Epson 1280 Printing From iPhoto

[Ken]

>> I am having a problem printing photos with my 1280 from within iPhoto.
>> I am using the 4x6 roll paper.  The 1280 driver is version 1.56 and 
>> the
>> disk is v1.5aA.  The printer selected is the "Stylus Photo 1280 (Roll
>> Paper)"  or the "Stylus Photo 1280 (Roll Paper - Borderless)".  Any
>> printing on the 4x6 roll paper looks like it is trying to print a 
>> photo
>> centered on a letter sized paper.  This happens when I try printing
>> direct from a G4/400 running OS X 10.2.4.  If I try printing from a
>> G4/450 running OS X 10.2.6 using USB printer sharing through the
>> G4/400, it won't print at all.  The job is in the queue but 
>> re-starting
>> it makes it try to communicate with the printer and then stop before
>> any printing takes place, leaving the job in the queue again.
>>
>> Is there an incompatibility with iPhoto or am I doing something wrong?
>>
>
> I have an Epson 820 and a 2000P. The software does not support roll 
> paper
> feed in OSX. I think that your settings in page set-up are still set to
> letter and not on the 4" paper size because you don't have that choice.
> Whether you print from Photoshop or iPhoto, you go through the Epson 
> driver
> installed in the print center. Bummer.
>
> I reboot into OS9 for roll paper compatibility. I use classic mode to 
> print
> full bleed. Neither seem to be supported (yet) by the OSX Epson 
> drivers.
> Maybe they will be updated or reconfigured when Panther rolls out. They
> should have had the drivers updated by now but I think there may be a 
> Print
> Center reconfiguration in Panther that Epson has been building drivers
> around. Can't release the drivers until the new OS is announced.
>
> Since it is such a pain to reboot into OS9 for just roll printing and 
> my
> computer is completely beholden to printing when I do, I gave up on 
> printing
> on roll sheets. Not to mention cutting down all that stuff and pulling 
> the
> sucker out to print on sheet fed sheets. With all that to consider, 
> it's not
> worth the minimal cost savings to me.
>
> Chip

I am using a new driver (v1.5aA) for the 1280 that was posted on the 
Epson web site in April.  In the description it says  "This driver adds 
paper handling capabilities, unique to EPSON printers in Macintosh OS 
X, including borderless, roll paper, and minimum margin printing."   I 
think I'm doing everything correctly according to the directions.

I checked the Epson site for you and it doesn't look like there are any 
new OS X drivers for your 820 or 2000P.  Sorry.  :-(

-= Ken =-