marquee/cp art

[Silverwind]

anyone try printing marquee/cp art using a printer such as the epson photo printer 2200?  supposed to be able to print 13x44 via roll paper..

[StingMe]

I printed my 7.5 x 28.5" marquee and 13 x 28.5" CP graphic on my Epson Stylus Photo 1270 and am very pleased with the results. I use a large format printer at work and just cut down some scrap paper (Azon 755 Alternative Photo Base) from a roll to the approximate size I needed and fed it through the printer.

Why not use the large format printer you ask? I actually prefer the Epson to the HP DesignJet for smaller projects...

Hope this helps!

[Silverwind]

Yes.. we have several large HP plotters at work..  HP 1055CM and a few others... don't use them myself so not familiar with them...

photo printer would be a little higher quality I would think?
do you have pictures of your cp graphic so I can see how it turned out?  Thanks..

[StingMe]

Well, the HP 1055s are pretty decent machines and I would think you'd be happy with the results if you printed your graphics on them. The paper really makes all the difference in the world so I'd suggest printing samples on several types of media and using several different settings - using the "coated paper" setting is not always the best choice when using coated paper, go figure

I don't have photos that do the graphics justice yet but here's a small section:



The CP is covered with 1/8" plexi and the image is compressed - both of these conditions contribute to a poor representation of the print quality.

All I can say is that I really can't imagine it looking much better than it does - I'm very happy with the result. My source image was created at 200 ppi - plenty of pixels for inkjet output. I added a little texture to the background so it is not straight black (matches the cab quite well, I think). I also applied a few coats of a clear acrylic spray to protect the CP image a bit.

The marquee printed on the same media works great sandwiched between two pieces of plexi and with a flourescent backlight. I experimented with various types of media including vellum and this Azon APB provided a much nicer result.

If you know someone that has one of these Epsons or a similar printer, have them print you out some samples; otherwise, if you send me some graphics I'd be happy to print and ship you a small sample at cost.

[Silverwind]

well.. one of our photo printers is going on the fritz at work.. it's about two years old.. paper feed problem..
anyhow.. instead of fixing it.. they are going to get an epson 2200.. hehe

of course as my installation fee i'll print my graphics on it

[naomi+]

aw man im ordering that espon, but not for the cab. Its actually for other design work..great machine! Too bad its on back order...

[Silverwind]

we usually buy at brick and mortar stores... usually quicker and more convinient.. hehe..