Greeting Card Printing - PIXMA Pro 100

[Naturalpix]

In need of some help!

I have built a greeting card on photoshop. It's 7x5 so the paper itself is 7x10.

The closest I have got is printing through PS (via the Canon Print screens) using a custom paper size but this automatically adds a boarder which is an issue. Once side of the card is a photo. If I select Boardless, I lose the custom paper size option.

I have today tried using My Image Garden Card Templates but have found that there is not a blank version. The two that have the right fold, have parts that you cannot change. You also cannot select the correct paper size.

There has to be a way round this! This printer has cost us hundreds of £s! Its a professional one & I am sure professionals print 7x5 cards!

Hope someone can point me in the right direction. 
Thanks loads.

[loric]

Thank you so much for your reply!

[triloron]

Lame.  And extra work - why is this necessary?  If the Canon PIXMA Pro 100 can't do borderless 5x7 greeting cards, then it would be nice to understand why.  Is this a technical limitation or an oversight on the part of Canon?  It is a common activity on a common paper size.  Why is it not supported?

[jrhoffman75]

If you are talking about printing greeting cards on 5x7 paper (i.e. like a post card) the Pro-100 will do that borderless.

Borderless is not possible on non-Canon size paper (i.e.7x10 that you would fold to be 5x7)

[triloron]

Thanks for the quick response. I like Red River papers.  So sad that the standard Red River size (10 x 7 to make 5 x 7 folding cards) is not also a standard Canon size.  Looks like I will have to settle for either the extra step of trimming the white borders - which means the envelopes won't be perfect any more - or start buying Canon standard size paper. A big disappointment.

[berentsen]

There is a workaround for this problem ... the 10x7 card stock I have feeds through the printer folded using 5x7 paper size. I've only tried a few ... and feed one card at a time, but it seems to work

[triloron]

Thanks for the tip.  I will try it.

[Bailey1]

I have discussed bordless printing with Canon, Red River Papers regarding  a print size of 5x7. Finally I called B & H Photo in New York. We went through the whole process of borderless printing of 5x7 greeting cards while the followed on a Canon Pro 100. They were not aware this was an issue. However they are going to meet with the Canon reps when they come in, which is frequently. B & H indicated this problem should not exist and Canon should take the necessary steps to correct it.

They indicated it should be a simple process to to create a download for the Pro 100, 10 and 1 which allows for 5x7 printing with A7 or 10x7 stock paper. Canon has stopped talking to me about this issue. Maybe a large retailer of their products will have better luck. Keep you posted.  

[erkyb]

Amazing to me that Canon seems unwillling to develop a patch to download so that one can do borderless printing on 7 x 10 size paper with Pro 10 and Pro 100 papers. I have generally admired Canon printers, but this problem could motivate me to explore Epson, HP and other options. If I have to go that route to find a solutiont, it will certainly sour me on all Canon products.

[fogiebear]

Hey there! 

Any word from Canon/B&H to follow up on this issue?
I'm honestly pretty shocked that this hasn't been resolved. I never would have purchased my Pro-100 had I known this would be an issue! We all know it's a big time-waste to have to trim each card.

Hoping they'll make this right!

[kh6974]

I bought this printer because I saw it recommended as being able to print borderless on 5 x 7, and I saw that it could print custom 7 x10 paper.  I have 300 card templates created in photoshop. I tried every manipulation I could think of with no good results.  Called Canon.  No refund.  No exchange to a different printer.  I have been able to use a manipulation on the Epson Artisan 50, and the Canon Pixma 9000.  Both are gone now, and replaced with printers unable to accommodate my needs.  Does anyone know of another printer that can be manipulated to print 5 x 7 borderless on 7 x 10 paper.  And please, don't tell me it can't be done.  I've been doing this for 7 years successfully.  Thanks in advance for your product info and knowledge.