Is it possible to print A3 using an A4 printer.

briany

Does anyone know if and how this can be done?? Im trying to print out a band poster using photoshop but it really needs to be A3 size so is there a way of doing of doing this? Thanks:)

flanree

sorry bud, unless you print in 2 halves and stick them together you need an A3 printer. You could always bring an A4 to a copy place and enlarge it to A3 photocopies?

BaconZombie

Option 1:
Print them on two A4 papers and stick them together.

Option 2:
Ask a wizard.

Option 3:
Buy a A3 Printer.

PhilCurran

rasterbate it (google it)

briany

Haha, well i can always get it blown up of course,i was just wondering. What about folding an A3 sheet in half as its then the same dimensions as an A4 sheet and then printing one half of the poster on one side and one half on the other taking care not to leave a white band in the middle? Crackpot idea?

BaconZombie

There is a 99.99999% chance what will get stuck and jam your printer.
And even if it does work you will NEVER be able to line up the two images even if you had a enterprise quality printer.

Have it to RAW format and bring it to a good printing place, they should be able to read the file and print it to what ever size you need {and the bonus of using the raw source file the color should be closer. }

briany wrote: »

Haha, well i can always get it blown up of course,i was just wondering. What about folding an A3 sheet in half as its then the same dimensions as an A4 sheet and then printing one half of the poster on one side and one half on the other taking care not to leave a white band in the middle? Crackpot idea?

melekalikimaka

BOFH_139 wrote: »

and the bonus of using the raw source file the color should be closer. }

thats set by camera, not due it being a raw file. use SRGB tho. RAW gives higher dynamic range and is uncompressed so less artifacts tho

Overheal

Rasterbation sounds like the way to go.

flanree

Try that fold the A3 in half idea and please post if it worked, stating how many sheets it took! The cost of the paper would probably pay for an A3 printer.

briany

Ok i used the rasterbation option and it worked out pretty well! So thanks to who suggested that. I just printed it over 2 A4s and stuck them together at the back carefully.

Overheal

you didnt tear when you rasterbated?

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