Paper type selection .... Glossy, Matte, etc...

There appears to be no paper type selection menu when printing directly from iPhoto 7...with Epson R800 or Epson CX7800. I can take the .jpg image to other apps and print fine. I would have expected it to be in the block where "Standard" is located, but no other options appear in the format...
Worked fine in 6, 5 ....... with same printers, same systems
txs for sugg.

If it is there (and it is a printer driver feature) it is in the middle pull down menu of the next print screen II believe is is called "paper source" - so to get to it select your photos, make the selections (printer, paper size, print size) on that window and then click print again - in the middle of the new window there is a pull down window of the printer options that will include (if it is available - some of my printers have it (Brother I think) - some do not (HP I think) - to change that list requires contacting the manufacture - it is in their software, Apple simply provides the access to the feature
Some people have found that simply uninstalling the hp software and reinstalling it will fix this problem -- see the last few posts in this thread - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1383540&tstart=0
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I have printed photographs quite happily for years on my iP5000 using PS7 and 10.X. However since installing Leopard and switching to PS CS3 I am unable to select paper type (glossy, matt, etc). Is this a 10.5 problem, or as I suspect a CS3 problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I don't know if it is the same for your printer but with my Canon MP600 I experienced the same problem until I came across the fact that when Print is clicked there is a Blue Triangle on the right of the dialogue. Click this and the paper type etc is displayed.

Comment - Paper Types & Printing

Some of you may already be in the know regarding this topic, but it recently became important enough for me to warrant mentioning something to the general public.
I've been struggling since before XMas with print quality out of iPhoto and Aperture. Have since given up on Aperture (trial version anyways) and done most of my work in iPhoto and PSE 4.
I had printed out 80 photos from my honeymoon on HP Photo Paper - which came in my 6-pack of replacement ink cartridges for my HP Photosmart 8250. I was under the assumption that HP would include high-quality compatible paper with their ink package. I wrestled with color/image quality issues out of iPhoto for months, and then this past weekend I purchased some higher-quality HP photo paper and tried that.
The difference in my prints was significant - they were a lot better. I was able to undo digital changes to most pics and just print them out 'straight' and the quality is now great.
Keep in mind that, no matter how long you work on an image on-screen, you will be limited by using lower-quality paper. Go for the good stuff and you'll be happy. Don't walk the same path I did.

GTCBrown:
I suggest you do what I do and that is to do all your printing from Photoshop Elements. You can set PSE up to manage color, set up the print size and get the most control over your prints that you can have.
I don't know how the HP print window is set up but both Canon and Epson has options for their different types of paper, gloss, high gloss, matte, etc. I've been using Epson's Ultra Premium Presentation Paper, Matte, and find it to be turning the best prints I've ever make. They look better than some professional photographer prints that we got recently.
Here's how you can use PSE to edit photos from within iPhoto and then just stay in PSE to do the printing.
Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
If you want to use both iPhoto's editing mode and PS without having to go back and forth to the Preference pane, once you've selected PS as your editor of choice, reset the Preferences back to "Open in main window". That will let you either edit in iPhoto (double click on the thumbnail) or in PS (Control-click on the thumbnail and seledt "Edit in external editor" in the Contextual menu). This way you get the best of both worlds
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

In iPhoto you r able to pick the type of paper, i.e. glossy, semi glossy, etc. I do not find where u can do so in Apeture..when I go file and select print, there r no instructions like in iPhote.

In iPhoto you r able to select paper type for phots, i.e. glossy , semi glossy, etc. how do u do this in apeture?

When you print in Aperture, you first specify the layout of your print in Aperture's "Print" panel, then press "Print". This will open the system print dialogue, and here you can specify the device specific print settings. If you set the pop-up menu to "Print Settings", you will be able to specify the Media Type, if your printer supports different media types.
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Cannot Select Paper Type in Photoshop 10

New Imac, new HP C5280, new copy of Photoshop 10 for Mac. No paper type is offered in print options, (matte, glossy, etc) in Photoshop. Hooked up my older Epson RX620, exactly the same problem, but both work in Win XP ok in Photoshop CS3. Being bounced around by tech help by HP, Adobe and Mac. All latest drivers downloaded and installed as per Tech help line instructions. No change. Anyone help?

so I've been pulling my hair out for 2 days & nights now trying to figure out why I couldnt print on custom paper sizes - I've just now hit the "help" icon in the print dialog box (so simple I didnt ever think to read through the steps set out!) and found this:
"Creating a custom page size
If you want to print on unusual size paper, such as an odd-size envelope or card, you may be able choose the paper’s size from the Paper Size pop-up menu. To find the Paper Size pop-up menu, choose File > Page Setup, if available. Otherwise, choose File > Print.
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Selecting Paper Type for HP Photosmart 8750 In Lightroom 3.3

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I inserted photo paper into the printer tray a the start but it printed horribly, like my old canon used to do when I accidentally stuck laser paper in instead of glossy / matte.
Other prints (like from iPhoto) print fine thru the printer.
The Print dialog in the pull down menu contains no options to look at or change the paper type.
On my pc I had a huge section of options when printing where I could select the profile, colour correction, print quality etc etc on any print. Cant seem to find the same options thru Mac.
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How do you select paper type in Photoshop Elements 10?

Sorry to be a total technotard, but in the olden days, I could select paper type (e.g. glossy photo) from the print menu when printing from Photoshop. I now have a new iMac & Photoshop Elements 10, and there is no way to select paper type, at least not that I can find. Is this an Adobe Elements thing? Cuz I can't figure out how to do it, and it's driving me nuts!!!!!! Thanks in advance for any help.

If you are working in Full Edit you need to have an image open in the main window. Then Click:
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(Mac OSX 10.5.2, LR 1.3.1) Going crazy trying to figure this out. Somewhere around the time HP updated drivers for the Photosmart Pro B8350, I lost the ability to select anything but one paper type. As a result, none of my prints are coming out properly whereas they were perfect before. I've totally removed both the HP software and Lightroom, and started all over again. Bottom line is that only one paper type will show up in Lightroom when I select managed by application.
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Hi John, Thanks for the tip. I will try that next. Below is a crash log. I printed to the 2200 from Photoshop, then in the print dialog tried to go to "color management" to turn color management off (I am getting magenta prints due to double profiling).
Before crash:
11/22/07 2:20:22 PM Adobe Photoshop CS3[2548] * _NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xb66c840 of class NSCFNumber autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Stack: (0x9631c178 0x9624a0f8 0x29d21c8 0x29d2864 0x29d1320 0x29d15bc 0x29d0cec 0x29d0b08 0xce4370 0xce4484 0xce55b8 0xce5db0 0x7f3490 0x7f54d8 0x8fb23c 0x2bd684 0x2bdb00 0x370c 0x3410)
11/22/07 2:20:22 PM Adobe Photoshop CS3[2548] * _NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xa832c50 of class NSCFNumber autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Stack: (0x9631c178 0x9624a0f8 0x29d2240 0x29d2864 0x29d1320 0x29d15bc 0x29d0cec 0x29d0b08 0xce4370 0xce4484 0xce55b8 0xce5db0 0x7f3490 0x7f54d8 0x8fb23c 0x2bd684 0x2bdb00 0x370c 0x3410)
11/22/07 2:20:23 PM Adobe Photoshop CS3[2548] * _NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0xb68ceb0 of class NSCFNumber autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Stack: (0x9631c178 0x9624a0f8 0x29d2240 0x29d2864 0x29d1320 0x29d15bc 0x29d0cec 0x29d0b08 0xce4370 0xce4484 0xce55b8 0xce5db0 0x7f3490 0x7f54d8 0x8fb23c 0x2bd684 0x2bdb00 0x370c 0x3410)
After crash:
11/22/07 2:22:52 PM Adobe Crash Reporter[2601] Process Id:
11/22/07 2:22:52 PM Adobe Crash Reporter[2601] 2548
11/22/07 2:22:52 PM [0x0-0xeb0eb].com.adobe.Photoshop[2548] 2007-11-22 14:22:52.079 Adobe Crash Reporter[2601:10b] Process Id:
11/22/07 2:22:52 PM [0x0-0xeb0eb].com.adobe.Photoshop[2548] 2007-11-22 14:22:52.081 Adobe Crash Reporter[2601:10b] 2548
11/22/07 2:22:59 PM com.apple.launchd[223] ([0x0-0xeb0eb].com.adobe.Photoshop[2548]) Exited: Terminated

How do I select paper type when printing from Photoshop?

Sorry to be a total technotard, but in the olden days, I could select paper type (e.g. glossy photo) from the print menu when printing from Photoshop. Now there is no way to select paper type, at least not that I can find. Is this an Adobe thing? Cuz I can't figure out how to do it from InDesign either. I'd like to be able contol image quality as well. Thanks in advance for any help... I'm wading around in all these forums trying to find a simple answer and am having no luck...
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"hp website says the driver is built-in to the new macs, and I don't need to d/l a new one"
First of all, this is a crock. And a very tiresome one, as it's been used as an excuse not to post drivers for download.
The driver is not "built into" a Mac. There may be some version of it installed IF you happened to install hundreds upon hundreds of gigabytes of printer drivers (the vast majority of which are obsolete and brands you've never nor will ever own) when you installed the OS. This view is just so idiotic, as you won't have installed every HP driver ever made if you didn't own an HP printer or plan to hook it up to that computer.
Apple compounds the problem by not giving you any way to pick and install a printer driver. Seriously, in 2009. And this in addition to the Mac's inability to detect a new printer after you plug it in, and ask if you want to install a driver. People tolerate that while making fun of Windows, which has been detecting new hardware and prompting for drivers since what, 1995?
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Sad.

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Not sure if I'm in the right place to post this question....
When I try to print (from ANY app; Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) to my hp business jet inkjet printer, I get a print menu, but no where on the print menu (or any pulldown tabs) do I have an opportunity to select paper type or output quality. I am unable to print photos, for example.
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Yes, I opened the Printer Driver package, and then pulled up my test InDesign file and selected File>Print, and here's the screen i get: (hope this works, I'm trying Skitch for the first time)...
[img]http://img.skitch.com/20100219-8ywf49rxkh7heg86n25gefbydc.preview.jpg[/img]
Click for full size - [color=#A7A7A7]Uploaded with plasq's Skitch[/color]
when I click on "Setup" in the print menu box, I get this screen:
[img]http://img.skitch.com/20100219-pgqjnjt1anrx2xic3pih9def3y.preview.jpg[/img]
Click for full size - [color=#A7A7A7]Uploaded with plasq's Skitch[/color]
I've clicked on each topic on the left on the Print menu, and still there is no where to select paper type or output resolution.
The same thing happens when I print from Photoshop.
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