One way around the issue altogether is to plot to Adobe Distiller in a smaller size (say 45"X45") then rasterize the .pdf in Photoshop, blow it up to the size you would like, save it as either a .tif or .jpg, and send that file to the plotter. If you would like to go this route and are printing any aerial photography, reply and I'll send you a file with custom settings for Distiller that really helps out. This goes for anyone else interested as well.
Good Luck! Ryan Morgan Aerials Express www.AerialsExpress.com -----Original Message----- From: Flavio Hendry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 7:23 AM To: Darrin Clement Cc: MapInfo-L Subject: Re[2]: MI-L HP plotting problems with oversized Paper Hi Darrin Thanks for the answer. This compatibility stuff seems to me an excuse and a bad one in addition (there would be a limit under Win 95/98, so what ? there are more limits then that in Win95/98, not ???). And i.e. Corel is compatible and works with large size stuff and under 95/98... And second what MapInfo says seems not correct to me, such as it i.e. works using the HP 5000 RTL/HPGL Driver (there we were able to print out more 2.500 meters = about 100") with a resolution of 600 dpi which is way over the mentioned 28000 pixels - or not ? And with the HP 800 I get the gray background already with way smaller paper sizes (and it is btw the same driver). Anyway, I think MapInfo should solve this problem! ... or is all still 16 bit = DOS 1.0 compatible ... ;-) ... Best regards Flavio Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 2:57:27 PM, you wrote: > We've had similar problems and here is the explanation from > MapInfo - which actually solved the problem. Short answer - > the maximum page dimension (in inches) multiplied by the > resolution needs to be less than 28,000. But here's the > "official" answer: > ***** > It sounds like you are running into the pixel limitation for > printing in > MapInfo. Currently, in order to support Windows 95/98, as > well as Windows > 2000/NT platforms, there is approximately a 28,000 pixel > limitation for > printouts. Cases of "gray layouts," like your situation, > are usually > caused by trying to create printouts larger than 28,000 > pixels. > The number of pixels can be calculated by multiplying the > dimensions (in > inches) by the resolution. For instance, if your resolution > is 600 dpi and > your plot is 28", there are 16,800 pixels in that dimension. > That is below > the limit, so it should work. The only thing that I can > think of that > would put you over the limit with a layout that is only 28" > is the > resolution. You would need to check the settings or > documentation for your > printer to see what resolution it is printing at and lower > it if possible. > ***** > -----Original Message----- > From: Flavio Hendry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:17 AM > To: MapInfo-L > Subject: MI-L HP plotting problems with oversized Paper > Hi > We often encounter the following problem and I would be > astonished if > that has never happened before (however I did not find > anything in the > archive): > With large size hp plotters (such as the 800 or 5000 > models), if you > create user defined paper size or use oversize papers (such > as 42" by > 60") the following happens (differs depending on driver and > plotter > settings): > 1. The layout window turns 100% grey, such as everything > would be > interpreted as "paper border" and you cannot plot at all > (means > MapInfo creates an empty plot) > 2. 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