Conserve+Roll+Paper

=How do I ensure that prints made with the Photoshop/DPP plugin on roll paper consume the least amount of paper and are correctly oriented?=

When printing an image whose longest dimension is 17" or less, you will want to ensure that the printer uses the //width// of the roll for the longest edge of the image, in order to minimize the amount of wasted paper.

To do this, follow these steps.

Firstly, open your image in Photoshop run the //iPF Print Plug-in// from the File > Export menu.

Select the correct media type on the //Main// tab (gloss, semi-gloss, coated etc.)

Switch to the //Page Setup// tab and set the //Media Source// to **Roll**.

//The Page Layout Tab//

Assuming you are using a 17" wide roll, set the //Media Size// to **ISO A2+** so that the width of the paper is 17". If you are using a 16" roll or smaller, create a new Custom Media Size whose width is equal to the width of your roll, and the length of the paper is approximately 1.5x the width.

Using the //Preview// control, ensure that **Print Area Layout 1** or **Print Area Layout 2** is selected, so that you see a representation of your image placed onto a white background in the preview window.

Check that the //Orientation// control is set to **Portrait**. Note that this control relates to the orientation of the //paper//, not the image to be printed. When paper is fed from a roll, portrait orientation instructs the printer to place the image with its //top// edge parallel to the end of the roll, whereas landscape orientation has the printer place the image with its //left// edge parallel to the roll end.

The paper orientation should be switched if the image to be printed is taller than it is wide. As a general rule, to conserve roll paper and have the //long// edge of the image printed across the width of the paper roll, a landscape format image should be printed on portrait orientation paper, while a portrait format image should be printed on landscape orientation paper.


 * [[image:plugin-A2-portrait-dir.png]] || [[image:plugin-A2-landscape-dir.png]] ||
 * //Portrait orientation// || //Landscape orientation// ||

You should now see your image placed on a vertical sheet, as seen above in the //Portrait orientation// image.

Click the //Roll Paper Options// button and tick the **No spaces at Top or Bottom (Conserve Paper)** box. This will instruct the printer to cut the paper immediately after it has printed the image, rather than spool out an entire A2+ length from the roll.



Check the size of your image against the preview image and either go back to Photoshop an resize it so that it fits the paper properly, or click the //Enlarged/Reduced Printing// box, select //Scaling// and then drag your image around to place it on the paper in the correc place and scale it to the correct size.

//Scaling the image with the plugin//

If you choose to have the plugin scale your image, go back to the //Main// tag, click //Set Configuration// and change the //Image Enlargement Method// to **Bi-cubic** for the best possible results.

Finally, return to the //Main// tab, ensure that all your color profile and quality settings are correct, then hit the print button...