'Borderless — sheet feeder' (any actual size. e.g. A4 borderless or 4" x 6" borderless), the colour and print quality settings (i.e. 'Best Photo') are overridden and the printer prints very rapidly, producing a print with hideous colour balance, a ridiculously low gamma (i.e. extreme lightness) and poor definition. This happens regardless of whether Photoshop's or the printer's colour management is used
That this has something to do with Photoshop is prved by the fact that if I open the images in Preview it does not happen. If anyone can shed any light on this strange phenomenon, and can suggest how I could achieve borderless printing with my chosen quality while using Photoshop, I should be very grateful.

I've gotten it to print to my Epson RX700 very reliably. There are several things to be aware of. First, when selecting the printer settings, make sure the paper selection is correct. If you choose matte instead of glossy premium, for example, the print will be off-center. Next, make sure the size of the paper is set correctly in the printer settings, e.g. 4x6 borderless. Once you've finished setting up the printer, in the print dialog, also make sure you have the right paper size set up (why do we need to do this in two places?) and make sure it's configured to print on the whole page, not the whole photo. Finally, there's a slider that controls the border all around the photo. Slide it all the way left until it's at zero. That should get you a nice borderless print.
Oh, one other thing, always double-check the printer settings before making your first print. After shutting down Aperture, the next time it seems to forget my last settings. Subsequent prints should print out properly without changing settings again.
I've never needed to use the calibrate button. If you make sure the paper type and size are set properly in print settings as well as in the print dialog, and borders are at zero, you should be set to go.

Borderless printing, Epson stylus photo 820

Ok, I'm trying to print this: http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?cover_id=1716
On an Epson Stylus Photo 820. I know this printer can do borderless prints, I just can't figure out how. Is this a driver issue or something? Is borderless printing on this printer a PC only feature? Am I missing something entirely?
Thanks for any help!

I don't have experience with the Stylus Photo 820, but I do have a Stylus Photo 890 and unfortunately borderless printing is not possible in OS X, even with the latest drivers. I went round and round with this with Epson Tech Support, who kept sending me suggestions that didn't work and finally they admitted that it was just not possible. I doubt that Epson will further update the drivers for these rather elderly printers.
Bob N.
Mac Mini 1.5 GHz; iBook 900 mHz; iPod 20 GB Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Borderless printing on epson RX600

Hi all, having trouble printing borderless in Aperture on my Epson RX600, if i export the image onto memory card then print on printer its borderless, but from Aperture ( and iPhoto come to that) it has a border, if i try and move the border slider beyond 0.32, nothing happens.
I have the latest drivers from epson installed and the icc profiles work just fine, not a disaster but wondered if anyone else has had a similar problem.
Cheers
Chris
iMac G5/Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Wow, quick response! I don't seem to have any borderless options in my dropdown so did go ahead and choose custom sizes. That seems to give me 2 less borders to worry about but I can't seem to change the size to fit the whole sheet in the preview view. I'm a bit of a novice at this (obviously). Any morehelp would be appreciated. I didnt use to have any problems getting A4 borderless prints from PS....do I have to go back to using that?
Cheers again, Lisa

Borderless printing on epson 2100...please help!

Hello,
I've been trying to get borderless printing from aperture on my epson 2100. I've selected borderless printing in the Print Settings but it still won't allow me to move the slider down to 0. I've tried a bunch of different page sizes but basically I want borderless A4 and A3 prints and can't seem to manage it. Please help!
Thanks Lisa
www.lisahaskins.com

Here's a possibility:
http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t12342.html
Distilling down what they come up with at the end, try defining a custom paper size with a margin of at least .01" on a side - then try the calibration option, and see if you can enter values that expand the image to fit the page to be borderless.
It does seem like a bug with printing though.

Borderless Printing Does Not Work With Epson Printer!!!!!!!!

I have never gotten Aperture to print correctly borderless on Epson. I have an RX580 all-in-one. I set aperture up correctly in the print setup, I have tried everything and it always has a white strip on one side. I am getting fed up - any help would be appreciated. I am tired of exporting my images and then opening up in Photoshop to print - what a pain.

I've gotten it to print to my Epson RX700 very reliably. There are several things to be aware of. First, when selecting the printer settings, make sure the paper selection is correct. If you choose matte instead of glossy premium, for example, the print will be off-center. Next, make sure the size of the paper is set correctly in the printer settings, e.g. 4x6 borderless. Once you've finished setting up the printer, in the print dialog, also make sure you have the right paper size set up (why do we need to do this in two places?) and make sure it's configured to print on the whole page, not the whole photo. Finally, there's a slider that controls the border all around the photo. Slide it all the way left until it's at zero. That should get you a nice borderless print.
Oh, one other thing, always double-check the printer settings before making your first print. After shutting down Aperture, the next time it seems to forget my last settings. Subsequent prints should print out properly without changing settings again.
I've never needed to use the calibrate button. If you make sure the paper type and size are set properly in print settings as well as in the print dialog, and borders are at zero, you should be set to go.

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