Printing on transparency film

I use HP. Officejet J4680 w/ Windows XP. I'd appreciate knowing about how to use (print on) dedicated inkjet transparency film...Do's & don'ts. I've just tried it with mixed results. No directions on packaging. Info from searches-wildly varied. Best kind/brand? Can be copied on either/both sides? Special ink? Usually how long for ink to dry? Does the ink eventually become "permanent"? Is there always a chance it can smear? Is there a need to apply a clear spray over the printed surface? If so, is there a dedicated product? Can other clear sprays (lacquer, urethane, e.g.) be used? Special care needed for use/storage? Will it change color (yellow)? What else do I need to know? Sorry, H.P. Tech help, no help. Thanks.

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Hello.
I want to know what is the best laserjet printer monochrome for transparent film ?
Can you recommend a printer ? I want to print negative or positive films at high opacity
I wait your recommendation.
Thank you

high price:HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color MFP M575dn This is the top of the line for consumer laser printing. It's technically an enterprise (fancy word for commercial) printer, and there for has a commercial warranty attached to it, which is a very good thing. This also has dual trays with automatic tray switching depending on the media type. That means you can keep the transparencies in one tray, and plain paper for everyday printing in the other without having to switch between the two manually. This printer also supports 1200 x 1200 dpi (dots per inch) which will give the transparencies a clear crisp look.
average price:HP LaserJet Pro 400 color MFP M475dn This is about the middle of the road laser printer. It's still technically an enterprise printer, so you get the enterprise level warranty, and you still get the dual trays with auto-switching. The main differences are in the price, and in the quality of prints. This printer is much cheaper, but the maximum dpi is 600 x 600 so the images that print are not quite as good as with the M575dn.
low price: HP LaserJet Pro 100 color MFP M175nw This is not the bottom of the line by any means, but it's not as fast at printing as the two above. You still get 600 x 600 dpi, but you loose the extra tray. You also loose the enterprise level warranty, but you do still get a 1 year consumer level warranty. It's not as flashy as the two above, but it will do the job.
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C7180 won't print transparency film

My C7180 won't print on transparency. It seems to ignore the sheet, or rather, it sees it but pulls it straight through and then prints on the paper from the tray. If I put a sheet of paper in first it pulls that sheet straight through, then the transparency, then takes the next sheet of paper and prints on that. I have changed the settings to Other Transparency so that isn't the problem. I desperately need to use this feature for my business.

The media sensor in the printer requires a transparency with a leading paper strip that is removed after printing. This is needed so the printer can properly sense where the edge of the media is, without it the printer cannot determine the media is properly feeding.
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Printing on Transparency!

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I may be being really stupid here but I can't seem to find an option to print on transparency.
I'm using my printer connected to my desktop (10.3.9) through my MacBook (10.5) I've tried opening my images in Photoshop, Preview and iPhoto but in each one can't find an option to chose transparency to print on. I've printed it before, so I know that it works. But I just can't seem to find the option this time.
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Page truncated when printing a transparent color with Windows 2000

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We use the JDK 1.5.0_11 in a Windows 2000 SP4 platform with 2GB of RAM.
When printing a transparent color on a large page with a Windows 2000 platform,
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7. Press the "Ok" button,
8. The printed page is unexpectedly either truncated or the operating system crashes.
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the problem can still be reproduced using the latest version of "PDFCreator".
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Thank you very much for your help ...
Xavier
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import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
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Printing on Transparency Paper with a Mac.

Printing on Transparency Paper with a Mac.
Hi there
I am having issues printing to transparency paper with my Mac.
I am using a Epson DX5000 ink jet printer, with ink jet transparency paper.
I've created my design at 600dpi (a little bit overkill I guess you could say).
What I am doing is creating/printing (none coloured) black images that are then displayed using a projector.
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This maybe also possibly caused by the fact that with ink jet transparency paper you print on the one side that has a rough type feel to it, that must have some kind of coating so that the ink dries on it correctly and doesnt just smear.
here's a little image of what I mean.
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thanks

Gary Scotland wrote:
Use an image editing application to create a pure black and white image with maximum contrast, painting in where needed in the black area to produce maximum black.
This is how I have already created them.
In the printer driver settings set:
colour settings option:   print in Greyscale not in colour mode
Greyscale option is not available, but I can just print in black, which does not cover enough.
paper or media settings option choose:   Transparency
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I need to create a transparent screen protector kind of effect in Photoshop. Pls check the attachment for the effect. I will be greatful if anybody can suggest any tutorials or photoshop filters which can achieve this or a similar kind of effect. I am using Photoshop CS3.
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Clear holes from traces in ultiboard 12 when printing to OH-film

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Transparant image printing with white backgroud in postscript file

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I am new to Livecycle ES, It would be grateful if some one answer my question.
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Lose transparency when printing a brochure on publisher

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I have designed a brochure for my company in which i have used publisher and have used such designs in which i use fill effects and increase the transparency in order for a picture in the background should show through. on the screen in looks really good
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http://www.bestprintingonline.com/mspublisher.htm
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Using InDesign CS6 on Windows 7. On a page with a PNG image over a filled rectangle, the transparent part of the image is printed with a color shift. It’s slightly different from the rest of the filled rectangle. In this case the fill is light blue and the shift is a slightly darker blue.
Fixes tried:
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Jack_Harich wrote:
It's not an acceptable solution. ...
The Yucky Discolored Box article was written in 2006. By now there must be a solution out there, but I can't figure it out because I'm not an ace on the many factors involved.....
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