CorelDraw X3
I need to know how to produce a 53' x 3' banner on one continuous piece of roll paper on a Canon iPF8000s.
I have done it before (once) using "tiling" but I have forgotten how I accomplished it (and perhaps there is a simpler way)
Looking up the Canon iPF8000s shows that its maximum print size for roll paper is 10" X 44". Unless you have other information you will set your design page size in Corel as 53' X 3'. Once you are finished you will set your print page size as 10" X 44", or the correct spec. In the Layout you will check Tile Print and Tiling marks (for alignment). Corel will do the rest. You will need 64 pages to do the printing, best I can see. Attached is PDF.
The Canon iPF8000s is a wide format inkjet that will print up to 42" wide on roll paper and at least as long as the 53' I need (I know this because I did this banner before, on a continuous sheet of 36" wide tear resistant media -- as I mentioned in my original post.) I use CorelDraw X3, and the way I did the banner before was by using "Banner printing" and then "Tile Print Job" under the "Print/Layout" tab. This was a couple of years ago, and I can't remember what combination of settings I used. The ideal number of tiles Is 6, with each tile being 8.83' x 3'.
******Update -- my comments about the possible length were not correct. The printer will spit out a job as long as a whole roll of paper,BUT ---- The maximum print page size for the iPF8000s is actually 44" x 120" (10 feet).. That is why the tiles need to be 106" x 36" to produce the smallest number of printable tiles in a 53' x 3' banner (6).******
I have set, roll paper output to "Banner Printing", the design page size to 53' x 3', and the print page size to 36" x 106", and size of tiles to 8.83' x 3' and number of tiles is therefore 6. But when I hit [Print Preview] it doesn't come out right. I am using a rectangle with no outline 53' x 3' for testing purposes, centered on the design page. I have tried "as in document" to let Corel Draw automatically do tiles --no go. I have tried manually setting the first page tile size with imposition layout set to "center of page" -- no go.
(Should I be using "inches" in the design page instead of feet for consistency -- i.e. 636" x 36" ???)
Surely someone out there in Corel land has printed a long banner like this and can give me a hint or two.
Tom Weeks