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I am working with interlacing photos for 3D lenticular pictures. I am having trouble getting the exact image that I create to print with out the image software altering the image. You need to have an exact copy of the created image printed on PAPER. If it is off just a little then you LOOSE the flip or 3D affect. The quest is, how do I print an image that will not be altered befor it goes on paper? Help...Hello, mellond,

Exactly how is it different? Out of all the imaging software I've tried/bought, 100% of them print exactly the way that they are on screen.But, Dilbert, are you talking about "3D lenticular pictures"? I was not familiar with that technology prior to reading the question posted by OP, so I just Googled 3D lenticular pictures and now understand it's quite different from regular 2D images.

Here's one Google find: Brief description of lenticular technologyWhat most people don't realize is that most picture programs will fit the picture to the paper. This modification is so slight that you wouldn't even recognize that it happened. If you are interested in lenticular printing you could go and download "Magic Interlacer light" from http://www.promagic.net/. If you don't have any lenticular SHEETS you wont be able to make any 3d or flip pictures, but you would get an understanding of what it is and how it is done. This program is free to try out, which is good enough just to check it out. Another good site to check out is: http://www.microlens.com/ and go to the lenticular help button.Quote

But, Dilbert, are you talking about "3D lenticular pictures"? I was not familiar with that technology prior to reading the question posted by OP, so I just Googled 3D lenticular pictures and now understand it's quite different from regular 2D images.

Here's one Google find: Brief description of lenticular technology


I missed the "3D lenticular pictures" bit completely. Wow. Cool technology. You need professional grade publishing software for this kind of job. Corel/Adobe products might fit the bill. What are you using?I think I found the problem. In the printer setting, if you take away the options that prints your pictures quickly, you loose accuracy. And I print the pictures in the EMF format instead of the RAW format. I had to look up both of those TERMS. I don’t know which would be better but what I am looking for is something that maintains its dimensions no matter where it appears.

I found this DEFINITION for EMF:
EMF - Enhanced Metafile Format
Enhanced metafiles provide true device independence. You can think of the picture stored in an enhanced metafile as a “snapshot” of the video display taken at a particular moment. This “snapshot” maintains its dimensions no matter where it appears—on a printer, a plotter, the desktop, or in the client area of any application.my wee mind is hurting...


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