How do I view a HUGE file clearly at smaller magnification?

We are making promo cd covers for our band in Photoshop, so making the file large (i.e. actual size) is imperative to getting a clean print. Unless there is a way around this?

I was wondering if anyone knows of a solution for this problem. I’m sure it is something simple that I am overlooking. I need to know if it is possible to view a very large file, "clearly" at a smaller magnification? To be more to the point, I am working with a canvas that is 9.5×11 inches in length and height. This is obviously bigger than my computer screen. So I ctrl-minus a bit to make it fit the screen…but then the fonts become hard to read and place. It’s more of an annoyance than a crisis, but it would be nice to figure that one out.

We are making promo cd covers for our band in Photoshop, so making the file large (i.e. actual size) is imperative to getting a clean print. Unless there is a way around this?

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a solution for this problem. I’m sure it is something simple that I am overlooking. I need to know if it is possible to view a very large file, "clearly" at a smaller magnification? To be more to the point, I am working with a canvas that is 9.5×11 inches in length and height. This is obviously bigger than my computer screen. So I ctrl-minus a bit to make it fit the screen…but then the fonts become hard to read and place. It’s more of an annoyance than a crisis, but it would be nice to figure that one out.
We are making promo cd covers for our band in Photoshop, so making the file large (i.e. actual size) is imperative to getting a clean print. Unless there is a way around this?

Thanks in advance for the help!
L

I was wondering if anyone knows of a solution for this problem. I’m sure it is something simple that I am overlooking. I need to know if it is possible to view a very large file, "clearly" at a smaller magnification? To be more to the point, I am working with a canvas that is 9.5×11 inches in length and height. This is obviously bigger than my computer screen. So I ctrl-minus a bit to make it fit the screen…but then the fonts become hard to read and place. It’s more of an annoyance than a crisis, but it would be nice to figure that one out.
We are making promo cd covers for our band in Photoshop, so making the file large (i.e. actual size) is imperative to getting a clean print. Unless there is a way around this?

Thanks in advance for the help!
L

How small is your monitor? 9.5 x 11 (print size?)is not exactly "huge".

edjh wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knows of a solution for this problem. I’m sure it is something simple that I am overlooking. I need to know if it is possible to view a very large file, "clearly" at a smaller magnification? To be more to the point, I am working with a canvas that is 9.5×11 inches in length and height. This is obviously bigger than my computer screen. So I ctrl-minus a bit to make it fit the screen…but then the fonts become hard to read and place. It’s more of an annoyance than a crisis, but it would be nice to figure that one out.
We are making promo cd covers for our band in Photoshop, so making the file large (i.e. actual size) is imperative to getting a clean print. Unless there is a way around this?

Thanks in advance for the help!
L

How small is your monitor? 9.5 x 11 (print size?)is not exactly "huge".

There is no way to say how large 9.5 x 11 inch is, if you do not know the resolution. 9.5 x 11 inch @ 300 ppi = 2850 x 3300 pixels. That is three times the average monitor resolution.

On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 18:19:28 +0200, (Johan W. Elzenga)
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edjh wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knows of a solution for this problem. I’m sure it is something simple that I am overlooking. I need to know if it is possible to view a very large file, "clearly" at a smaller magnification? To be more to the point, I am working with a canvas that is 9.5×11 inches in length and height. This is obviously bigger than my computer screen. So I ctrl-minus a bit to make it fit the screen…but then the fonts become hard to read and place. It’s more of an annoyance than a crisis, but it would be nice to figure that one out.
We are making promo cd covers for our band in Photoshop, so making the file large (i.e. actual size) is imperative to getting a clean print. Unless there is a way around this?

Thanks in advance for the help!
L

How small is your monitor? 9.5 x 11 (print size?)is not exactly "huge".

There is no way to say how large 9.5 x 11 inch is, if you do not know the resolution. 9.5 x 11 inch @ 300 ppi = 2850 x 3300 pixels. That is three times the average monitor resolution.

Regardless … IF the final image is 9.5 x 11 and the monitor can display the image close to that PHYSICAL size, even if not 100% FILE size, then the text should be readable – at least as well as it will be when printed. A good 19" will show 1600×1200 and image area is about 14"x10.5" at full screen.