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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 15, 2018 14:46:26 GMT
Your statement implies that a 400px x 600px image can be printed on any sized paper and produce a good quality print which obviously isn't true
I did not imply that a 400x600 pixel image could produce a good quality print on any size paper; that is absurd.
I don't know if you are intentionally misreading what I have said, but this back and forth really must stop. It does not serve to resolve the OP's basic question.
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Post by Andy on Nov 16, 2018 0:15:15 GMT
ChrisAnn,
It is easy to get lost in the technical jargon. I think a simple answer is - you probably don't need to go through the extra steps if you have a decent phone camera and not printing large pictures. Modern smartphone cameras have come a long way. Print two versions of the same photo - one straight from the camera with no resizing, and then resize one using PSE. If you are satisfied with the one straight-from-camera, then I think you have your answer.
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Post by Bailey on Nov 16, 2018 1:56:20 GMT
ChrisAnn, It is easy to get lost in the technical jargon. I think a simple answer is - you probably don't need to go through the extra steps if you have a decent phone camera and not printing large pictures. Modern smartphone cameras have come a long way. Print two versions of the same photo - one straight from the camera with no resizing, and then resize one using PSE. If you are satisfied with the one straight-from-camera, then I think you have your answer.
Hi ChrisAnn - Please be aware that if the aspect ratio of the image straight out of camera is not 6:4 (since you say most of your prints are 6" x 4") then it will either be cropped to 6:4 or it will be "letterboxed" (white blank sections top and bottom or left and right) on the print.
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Post by Bailey on Nov 16, 2018 2:12:38 GMT
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I have continued to ensure that all my to be printed photos are at 300dpi (and I appreciate that modern printers use RGB) and have my camera set at this resolution.
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I am not sure what you mean by "....and have my camera set at this resolution.". Do you mean you have it set to 300ppi like your printed photos? I have seen cameras that only allow you to set different pixel widths and heights, not ppi. My Canon SLR does not have any PPI options, only image width and height in pixels. Setting a ppi in a camera would be meaningless because say you set your camera's pixel width and height to 4000px x 3000px then every photo you take will still be 4000px x 3000px whether in camera the ppi is set to 72ppi, 300ppi or whatever.So unless space on your camera card is an issue, I would recommend setting your camera to its maximum width and height settings and ignore or just use default values for any ppi settings your camera might have. This will give you maximum flexibility for cropping and print sizing in post processing. Finally, as I posted earlier after you clarified your print size -
As long as your image is around 1800px x 1200px for 6x4 prints any loss of print quality due to the printer resampling the image to its native printer resolution will be minimal because only a relatively small number of pixels will be added or removed due to the resampling. There is no reason to get bogged down in sizing images for 6" x 4" sized prints. Most modern phone cameras will be much larger than 1800px x 1200px. I hope I haven't inundated you with "information overload" but if you go through this thread slowly like you said you will, hopefully all this will make sense and help you size prints correctly if you ever need to make large sized prints in the future. I'll leave you (and others) in peace now  |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 16, 2018 15:12:09 GMT
When I accepted the standard - 300 pixels per inch - as my guideline, I was much happier because life became simple.
I look at my photo's pixel dimension - divide each side by 300 - and that tells me the largest high quality print I can get. Job done.
What surprises me is that the photos my son texts me - of camera photos of the baby - come to me with enough quality to print and use on my layouts. I love the technology that has allowed me to be a daily part of her life.
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