Hi, Thanks for help guys, one more questions though. When i resize it to say 300dpi, should i still tick the 'Scale to Media' box when i print? or should i adjust the dpi before hand to match the size i want?
Thanks, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 12:58 AM Subject: Re: Bought an S800, Printing tips and PS question? > On Friday, December 21, 2001, at 06:46 AM, Paul Jones wrote: > > > Any tips on getting good prints? i noticed it was a little pixely in the > > finely detailed sections. > > > > Also I am printing out of photoshop 6 and when i go into print options > > if i > > select the scale to be > > 100% then the image appears tiny on the page, i have to choose to scale > > to > > fit media which in turn makes the image scale about 2000%. The image > > was > > scanned in at 2400dpi, so if anything shouldn't i be down sizing the > > image? > > How big are you trying to print? And what is the optical resolution of > the scanner? And what is the size of the original? > > If your scanner is 1200 dpi optical/2400 dpi interpolated, that 2400 dpi > is good for maybe a 5x7. > > Go to image --> image size. Check the box that says 'constrain > proportions'. Uncheck the box that says 'resample image'. Change the > resolution to 300 pixels per inch and then look at what it says the size > of the print will be...that's what you scanned. You can get away with > lower than 300 ppi, but you'll see pixelation and loss of detail. > > -Aaron > > p.s. good luck > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
