ross said:
Sorry Burt I have checked the jpeg pictures again in the "My Pictures"
folder they are in the same aspect ratio as whats on the camera.I tried
your way of transferring the photographs too but found the end results
the same as what I do.
When I plug in my camera an auto play box comes up asking me what I
want to do with the pictures I select copy pictures to "My Pictures "
folder using windows camera or fax viewer. I name the folder first to
suit the event so I don't have pictures everywhere. Then a wizard comes
up and completes the operation.
I just don't know why the pictures are being enlarge when I print them,
like I said I took a portrait shot yesterday and framed the shot just
right with no extra detail or overhang.but when I go to print it using
the Cannons "Easyprint" setup the photo has detail chopped or cropped
all around the print, like some of the people have their heads chopped
off slightly. I tried the same task on my friends older Cannon printer
and the same thing happen. I'm at a lost to know why the printer does
this because the picture I'm using is in it's native state it hasn't
been edited prior, I'm selecting 6"x4" in the paper selection panel.
The Canon Easy Print software (please excuse the description) is a dumbed
down program designed for people who are either beginners at the photo
printing proces or are not interested or able to learn a more complex
program. It overrides any color adjustments you might want to do and is
basically on "auto-pilot", taking away many of the controls you might want
to do with the printer. I feel that it is best to use a program like
Photoshop Elements to better control many aspects of your finished result.
I did use a transfer program that came with my Olympus camera once. It
changed the name of the file from the camera-assigned alphanumeric name to
something like 001, 002, etc. The original name included the date and was
more useful for my purposes. That is why I use a simple copy routine in MS
explorer. Any way the file gets from the camera to your hard drive is fair
game!
The cropping you have on all sides with borderless printing is as I
described in a previous answer to you. In the printer dialogue box that
comes up when you start to print a picture you can use the slider to expand
the image less, but it will always print the image slightly larger than the
paper so you don't get a white edge. Easy Print may expand the image more
than if you selected the amount of expansion yourself in the canon software.
For sure, it will use automatic color adjustments which essentially take the
control away from you. When I first purchased my Canon i960 I experimented
with various settings and with use of the automatic functions in the printer
software. I came to the conclusion that I had much better prints when I
didn't turn the color control over to the printer software.
If you decide to purcase a photo editing software package I've found all the
functions I need in Photoshop Elements. I actually like PE3 better than PE4
(although there is a wierd scrolling problem in PE3) Professionals prefer
the more extensive full Photoshop program, but PE3 or 4 is less than $100
and Photoshop is closer to $600, as I recall. Don't be intimidated by a
program such as PE3 or 4 - The basic functions are really easy and you will
catch on to the more complex functions as you use them. I bought the
"idiot" book first - not the best on the subject but it got me started.
