Picture printing

solarman216 · 14-12-2013, 22:23

Hi all, I need help, not car related, as heading it is to do with printing pics on to a hot film printer that is quite old, but works well and I have more than a hundred sheets and corresponding ink film, but it can only take a "smartmedia" card, now the problem is I can take a pic on the wife's old Fuji camera that uses the smartmedia card and it prints fine, but if I copy an identical image from my PC onto the same card the pic comes up on the monitor but upon pressing print it says unreadable image, any ideas, Rick

ste68blue · 14-12-2013, 22:32

Daft question but is it the same file format and resolution?

solarman216 · 14-12-2013, 23:00

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Originally Posted by ste68blue

Daft question but is it the same file format and resolution?

yep everything identical, first thing I checked, silly thing is it has been no problem in the distant past but have not used this printer for a good while and only want to use up the paper/film left as not available any more at sensible cost, but the prints are just the same as a developed photograph, and I have a series of pics that I want in this quality, Rick

Lazy-Ferret · 14-12-2013, 23:34

I would hazard a guess that the although the file type is JPG, it is using a newer encoding. They are forever updating the codecs, and making the files smaller and smaller, but it does away with backward compatibility...

Not sure if it will work, but you could try saving the file as BMP, or TIF, it is an older larger file size, but less messed with. Only thing is, your printer may not recognise them.

rustic · 14-12-2013, 23:39

In the past, I have pasted the picture in a word document, and printed that.
Might not work with your printer, but maybe worth a try.

Rustic

clivvy · 15-12-2013, 00:41

What is the make and model of printer? From that we can find out the compatible file format and show you how to convert the files from the PC.

solarman216 · 15-12-2013, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

Not sure if it will work, but you could try saving the file as BMP, or TIF, it is an older larger file size, but less messed with. Only thing is, your printer may not recognise them.

Yes I will give that a go Clive, and see what happens, Rick

solarman216 · 15-12-2013, 13:33

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Originally Posted by clivvy

What is the make and model of printer? From that we can find out the compatible file format and show you how to convert the files from the PC.

It is a Panasonic NV-MPD7 the files are JPG on wife's camera and same on the Nikon that I then save to lappy and transfer them to the smartmedia but as Lazy ferret says the JPG files may be updated and that could be the reason the Panasonic is not able to print, funny that it displays the pics on the monitor so it recognises them as far as that goes, Rick

Lazy-Ferret · 15-12-2013, 15:53

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Originally Posted by solarman216

It is a Panasonic NV-MPD7 the files are JPG on wife's camera and same on the Nikon that I then save to lappy and transfer them to the smartmedia but as Lazy ferret says the JPG files may be updated and that could be the reason the Panasonic is not able to print, funny that it displays the pics on the monitor so it recognises them as far as that goes, Rick

when it displays them on the monitor, it is having to convert them to a reduced resolution for the monitor, so needs less info, but obviously, when you print, it has to get all the info. Also some JPG's now actually contain a thumbnail at the beginning of the file, to speed up viewing in things like Windows explorer, so they can display it, without having to read the whole file, and the monitor might just be reading that part.

Forgot to say, try opening the files in Picture Viewer, and rotating them 90degrees, and moving on to the next picture... it will re-save the picture in the new orientation. then go back through, and put them back again, and again move on to the next picture... you may find that when it saves the file, it puts it into a format the printer can understand.

solarman216 · 15-12-2013, 15:56

Converting to other file types does not seem to work, it does not even show them on the screen, looks like I will have to print to plain paper and laminate them, Rick

14-12-2013, 22:23	#1
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	Picture printing Hi all, I need help, not car related, as heading it is to do with printing pics on to a hot film printer that is quite old, but works well and I have more than a hundred sheets and corresponding ink film, but it can only take a "smartmedia" card, now the problem is I can take a pic on the wife's old Fuji camera that uses the smartmedia card and it prints fine, but if I copy an identical image from my PC onto the same card the pic comes up on the monitor but upon pressing print it says unreadable image, any ideas, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

14-12-2013, 23:39	#5
rustic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB Posts: 7,825	In the past, I have pasted the picture in a word document, and printed that. Might not work with your printer, but maybe worth a try. Rustic __________________ Ford Maverick GLX 1995 2.7TD LWB in illusion silver, 98k miles. Owned since new, for 22 years. Best car I have ever owned. Just wish I could drive it more.

15-12-2013, 15:56	#10
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	Converting to other file types does not seem to work, it does not even show them on the screen, looks like I will have to print to plain paper and laminate them, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

14-12-2013, 22:32	#2
ste68blue Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: yorkshire Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2, 2.7TDi Posts: 664	Daft question but is it the same file format and resolution?

14-12-2013, 23:34	#4
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	I would hazard a guess that the although the file type is JPG, it is using a newer encoding. They are forever updating the codecs, and making the files smaller and smaller, but it does away with backward compatibility... Not sure if it will work, but you could try saving the file as BMP, or TIF, it is an older larger file size, but less messed with. Only thing is, your printer may not recognise them.

15-12-2013, 00:41	#6
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	What is the make and model of printer? From that we can find out the compatible file format and show you how to convert the files from the PC.