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Margins not lining up when printing back and front of an image

Jun 25, 2012 8:37 AM

Tags: #lightroom #double-sided #margins #pritning

How can I get multiple images on 1 page to line up when printing on both sides?

Dimensions are 3.5x2.5, 9 to a page. They are sportscards for son's baseball team.

They are slightly off by 2-3 cm on all 4 sides and in betweeen. Extremely frustrating. I tried printing in Photoshops but text is blurry. In Lightroom, Images look absolutely perfect. If they would only line up. Please help! Using a Canon MG 6200 if that matters.

1663 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: Brett N, Jun 25, 2012 4:31 PM
 
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    Jun 25, 2012 12:58 PM   in reply to datex112
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    Can anyone help?

     
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  • Victoria Bampton
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    Jun 25, 2012 1:16 PM   in reply to datex112
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    Have you checked the printers own margins?

     
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    Jun 25, 2012 1:23 PM   in reply to Victoria Bampton
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    Hi and thank you for responding!

    I do not see that option in printing perferences or printing properties.

    Would it be possible for you to elaborate?

     
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    Jun 25, 2012 1:25 PM   in reply to datex112
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    Which operating system?  I'm not familiar with the Canon drivers so I'm not 100% sure where you'd need to look for that - something like custom page sizes.

     

    Perhaps you could adjust the margins in LR to compensate for the backs?

     
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    Jun 25, 2012 1:34 PM   in reply to Victoria Bampton
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    Sorry that I'm getting confused. I already have drivers installed. Are you saying I need to look for a different driver that will fix this printing error?

    The margin all around look correct in Lightroom. It's when I flip the paper upside down in the printer to print on side 2 where the small discrepency occurs that ruins the entire print job. How would I compensate in lightroom when it is already displaying exactly as it should?

     
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    Jun 25, 2012 1:40 PM   in reply to datex112
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    OS - Windows 7 Home Premium

     
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    Jun 25, 2012 4:31 PM   in reply to datex112
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    You should be able to change you printer's settings outside of applicaitons such as Lightroom. If you are unsure how to do this, you will need to contact your printer manufacturer for instructions.

     

    As for compensating in Lightroom, Victoria means changing the settings within Lightroom so that they are "incorrect" to make up for the fact that you are not getting the expected results.

     
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