File too large to print

[ViewWise]

Hi guys,

Bit of an amatuer question since im now to this. I bought a large format printer to print banners for my own companies.

Been happily printing straight from photoshop/corel with no issues for a few months.

Using a Hp designjet 5500ps connected straight to the network via ethernet.

Today i urgently need to print a 17 metre banner and i designed it in photoshop but have obviously gone over windows 30000 pixel print limit.

Whats the easiest/fastest way i can print this tonight/tomorrow? Im very confused with the whole RIP option!

Thanks

Alfie

 

[jotterpinky]

You're correct in the fact that the OS will not support printing larger items. It sounds like you currently have the printer connected directly to the network which poses a problem if you're trying to print large files. Most software will not support such sizes (even photoshop as you've discovered) and needs to be printed using a more sophisticated RIP. You need to purchase either a software or hardware RIP that supports your printer otherwise you'll be bound by the max size of your current software package.

 

[Sherbert]

Cant you use a vector file?

 

[ViewWise]

unfortunately its an image which cant be converted to a vector . I tried Qimage but couldnt get it to read the file.

 

[mattbeals]

why not just print it with an elargement percentage?

 

[semi-tech]

Yes, can you print at a reduced percentage and have a vendor enlarge the job?

 

[Gregg]

When I worked in large-format printing, we used PosterWorks to enlarge/tile all of our files. They have a free demo, might be worth checking out.

S. H. Pierce & Co. / PosterWorks Large-Format Production Software

 

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snippety snip-

Today i urgently need to print a 17 metre banner and i designed it in photoshop but have obviously gone over windows 30000 pixel print limit.

Alfie

Can someone please explain the 30000 pixel print limit please?
If I have a 640 pixel by 480 pixel image it contains 307200 pixels, but prints fine.
I am obviously not understanding the problem - my apologies.

 

[DavidMa]

All Photoshops from CS3 and down have a 30000 pixel limitation. CS4 and CS5 both have a 300000 pixel limitation.

 

[claude72]

Can someone please explain the 30000 pixel print limit please?
If I have a 640 pixel by 480 pixel image it contains 307200 pixels, but prints fine.

The limit is 30000 pixels by 30000 pixels