A four metre long panoramic P700 colour print on roll paper
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Keith Cooper looks at using the roll media support on the Epson P700 printer to make a 3.9 metre long panoramic print. There is more information about using the printer and the creation of the image on the Northlight web site at www.northlight-...
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Thank you Keith. I've ordered a P900 in good faith and your videos are the first real-world reviews on CZcams. Very useful compared to everyone else making videos just reading the press releases.
I should have a P900 here some time, but from a print quality POV it should be identical to the P700, but bigger...
Well, a P900 just turned up, so reviews will be on their way...
After installation I printed a humble A5 and all cartridges are now very very low !
The printer is also asking me to change the Maintenance Box as a drop is shown at the bottom of the screen.
I will have to order a few cartridges... expensive business.
A Maintenance Box was included in the delivery box.
This printer is the replacement of the Epson R3000 which lasted 10-11 years which has no more spare parts and refused to eat the paper.
Thank you again for this excellent review which I will see again in some points !
Also read the review ! How detailed it is !
Cheers ! :)
The maintenance box is included since one will be needed relatively quickly - don't buy another though. The second should last ages.
Just ordered a P700 based on your reviews so thanks Keith. Keep up the good work!
If you have any queries, do let me know, it's still here (waiting for a P900 to review and check against)
Mark, after a year, how do you like your P700? Do you now wish you ordered the P900?
Thanks for this very informative and clear video, Keith. Much appreciated.
Why did it bother me so much when you put the scissors on top of the printer at 12:26??? lol Great video.
Possibly because it's very easy to scratch/mark that shiny top - note that I do put them down quite carefully ;-) :-)
Thank you for the video, great to see it in action, read your online reviews before buying my P700.
Great - I've still got the P700 here (waiting for a P900), so feel free to email if you've any specific questions.
Thank you very much. Your videos and review convinced me with the P700.
Glad to have helped - have fun! ;-)
Hi Keith, Good clear review about how to print long with the Epson P 700. I will probably never print such a long image because I don't live in a French chateau, but you never know, for special temporary events. Look forward to your complete review of the P900. Epson France are indicating a launch date of end of October. Stay safe and sound.
Thanks - of course I'll have to do an even longer print of it with the P900 ;-)
Thank you so much Keith👋👋👌👌🙏🙏
Enlightening how to, thanks
Thanks - do check the written articles as well for more details
Awesome review .. Thank you very much
What would we do without you Keith! Trying roll-printing (on the P900) for the first time. One question though: what print settings are you using? Im trying from LightRoom and Photoshop, but I seem to be limited to A2 - even when picking "Rollpaper" in the print setting dropdown menu (my image is 43 cm x 254 cm).
Ah, figured it out, just had to make a custom size specifically for the project :)
Yes that's it - see some examples in some of my P700/900 articles
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-sc-p900-printer-review/
[the written reviews are where the detail lives... ;-) ]
Thank you Keith. I'm thinking of trying roll paper on economy grounds. I print 12" square on A3+ with a half inch border, which wastes a lot of paper (and therefore money!) I had reckoned on getting 30 prints from a 10m roll, but your video suggests the printer adds a lot of 'spare' paper at the front end. Is there a way to minimise that?
Careful setup of custom sizes will help, but you need to check the roll print settings in the manual.
Roll paper is unfortunately often not quite the economy measure think it will be
Then there is the problem of the very strong curl you get on such small rolls...
Thank you Keith
Thank you. When I try to load a roll it keeps telling me there is a paper jam. Can't make any sense of it! Any ideas?
I'd contact Epson over this.
I've seen it as a printer fault
Awesome! I was wondering how the printer does with roll paper without the additional paper roll attachment. I just purchased the p900.
The roll specific functions are not available. The P900 printer knows when the attachment is there, since it is powered.
You can of course cut lengths of paper and use them at custom page sizes
@@KeithCooper I have used 10" Epson Ultra Luster roll paper to produce a 10 foot panorama. It was supposed tb 12 feet, but the P900 spit out the paper at 10 feet. Epson Print Layout software allowed me to set arbitrary paper size, well in excess of 10 feet.
@@jackhickey5127 Thanks for noting that
@@KeithCooper I forgot to mention that I used 12' cut from a roll. I haven't used my roll attachment, and plan on selling it.
Just got a p900 and have noticed 3 indentations on the prints along the entire length. The roll is not being left in the machine but rather fresh out of a box and printed within minutes of loading. Hope that helps someone with making decisions, not a cheap roll paper either but epson legacy etching 17". The driver is also shall we say temperamental on my mac m2 when setting up a roll print. Prints are great otherwise and have done a couple 5-6 foot long ones. Had some issues on images of about 1GB in size with artifacts at the end. Using print preview seems to be a requirement to get stuff to print successfully (not to preview it but it just doesn't select correct paper source or sends rubbish data)
Hi there,
Thanks for all your great helpful videos. I bought the P900 after seeing all your videos and I`m having issues with roller indents on the photo paper when printing from a rol.
Cant find any solution online and Epson support doesnt know either. Any thoughts ?
Sorry - not seen this.
I'd suggest giving a full description of the problem on the printing forum at DPReview.com It's still where I'd ask...
HI Keith, how many shots did you take to get that pano? Is there any chance you could film it left to right so we can see a close view. Looks fantastic btw.
Lots - you need to see the detailed article covering the 'making of' for the image www.northlight-images.co.uk/making-a-14-metre-photographic-print/
- there is a zoomable view of it as well www.northlight-images.co.uk/commercial-photography/high-resolution-images-and-panoramic-photography/
I'm afraid these pre-date my use of video ;-)
@@KeithCooper Just visited the link you gave and had a good read of your process and had a good look at the zoomable image, OUTSTANDING. I see it gave you a few headaches lol. And congrats on the succesfull show. If you ever do another one be sure to let me know I would love to be there in person.
@@Redserpent2000 Thanks - I learnt an awful lot in making that image which has benefitted my commercial work. I do fancy doing another, but we don't have the gallery with such a long wall any more.
Keith, very instructive! Thanks for posting. What type of paper did you use for the B&W print?
Thanks - that's also printed on the premium glossy, it was the only paper I had in 13" roll format. I've got a P900 due some time, so I'll do a 5+ metre version when testing it. I've rather more 17" papers here.
Congratulations great video explained perfectly, a question I can not find the roll you use for my P700 do you have any idea where to find it? Amazon no other sites?
Thanks keep it up!
Thanks - the roll paper is an epson one. Depends where you are but a search for 'Epson 13 inch roll paper' found some UK suppliers.
There is a relatively small range of paper options at 13"
@@KeithCooper thank you very much, I'm in Italy, can you send me links of the stores there in the UK? I also saw the video of the external monitor calibration congratulations again !! A question about it; I have an Asus 4k PB not ips but TN ... Is it still worth using the Spider Color Meteode?
Thank you so much..Go ahead with these videos !!p.s I saw that you also used panoramic paper already cut like Pinnacle? I can't find anything online link ??
Here's one
www.plot-it.co.uk/p/epson_s041338_premium_semi_gloss_photo_paper_250g_m_329mm_x_10m
Pinnacle is Paper Spectrum, my local (Leicester supplier) They do a wide range
www.paperspectrum.co.uk
Any monitor is worth calibrating - you often get more obvious improvements with cheaper ones.
@@KeithCooper Thank
I'm still hesitating between the 8550 and 700. It's mainly for the price of the inks because the pigmented inks cost €350 for the kit and how many photos do you print with it?
If ink cost matter, then the 8550 is for you...
The P700 likely needs some replacing 35-50 prints after setup [but not a full set]
@@KeithCooper Thank you
Hi Keith, how do you set it up to print a cut line? I cannot find that for the P900 in the Mac driver settings.
It's in the roll paper settings IIRC [full driver - not the AirPrint mess of course ;-) ]
Have a look in the on-line manual, there are details there.
The only proviso is that my testing was on an older Mac system - baring lottery wins there's no new Mac systems here any time soon :-(
@@KeithCooper thanks, would that be the Print Page Frame checkbox? I only have that and Auto Rotate in the Roll Paper Options. In the online help I found this: Select Cut and Eject to print a cut line and feed the paper. I will try that later today as I usually choose Cut and after cutting I choose Remove.
Not sure - I don't have the printer here any more to check
Hey Keith, does the P700 has a skew correction is the paper is feed in not exactly straight? what if you use roll paper and you have no exact straight cut fron the last print that you cut of from the roll? Thanks for the help :)
This wasn't a problem that I noticed at all, even with a hand cut end to the paper.
It turns out that it's actually quite difficult to load the paper on the skew
Can i print long prints on et-2850?
Sorry - not a printer I know at all
Would you happen to know if this printer could print on transparency paper and cardstock?
Transparency - yes, with film designed for inkjet use
Cards - I only tested a few with the P700 and P900 (they are the same in this respect) before they went back to Epson.
Card printing is supported as long as you use card that is meant for inkjet printing - cheap card looks awful (as it does on all the printers I've tested card printing on) See my Epson 8550 card printing stuff for more info (such as printing layout and the like)
@@KeithCooper thank you Keith, very helpful!
Is this faster than the P600? How long does it take to print a regular A3+ paper?
You need to read the Epson specifications for this. However, they are under specific circumstances so of no general use.
I rarely ever time things, since the times depend on the image size on the paper, but see the main P700 review
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-sc-p700-printer-review/
My best answer would be "Maybe a bit faster"...
@@KeithCooper thank you sir.
Hi Keith, I'm having a devil of a time trying to print a 1.4 m pano on Epson roll paper in Photoshop. What are the paper settings you use? I've tried contacting Epson and Adobe - no joy from either. Thanks for any help you have time to share. (Probs include error messages paper not recognised and a short version printed across, not along, the roll paper.)
Have you read the article that goes with the video?
If you can *email* me with more info (system/PS version/ image data etc) I may be able to help?
The YT comments system is too clunky for this - there is an email contact link on all pages of the web site
@@KeithCooper Thanks for getting back to me so soon. Will watch the video more carefully. My problem, I think, is to do with PS settings. I'm using exactly the same paper as in the video.
@@zobzob2010 Yes, but do remember my videos are only ever an overview - the real detail usually goes into the articles ;-) Partly because I can edit/refine them over time to reflect questions I'm asked and detail I may have missed.
@@KeithCooper Indeed. Thanks again for the care and fore- and afterthought you put into your explanations. FWIW, your very detailed and informative article about this printer pointed out some irregularities in the non-UK (OK, not yours) installation of this printer (I live in France). It might be worth mentioning to all your fans / acolytes / disciples [?] that software installations differ from region to region. There have also been two firmware updates since you published this video. In the second, I lost all my Epson ICCs on Mac OS 10.15.7. The solution according to my *other* printer guru is to delete the printer from System preferences and reinstall, making sure it's the Epson driver, not the default Apple one, that's installed, which restores your ICCs. I resolved my problem using Preview (of all things) and a jpg. So much for Adobe...
@@zobzob2010 Thanks I'll make a note in the article. I've some notes to include in the P900 articles as well, and will make sure they match the P700 stuff (the two are interchangeable from a profiling POV).