There is only one good way to resize. Do it in PhotoShop (or another editing program), and don't allow the program to resample. In other words, as the size of your print gets bigger, the ppi gets smaller. You can get a good print at 300 ppi, but more is okay. I've made some 7x10s at 550 ppi that were rather impressive. Don't resize to 300 ppi. Take your scan and resize it to a dimension and let the ppi level fall where it will. If it's below 300, choose a smaller dimension for the print. Paul
Paul Jones wrote: > > 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 . - 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 .
