PRINTING: Can't print photo after PS editing: I have a small HP printer that only prints 4x6 prints. Does a pretty good job. If I take the memory card from my camera and print from...

rdfarr Loc: Floridian living in AL

I have a small HP printer that only prints 4x6 prints. Does a pretty good job.
If I take the memory card from my camera and print from it, the pics turn out fine.
However, if I first do any corrections in Photoshop and resave to the memory card (same format), it refuses to print them.
I've searched the HP website for any help, but none can be found.
What could be the problem?

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

First I don't understand why you save back to the memory card and then try to print from the card???
I will assume you do have your computer hooked up to the printer direct and have the latest drivers for the printer in your computer. Print from PS and see what happens.

rdfarr Loc: Floridian living in AL

robertjerl wrote:

First I don't understand why you save back to the memory card and then try to print from the card???
I will assume you do have your computer hooked up to the printer direct and have the latest drivers for the printer in your computer. Print from PS and see what happens.

Duh! Works great. I failed to notice that the little printer could actually CONNECT to the computer. Thought it was standalone. I'm usually not that stupid.... really!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

rdfarr wrote:

Duh! Works great. I failed to notice that the little printer could actually CONNECT to the computer. Thought it was standalone. I'm usually not that stupid.... really!

Ah! Now I know why things are going fairly well here. Murphy went to visit you. Please make him happy so he stays away from me for a while.

Things like that happen to all of us from time to time.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

rdfarr wrote:

I have a small HP printer that only prints 4x6 prints. Does a pretty good job.
If I take the memory card from my camera and print from it, the pics turn out fine.
However, if I first do any corrections in Photoshop and resave to the memory card (same format), it refuses to print them.
I've searched the HP website for any help, but none can be found.
What could be the problem?

Why do you resave to the memory card? I bet that's were your problem is!

rdfarr Loc: Floridian living in AL

speters wrote:

Why do you resave to the memory card? I bet that's were your problem is!

See the notes posted before your comment.
I thought the printer only printed from a memory card, and I was dead wrong. Still don't understand why editing the original file kept it from printing from the card.
Works fine printed from the computer.

JanetG

What format are you saving the file in after PS? Your printer may not recognize pdf files. I agree it is best not to save edits back to the memory card, but you might see if saving edits as jpg format will help you print.

rdfarr Loc: Floridian living in AL

JanetG wrote:

What format are you saving the file in after PS? Your printer may not recognize pdf files. I agree it is best not to save edits back to the memory card, but you might see if saving edits as jpg format will help you print.

Saved the edited photos in the same format as original: JPG.

JanetG

Sorry! That was my best guess! And the mystery continues.....

rdfarr Loc: Floridian living in AL

JanetG wrote:

Sorry! That was my best guess! And the mystery continues.....

Well, printing from the computer instead of the original memory card is much preferred anyway.