>On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Patrick Shanahan ><ptilopt...@gmail.com> >wrote: >It's also better to keep a larger image but modify the dots per inch >to >adjust the print size so that a more crisp image is printed at the >size you >require. > >e.g. you have 3000x2250 px image and you wanted to print a 9x5" photo >it >would be better to keep the image the same size and set the DPI to >3000/9 = >333.33 DPI but you would need to calculate and crop the height. If >you >have 2250/333.33DPI = 6.75". Since that is the case then you should >crop >your image and make the height 5*333.33 px = 1666.66px. > >As a summary if I wanted to print my large image to a 9x5" printed >photo >I'd have to crop it to 3000x1666px and set the print to 333 DPI (dots >per >inch) give or take some minor percent error. > >SAM,
Sam, Thanks, I'll play around with it and see if I can get the results I need. -- fotch (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
