tag:help.sparkbooth.com,2010-04-06:/discussions/suggestions/53-spark-booth-questionSparkbooth: Discussion 2018-10-18T22:15:40Ztag:help.sparkbooth.com,2010-04-06:Comment/44152582011-02-22T02:27:15Z2011-02-22T02:27:16ZMultiple Printers<div><p>If you're using windows and you have identical printers, use the
printer pooling feature.</p></div>SVtag:help.sparkbooth.com,2010-04-06:Comment/44152582011-03-26T05:59:42Z2011-03-26T05:59:42ZMultiple Printers<div><p>To follow up on printer pooling, since I've been messing around
with it for my booth setup. There are some good how to guides
online, I used this one: <a href=
"http://www.techrepublic.com/article/maximize-printing-efficiency-with-a-windows-xp-printer-pool/5137656">
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/maximize-printing-efficiency-wi...</a></p>
<p>It works well if you have a fast system. Not just reasonably
fast- you will need a speedy dual core, I'm guessing a Core 2 Duo
at the least. I wouldn't try it with a celeron or sempron. I didn't
think it was all that important but apparently in order to convert
and send the images to two printers at once really bogs down a
system.<br></p>
<p>I'm using Canon dye-subs, even though they have 55 second print
times, that doesn't count the 30-60 seconds of processing time the
computer needs before it starts printing. Sparkbooth lags pretty
heavily if I try using printer pooling on my (scavenged for free)
3.2 ghz Pentium 4 with Win XP. I think if I was doing this
professionally and you wanted to minimize print time, I'd go for at
least an Athlon II X2 or Intel Core i3 setup. I'm just doing
friends parties and my wedding reception, and those leeches can
wait 90 seconds for their prints.<br></p></div>SV