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I'm looking for a basic program to lay out photos for printing. Windows preferred. Linux OK. I want to set paper size, draw one or more rectangles, and paste image files into the rectangles, ignoring page margins. Does anyone here know of such a program? My search returned a plethora of overblown products smothered in editing and management features, which I don't need. Any opinions on Scribus? The Scribus Team is small. Is that a worry?

Thanks! Turns out 12 x 12 is available from Inkpress and Redriver, as well as Fotospeed. But you are right about larger squares. I couldn't find any. A sampling: https://fotospeed.com/paper/square-paper.html http://www.inkpresspaper.com/profiles.asp?PaperID=23 https://www.adorama.com/ijdm8121250.html https://www.redrivercatalog.com/scrapbook-central/best-inkjet-printer-for-12x12-printing-scrapbooks.html

Does anyone know of a supplier for square inkjet paper? Size 13" x 13" or 14" x 14", though down to 10" x 10" would be welcome. For use on Canon Pixma Pro-100 I have found only Fotospeed. They sell 12" x 12".

Nine boxes available Unused, clean, dry Acid free, lignin free 10 1/2" Wide X 8 1/2" High X 5 1/2" Deep Front corners are reinforced with metal bands. Located in Hollis, NH. I have pictures, but I don't see how to include in this post. I can ship, but shipping is expensive. Example shipping costs for nine boxes:: UPS to Seattle is $93.10, to New York is $51.80. These prices assume the UPS web site gave me the right charges. Prices: 3 boxes $41 plus actual shipping 6 boxes $60 plus actual shipping 9 boxes $67 plus actual shipping http://Q

Thanks! Of course! Equipment for sale => Classified. I thoughtlessly omitted reading to the end of the Equipment list.

I've been away from photo.net for a long time. The last time I visited, there was a forum for listing equipment for sale. Is that gone? Where do people sell equipment nowadays?

Further on the Canon rebate via Canon dealers... These mail-in rebates are a bother. From the Canon rebate instructions at https://static.bhphotovideo.com/FrameWork/Rebates_Promos/022819_CANO67_PRINTERAPR.pdf Claim Checklist: Original Proof of Purchase 12-Digit Barcode cut from the box(es) of the eligible printer(s) and, if applicable, camera(s), leaving a hole in the box(es). WE MUST RECEIVE “PROOF OF PURCHASE” WITH CARDBOARD INTACT. DO NOT PEEL OFF “PROOF OF PURCHASE” STICKER(S). (SEE SAMPLE UPC BARCODE ABOVE). At the risk of reciting the obvious, be sure to test the product before cutting a hole in the box and sending in the rebate paperwork, in case you need to return the product.

B&H has the Canon Pro-100 at $129.99 after mail-in rebate of $250, ending 28 Feb. B&H return policy is 30 days, customer pays shipping. This annoys me. Customers get stiffed for return shipping defective products. Then again, the $250 rebate absorbs the gamble. (Aside: I bought an Epson XP-15000 at BestBuy. I gave up trying to install the printer's software a month after I bought.; The store gave me a store credit for the printer's price, but I lost the $30 I gambled on the 2-year service contract. Now I have to spend the stupid $249 store credit at BestBuy. This REALLY annoys me. Lesson: run acceptance tests on whatever you buy as soon as you can.)

When trying to install the software for my Epson XP-15000 printer on my Windows 7 computer, the following error message appeared: Installing EPSON Print CD Feature: Program Component: Program File: Error: Access is denied. Epson support suggested connecting the printer to the computer, contrary to the instructions that came with the printer. Has anyone seen this? Has anyone installed an XP-15000 on Windows 7?

Re: (paddler4): "...you can often find "used" ones that are still in unopened boxes." Yup. I just saw two PRO100's on craigslist NH, in Deering $200 and Salisbury $150.

Thanks very much, Ed_Ingold. Even assuming Epson's 200-year claim is an order of magnitude exaggerated, a 20-year practical lifetime is adequate for the likes of me (I'm 75). I suppose tucking dye-based prints into polypropylene sleeves and storing them in archival binders would move them close to Epson's optimistic claim, or at least closer to my pessimistic claim. One question occurred to me: Why is the printer on sale? $249 at Amazon $100 off, and $300 at Epson $50 off. (BestBuy claims to match Amazon, but I have never tested this.) I asked Epson whether it's on sale because they're discontinuing the model. Within a couple of hours (!) they responded: "Please be advised that Epson Technical Support does not have any information as to the discontinuation of the product. Epson promotes its brand from time to time to be sure our loyal customers would get the right campaigns and follow-ups especially this holiday season."

I'm looking at the Epson XP-15000 ($249 on Amazon today). It uses dye inks, which don't last as long as pigment, though Epson says "...for superior photos that last more than 200 years", with the expected disclaimers about environment. Maybe the photos last 200 years if they are stored in light-tight containers at -150 Fahrenheit (and what does "last" mean?). Has anyone built up experience with this printer?

Problem disappeared. I turned the scanner off, picked it up, and shook it (gently!), figuring that might dislodge dust. I did not test immediately. I left it off for a couple of days. I've scanned a couple hundred frames with no weirdness. If the cause was dust, I have to wonder how dust manages to reach the CCD. By the way, the yellow line appeared on four of six frames in two 3-frame strips, on the second frame in the first strip, and then the three frames on the second strip, skipping the third frame in the first strip. (My two-year extended warranty expired three months ago, of course.) Incidentally, I asked Epson support about this, and they replied within three hours (!). They advised clicking Reset All in EpsonScan, and testing on "regular paper", neither of which I needed to try. Thanks very much for responses.

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I've been scanning color negatives, medium format, at 600 DPI. After scanning about a thousand negatives over two years, my V600 decided to paint a narrow vertical yellow band across its output images. Has anyone else seen a similar problem? Has anyone's V600 had quality problems?