Printing software ?

[gilbates]

Guys
have got a Epson 900 for printing on printable dvd`s but the software that came with the printer is not very good , can anyone recomend any other software thats good for importing from the front of a dvd by scanning and then re-printing on to a dvd

Thanks

[iooi]

In what way is it not very good ?
If you are just importing scans its a matter of sizing to disk size and setting printer settings and its done.
Its only when trying to create your own designs from many smaller pics its not so hot but does a good enough job with a bit of time.

[gilbates]

hi mate

its just that everytime we print onto a printable dvd we cannot get it to print evenly and to the edges

we have tried everything from re aligning the heads to moving the print position to making the image bigger even changing the transparent settings , nothing seems to get over the small white outer edge not being printed on

its almost like theres a shadow from the scaned dvd image being cast and then re-printed onto the printable dvd

realy annoying i thought this printer was edge to edge , cant seem to get that to apply to dvd`s

[johns0]

Is there not a calibration setting in the software to adjust?

[gilbates]

theres a few things to adjust to be fair mate

print position in the cd /dvd printing software is one and in settings general for the printer there is a tab for edge to edge printing which is ticked

nothing seems to help , you would have thought that making the image bigger than the dvd surface would solve the prob but it makes no difference at all , still not edge to edge printing and not quite central

i have sum reasonable understanding of settings and printers and my bro who came in today ( uk here ) is top flight Pc whizz , but we just cant seem to get it to print to the edges and without some sort of border around the image

most frustrating , thats why i asked if anyone used anything else to print to dvd`s or cd`s , just cant seem to get this printer to edge to edge

i`m not saying we are real tech heads at all , it may be we have missed something but quite what i dont know

[iooi]

Where are you adjusting the printer settings ?
Under printer options in windows or via the epson print cd software?
Sounds to me like you have the disk size set wrong or you arnt resizing the scans to fill the template in epson print cd.

Have a play with the print settings in epson print cd you can adjust the print position of the cd both hor and ver. Printing to the edge of the disk is done by resizing the disk template...Just measure your disk and enter the sizes (inner & outer) if it still dont print to the edge add a couple of m/m to the outer dia that shoud do it.....

[Bob W]

Hmm I use the software almost every day and it is dead on all the time. It prints to about 1/32 or 1/16 of an inch to the edge of the disc. I don't think it would be a good idea to be printing all the way to the edge since some ink could find it's way under the disc, just a thought. Anyway I fine the software simple but fast and effective at what it's designed to do.

[gilbates]

Thanks for your patience m8

i have tried the settings in the epson print cd software , but will have another go , i cant remember messing with the template settings as such , will come back in this thread with results of how i get on

cheers

[Bob W]

On the left tool-bar of the software there is an icon for "set inner/outer diameter" and messing with that should allow you to print all the way to the edge.

[gilbates]

i agree mate but have tried that one already and didnt make any difference

im looking at the software on my mrs pc just behind me and have just found templates

the circular looking shape dosent seem to be circular though , more eliptical , how do you apply this method and reshape it to whats needed , and is this the way i need to go

[gilbates]

ok i have dropped the templates for the mo , if ya choose a picture then a template for it say the circular looking one , it is whaen applied eliptical and when drageed to the cd size it looses its ratios , in other words the subjects look tall and thin

i have just tried using a photo off her hard disk and just stuck that over the cd shape , stretched it a bit to get the subjects roughly where i wanted them and then printed it onto paper , overlaying a cd on top after printing and it appears this method at least on paper works fine , it appears to have printed out to the cd edges

importing from the twain device is giving us the probs by the looks of things , when the image is scanned in , there appears to be a dark edge around the image , which is the outer edge of the original scanned cd image

that gets re produced onto the blank cd , i guess somehow i have to stretch the image imported from the twain , over the cd size by a couple of mm to compensate

thats where we fall down , HOW

[Bob W]

i agree mate but have tried that one already and didnt make any difference

im looking at the software on my mrs pc just behind me and have just found templates

the circular looking shape dosent seem to be circular though , more eliptical , how do you apply this method and reshape it to whats needed , and is this the way i need to go

I would look in the program folder and see if there is an INI file , then find the line in the INI pertaining to size and edit it there.

[Doggiedaddy]

Read the manual, it gives very plain directions on angle and density setting. I also use a 900 with no problems, they even give you a paper test disc to make sure your settings are correct before you print on media.
The only problem I had was I had to change paper settings from DVD/CD mode so the print would be dark enough to suit me. Mine works perfect as far as I can tell (after making the proper setting changes).

[iooi]

importing from the twain device is giving us the probs by the looks of things , when the image is scanned in , there appears to be a dark edge around the image , which is the outer edge of the original scanned cd image

OK forget using twain to import the pic use you scanner to save the cd image to your hard drive as a jepg.
Then use import/picture to browse to the FOLDER the file is in, not the file its self. This will then show ALL picture files in that folder. As far as i remember the software shows a cd circle by default.
If it doesnt then try this.
File/Open/Untitled.ec2 which should be a standard cd size.
As to the black bit round the cd after scanning i know what you mean its just where the pics ends and the edge of the disk is shown. To remove this just drag the picture past the black circle line so its outside and it wont print it.

[gilbates]

Thanks guys

havent yet got round to printing on a dvd face yet , its been a busy day here

i understand and agree with all the comments and appreciate your contiued help

when i have my pc back in one piece ( mem upgrade ) and got tidied up i`l have another look at the software taking into account your comments

the Epson is conected to my mrs pc behind me but its a mess on both desks right now

thanks

mike