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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 5:21:15 GMT
Hello everyone from this newbie. Glad to have found a site of like-minded people!
Is printing photos on dark paper even possible? I tried it with a png file and it didn't work.
Any help will be so appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 3, 2015 5:31:19 GMT
Hi tiramisu, welcome to PSE&M!
We could use some more information.
Which photo-editing program are you using?
Is this a color image? Or is it a b&w image?
What do you mean when you say "it didn't work"? What happened? Any error message?
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 14:25:50 GMT
Good morning and thank you Sepiana!
I'm using PSE 11. I save the file as a png and then move it to the sd card which I then place in the printer. The problem is, the printer reads it as an incompatible file and it does not even show up in the printer preview window.
If I try to save it in the paint program as a png....a message comes up saying that all transparency will be lost if I do that.
I'm sure I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what it is.
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 3, 2015 15:34:08 GMT
Hi tiramisu; welcome to Photoshop Elements and More!
First, the color of the paper is unknown to the printer, so that is not the problem.
I presume that you have successfully printed using this same process (SD card in the printer), yes? Is there a reason why you can not print directly from PSE?
Does the image have to be a PNG? It sounds like the printer may not understand that format; so perhaps try TIF (which I believe also supports transparency).
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 3, 2015 16:24:01 GMT
Good morning and thank you Sepiana! I'm using PSE 11. I save the file as a png and then move it to the sd card which I then place in the printer. The problem is, the printer reads it as an incompatible file and it does not even show up in the printer preview window. If I try to save it in the paint program as a png....a message comes up saying that all transparency will be lost if I do that. I'm sure I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what it is. Good morning, tiramisu!
Which paint program are you using to save your PNG file? This could be where the problem lies. Are you by any chance using Microsoft Paint? If so, this program does not support background transparency.
I would suggest doing the printing from within Elements; skip the "moving it to the sd card" step.
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/printing-photos.html
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Post by ritage on Aug 3, 2015 17:01:36 GMT
I have no advice to give because I've never printed a png file, but I am very curious:
What is dark paper and what color is it actually? I have printed cards on ivory stock, but have never even seen anything darker than that.
Rita
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 17:08:57 GMT
Hi Ritage,
It's dark brown.
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 17:14:01 GMT
Hi tiramisu; welcome to Photoshop Elements and More! First, the color of the paper is unknown to the printer, so that is not the problem. I presume that you have successfully printed using this same process (SD card in the printer), yes? Is there a reason why you can not print directly from PSE? Does the image have to be a PNG? It sounds like the printer may not understand that format; so perhaps try TIF (which I believe also supports transparency). Hello tpgettys, I tried to save it in the default Paint program that comes with windows. For some reason, the printer also does not recognize jpg files saved in Elements so after I'm finished editing, I save it in Paint as a jpg and it works out great. You may be right about the TIF....I called Lexmark and none of their printers support png files, so I will now go with your suggestion and see what happens. Thanks so much! |
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 17:15:20 GMT
Good morning and thank you Sepiana! I'm using PSE 11. I save the file as a png and then move it to the sd card which I then place in the printer. The problem is, the printer reads it as an incompatible file and it does not even show up in the printer preview window. If I try to save it in the paint program as a png....a message comes up saying that all transparency will be lost if I do that. I'm sure I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what it is. Hello Sepiana, It's the printer....the company said none of their printers support png files, so I'm off to try tpgettys suggestion. Thank you so much for your help! Good morning, tiramisu!
Which paint program are you using to save your PNG file? This could be where the problem lies. Are you by any chance using Microsoft Paint? If so, this program does not support background transparency.
I would suggest doing the printing from within Elements; skip the "moving it to the sd card" step.
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/printing-photos.html
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Post by Major Major on Aug 3, 2015 17:30:35 GMT
I must say I have never heard of a printer not being able to print a particular type of graphics file. Is this possible?
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 17:33:43 GMT
Good morning and thank you Sepiana! I'm using PSE 11. I save the file as a png and then move it to the sd card which I then place in the printer. The problem is, the printer reads it as an incompatible file and it does not even show up in the printer preview window. If I try to save it in the paint program as a png....a message comes up saying that all transparency will be lost if I do that. I'm sure I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what it is. Good morning, tiramisu!
Which paint program are you using to save your PNG file? This could be where the problem lies. Are you by any chance using Microsoft Paint? If so, this program does not support background transparency.
I would suggest doing the printing from within Elements; skip the "moving it to the sd card" step.
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/printing-photos.html
Hi again tpgettys! I only do that with jpg photos since they won't print if saved in Elements. Never tried to print a png or tiff before. You are correct about the tif file, it will print....so kudos to you!  I thought the colors in the file would block out the background color of the paper....I don't know if I'm explaining myself correctly, but they don't. It prints with a transparent background but the color of the paper makes the image impossible to see. The paper is dark brown.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 3, 2015 17:35:51 GMT
Hello Sepiana, It's the printer....the company said none of their printers support png files, so I'm off to try tpgettys suggestion. Thank you so much for your help! tiramisu,
Ok! It looks like the printer is the culprit indeed. In this case, try a TIFF file as Tom suggested. You could also try a GIF file. Both formats support background transparency.
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 17:37:06 GMT
Unfortunately, with Lexmark at least, it is the case. Although tpgettys & Sepiana were right, it does print TIFF I must say I have never heard of a printer not being able to print a particular type of graphics file. Is this possible? |
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 17:38:57 GMT
Hello Sepiana, It's the printer....the company said none of their printers support png files, so I'm off to try tpgettys suggestion. Thank you so much for your help! tiramisu,
Ok! It looks like the printer is the culprit indeed. In this case, try a TIFF file as Tom suggested. You could also try a GIF file. Both formats support background transparency.
Thanks again Sepiana! I have a feeling I'll be back....just like Ahnold!  |
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Post by tiramisu on Aug 3, 2015 17:41:12 GMT
I think I'm screwing up my replies......they're going all over the place! Sorry about that. Good morning, tiramisu!
Which paint program are you using to save your PNG file? This could be where the problem lies. Are you by any chance using Microsoft Paint? If so, this program does not support background transparency.
I would suggest doing the printing from within Elements; skip the "moving it to the sd card" step.
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/printing-photos.html
Hi again tpgettys! I only do that with jpg photos since they won't print if saved in Elements. Never tried to print a png or tiff before. You are correct about the tif file, it will print....so kudos to you! I thought the colors in the file would block out the background color of the paper....I don't know if I'm explaining myself correctly, but they don't. It prints with a transparent background but the color of the paper makes the image impossible to see. The paper is dark brown. |
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