Printing Borderless Tiffs on Canon i9900

I'm pretty much a newbie, so apologies in advance if this is a RTFM question. I just bought the Canon i9900 to print large 13 x 19" borderless prints. (Happy with the results so far.)

The i9900 comes with it's own printing software ("Easy-PhotoPrint") which - it appears - is only able to see JPEGs on my hard drive and thus, can only print JPEGS.

Now, I can print RAW and TIFF files directly from Aperture or Photoshop (or Finder), if I want, BUT the problem is I cannot seem to get the perfect BORDERLESS prints that Easy-PhotoPrint offers.

Soooo.... How do I either:

1. Print borderless Tiffs / RAWs with Canon's Easy-PhotoPrint software, or;
2. Print borderless Tiffs / RAWs with Photoshop or Aperture?

(always 13 x 9)

Thanks for any input, advice...

In photoshop, you have to crop the image to 13X19 and then print. The image out of your camera has an aspect ratio of 3 to 2, so you'll never be able to get it to fit exactly on a 13X19 print without losing some of your image, or else ending up with white space.

An image straight out of the camera will fit perfectly on a 4X6 because of the 2:3 aspect ratio.

I have the i9900, and love it. There is something very different about a large print besides just size. The brain comprehends it differently I think. I've had prints at 8 1/2 X 11 that weren't interesting at all, but enlarged to 13 X 19, knock my socks off.


Oh......welcome to the forum.

To print using Photoshop CS,

1. Click on File > Print with Preview

2. Click on the Page Setup button.

3. In the Page Setup window, select i9900 for Format for:;
select A3+ 13x19 in (borderless) for Paper Size:

4. Slect the appropriate orientation and set scale to 100%.

5. Click OK to return you to the Print windows.

6. See if the image is completely filling the paper in the preview. If not, click on the Scale to Fit Media check box. You image should now be sized for the paper you have selected.

7. Set the appropriate options for the color management section of the Print window and click on the Print button.

8. By default, the i9900 will overlap the edge of the off the edges of the paper to ensure that the image covers the paper from edge to edge. You can control the amount of overlap by selecting Borderless Printing in the Print properties window and adjusting the Amount of Extension: slider. I usually set it at the 1st notch from the left.

You could try using a program called Qimage for your printing. It sizes you file for the size print you are using without having to crop the actual file. The print still has to be cropped to be exactly 13 x 19, but the file is not altered. Qimage also looks after resampling for you to get the most out of your print. The interface takes a while to learn, and the program runs fairly slow because of the processing being done. Once you have mastered Qimage you will either hate it or love it. I use it for nearly all my photo printing, but many people do not like it.

That's great.. Thanks for the replies. Got it now... Those 13x19 prints are just great! I'm still amazed I can produce those results at home...