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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
Alan Browne wrote:
It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) Yeah that would be nice though some papers are only printable on one side. You would need a whole separate printer on the bottom so I guess the practical workaround is to just print it on the margin & waste a little paper. AutoCAD drafting software has various ways of inserting a timestamp on the margin or title block which usually includes the file name and path/location. If I'm organized, I'll hand write that on the back with a sharpie water proof pen but I wonder if that ink can bleed on a stack of prints or through the paper. I'm not usually that organized and when I come back a year later it can take a while to figure out where the image file is for a given print. It would be theoretically possible to automate the exif & path somehow and print that on an adhesive label but still a hassle. -- Paul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
Alan Browne wrote:
It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) Many of the photo-papers have a synthetic back that's not receptive to inkjet inks - it just wipes off (or worse - would tranfer to the top of the next print in a stack) But I agree - it would be handy to have. |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
Paul Furman wrote:
Alan Browne wrote: It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) Yeah that would be nice though some papers are only printable on one side. As photos. But the back would only be printed with some data. You would need a whole separate printer on the bottom so I guess This is pretty cheap these days. For a $100 printer, maybe too much. For a $1400 printer (or even a $400 printer) it would be noise in the price. Again, one color, simple text. the practical workaround is to just print it on the margin & waste a little paper. AutoCAD drafting software has various ways of inserting a timestamp on the margin or title block which usually includes the file name and path/location. Kinda ruins presentation, however. The back of a photo is a place to document the image as described. If I'm organized, I'll hand write that on the back with a sharpie water proof pen but I wonder if that ink can bleed on a stack of prints or through the paper. I'm not usually that organized and when I come back a year later it can take a while to figure out where the image file is for a given print. I wouldn't use a sharpie on a photo for the bleed reason. I could see my way to applying a sticker or using a pencil, lightly. It would be theoretically possible to automate the exif & path somehow and print that on an adhesive label but still a hassle. Yep. Hence the idea of a back printer... -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
Me wrote:
Alan Browne wrote: It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) Many of the photo-papers have a synthetic back that's not receptive to inkjet inks - it just wipes off (or worse - would tranfer to the top of the next print in a stack) But I agree - it would be handy to have. I'm sure the fine photo paper folks would be pleased to oblige with a text printable surface on their papers... -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:09:36 -0800, Paul Furman wrote:
Yeah that would be nice though some papers are only printable on one side. I tried that several years ago with one of HP's duplex printers. The photos printed nicely but the data on the other side smeared no matter how many weeks they were allowed to dry. I was unable to find any readily available photo paper that allowed printing on the reverse side other than one from HP. Unfortunately, that one was designed to have photos printed on both sides. |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
Me wrote:
Alan Browne wrote: It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) Many of the photo-papers have a synthetic back that's not receptive to inkjet inks - it just wipes off (or worse - would tranfer to the top of the next print in a stack) But I agree - it would be handy to have. I'm sure the fine photo paper folks would be pleased to oblige with a text printable surface on their papers... -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
Alan Browne wrote:
Me wrote: Alan Browne wrote: It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) Many of the photo-papers have a synthetic back that's not receptive to inkjet inks - it just wipes off (or worse - would tranfer to the top of the next print in a stack) But I agree - it would be handy to have. I'm sure the fine photo paper folks would be pleased to oblige with a text printable surface on their papers... One of my favorite papers was a MOAB 'fine art watercolor' which can be printed on both sides because there is no special coating. It doesn't get the fine details like a glossy paper but the colors can be more saturated, blacks more black and large prints don't need super fine detail. Unfortunately they discontinued that and only have a 'rag' with a texture on one side argh, anyways with no coating, there's nothing to scratch by feeding it through again upside down. Most of the 'matte' papers are like this, I just liked the feel of that one and the gamut. For glossy paper where the back doesn't print, if you don't trust a sharpie not to bleed, I guess it comes down to using adhesive labels. Hand scribbling isn't that hard and it would be more convenient to write on the label as the print comes out then stick it on. I don't know what ink or pencil is most safe to use on that. Here's a $100 label printer: http://www.google.com/products/catal...533#ps-sellers exiftool can be used to extract select exif data, I have a batch file to create little text files with matching names like _DSC03289.txt for web use and could modify it to add the file name & path. The path includes a folder name with date and location/description. So I could do something like this: copyright 2008 Paul Furman www.edgehill.net NIKON D700 50mm f/1.2 1/125s ISO:200 EC:0 lens:50mm f/1.2 MF No Flash C:\Users\paul\Desktop\_paul\_Pictures\2008\2008-12-09-window\_0032509.JPG Theoretically I think the batch file could be set up to run from a right-click menu and send the text directly to the label printer: copy _DSC03289.txt LPT1 Or... someone could write a photoshop plugin to do that (not me though). A photoshop plugin could presumably get annotation from the Adobe Bridge database. I could do it with php on my web site so it gathers the info including any annotation. That's not a bad way to go. A web application could extract that info from flickr or pbase or wherever. Pulling from a web page you would get a useful url instead of a nasty DOS file path. -- Paul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
"Alan Browne" wrote in message ... Paul Furman wrote: Alan Browne wrote: It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) Yeah that would be nice though some papers are only printable on one side. As photos. But the back would only be printed with some data. But IME, ink isn't absorbed onto the back of photo paper, so it either 'beads', or simply rubs off. |
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A printer suggestion for the OEM's
Tony wrote:
Alan Browne wrote: It would be very, very nice if photo printers would print data on the back of photos with whatever info the photographer likes in plain B&W at the same time that they print the photo on the otherside. eg: Selected EXIF data, comments, copyright and so on. I don't want to run the photo paper through a printer as I think the photo side might get marred (pre or post photo print). When I get lab prints they usually have data printed on the back (date, tint/color offsets, frame number...) I have never tried it but you may be able to do this with auto duplexing provided you print the back first so that the photo dries properly. I would be surprised if some photo printers with a duplexer installed wouldn't do this. Basically it will depend on the driver since there is no mechanical reason why a printer with a duplexer would not do what you want especially if the data on the back is simple and the auro duplexing is set for a reasonable drying time. Wrap it into a 2-page pdf, if that can handle color space, etc. I don't know if any photo inkjets can flip paper around like that though. Tony MS MVP Printing Image -- Paul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam |
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