newb help before i buy a printer

Sure I would just make registration marks and then tape them together and expose them. Just make sure everything fits on your screen lol.

shrobs187 said:

is there any way on the corel x5 i can print on multiple piece's of film positive and tape them together for the exposure and get the same product as if i purchased the epson 4900 hope this is clear enough of a question anyone who can point me in the right direction before i purchase either would be great thank you ahead of time

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Yes. It's called "tiling" and can work. But the areas where the films overlap will give you a different exposure even if you use clear film. If you're only doing solid spot colors and using an emulsion with a bit more latitude, you can get by. But if you are doing images with finer detail or halftones or a faster exposing emulsion you may (probably) have issues. Ideally you want as consistent exposure across the entire film/image as possible. A larger format printer will address that issue. Plus it's a lot less labor and time Especially if you do multicolor prints/separations. If you can afford the larger printer I'd advise getting it.

invest in an entry level wide format printer like an epson 1400 or 1100. they will print 13x19 films and you can still tile if you need to.
You can get an epson certified Refurbed 1100 for $109 right now through the epson store.
Epson WorkForce 1100 Wide-format Printer - Refurbished, Overview - Product Information - Epson America, Inc.

Oh and definitely look into either a blackmax system or even just regular refillable cartridges. I have an epson 1400 and with refillable cartridges I can't see myself ever buying regular cartridges ever again(especially with how much ink gets used up during head cleaning, etc)

will do thanks man i appreciate it !

Epson 1400 was in my budget...barley

I am having issues w/ Mac though.

I am trying to avoid getting a RIP program. On a PC things worked great, I had control, the MAC is not the same (for me).

Anyway, to save ink I change all the film art to this black:C 63, M 52, Y 51, K 100. This allows me to use inks more evenly and retain the color cartridge when I need them, instead of using Black Max etc. The Claria ink or knockoff by inkmizer works great and block UV fine for making films.