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Feb 19, 2005
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Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.

Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts

To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom

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PiT
Feb 19, 2005
hi tom,
you should use a higher image resolution. your uploaded pic looks like 72dpi (ok for use on screen) – i prefer for printing an image a minimum of 200dpi or higher

PiT

"Tom" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.
Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts
To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom
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edjh
Feb 19, 2005
PiT wrote:
hi tom,
you should use a higher image resolution. your uploaded pic looks like 72dpi (ok for use on screen) – i prefer for printing an image a minimum of 200dpi or higher

PiT

"Tom" schrieb im Newsbeitrag

Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.
Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts
To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom
I’d say no lower than 300 ppi. Also, look at the antialiasing options on the Options Bar. And I would NOT use jpeg for printing; try tiff.


Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
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Tom
Feb 19, 2005
Thanks fellas, knew it must have been something simple!

"edjh" wrote in message
PiT wrote:
hi tom,
you should use a higher image resolution. your uploaded pic looks like 72dpi (ok for use on screen) – i prefer for printing an image a minimum of 200dpi or higher

PiT

"Tom" schrieb im Newsbeitrag

Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.
Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts
To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom
I’d say no lower than 300 ppi. Also, look at the antialiasing options on the Options Bar. And I would NOT use jpeg for printing; try tiff.

Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
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Brian
Feb 19, 2005
Tom wrote:

Thanks fellas, knew it must have been something simple!

"edjh" wrote in message

PiT wrote:

hi tom,
you should use a higher image resolution. your uploaded pic looks like 72dpi (ok for use on screen) – i prefer for printing an image a minimum of 200dpi or higher

PiT

"Tom" schrieb im Newsbeitrag

Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.
Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts
To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom
I’d say no lower than 300 ppi. Also, look at the antialiasing options on the Options Bar. And I would NOT use jpeg for printing; try tiff.

Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
Hold on guys, I think you may be missing something here. Looking at that image in its full size, it looks to me as though the image has been "enlarged" by resampling – as the entire image is totally pixelated. Is this the case Tom? Have you taken an existing image, or scanned an image, and then resampled it to a larger size? If you have scanned it, then yes, you have to scan it again at a much higher resolution so that it does not have to be enlarged using interpolation.
Just as a rough method, if the image is going to be printed in its original size, then simply scan at the resolution you require for printing (eg. 200ppi, 300ppi , etc). However, if what you are scanning is smaller than what you want to print at, you have to increase the resolution accordingly. So if you want to scan a 4 inch image to be printed at 8 inches, then you need to double the resolution (eg. 400 ppi, 600ppi, etc). Hope this helps,
Brian
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noone
Feb 19, 2005
In article , says…
Tom wrote:

Thanks fellas, knew it must have been something simple!

"edjh" wrote in message

PiT wrote:

hi tom,
you should use a higher image resolution. your uploaded pic looks like 72dpi (ok for use on screen) – i prefer for printing an image a minimum of 200dpi or higher

PiT

"Tom" schrieb im Newsbeitrag

Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.
Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts
To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom
I’d say no lower than 300 ppi. Also, look at the antialiasing options on the Options Bar. And I would NOT use jpeg for printing; try tiff.

Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
Hold on guys, I think you may be missing something here. Looking at that image in its full size, it looks to me as though the image has been "enlarged" by resampling – as the entire image is totally pixelated. Is this the case Tom? Have you taken an existing image, or scanned an image, and then resampled it to a larger size? If you have scanned it, then yes, you have to scan it again at a much higher resolution so that it does not have to be enlarged using interpolation.
Just as a rough method, if the image is going to be printed in its original size, then simply scan at the resolution you require for printing (eg. 200ppi, 300ppi , etc). However, if what you are scanning is smaller than what you want to print at, you have to increase the resolution accordingly. So if you want to scan a 4 inch image to be printed at 8 inches, then you need to double the resolution (eg. 400 ppi, 600ppi, etc). Hope this helps,
Brian

I agree Brian, it all looks pixelated. I do the same thing, all of the time. Though PS is not the best program for handling text, for a CD, or CD case, it works to a higher level that will be printed to the label, or CD card. For my CD labels, I’ll set the rez of the document at 300ppi and then use, usually a JPG for the graphic. Once complete, I’ll Save_As PSD, then Flatten, and send THAT to the Epson. With even the glossy CD labels (have not tried new Epson, that prints ON the CD face), the resulting file prints as fine as an inkjet does with non-photo quality stock.

I believe that the OP may have resampled for the Web, but printing from a JPG will introduce additional little problems, that printing from TIFF (or just the screen in PS without benefit of a Save). I have also encounterd some quality problems printing from a PSD, without Flatten’ing the image first. This is probably more an Epson driver problem, than anything in PS, but have learned to Flatten, then Print.

Hunt
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Tom
Feb 21, 2005
"Hunt" wrote in message
In article ,
says…
Tom wrote:

Thanks fellas, knew it must have been something simple!

"edjh" wrote in message

PiT wrote:

hi tom,
you should use a higher image resolution. your uploaded pic looks like 72dpi (ok for use on screen) – i prefer for printing an image a minimum of 200dpi or higher

PiT

"Tom" schrieb im Newsbeitrag

Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I
print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom
in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i
flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.
Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts

To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a
pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom
I’d say no lower than 300 ppi. Also, look at the antialiasing options on the Options Bar. And I would NOT use jpeg for printing; try tiff.

Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
Hold on guys, I think you may be missing something here. Looking at that image in its full size, it looks to me as though the image has been "enlarged" by resampling – as the entire image is totally pixelated. Is this the case Tom? Have you taken an existing image, or scanned an image, and then resampled it to a larger size? If you have scanned it, then yes, you have to scan it again at a much higher resolution so that it does not have to be enlarged using interpolation.
Just as a rough method, if the image is going to be printed in its original size, then simply scan at the resolution you require for printing (eg. 200ppi, 300ppi , etc). However, if what you are scanning is smaller than what you want to print at, you have to increase the resolution accordingly. So if you want to scan a 4 inch image to be printed at 8 inches, then you need to double the resolution (eg. 400 ppi, 600ppi, etc). Hope this helps,
Brian

I agree Brian, it all looks pixelated. I do the same thing, all of the time.
Though PS is not the best program for handling text, for a CD, or CD case, it
works to a higher level that will be printed to the label, or CD card. For my
CD labels, I’ll set the rez of the document at 300ppi and then use, usually a
JPG for the graphic. Once complete, I’ll Save_As PSD, then Flatten, and send
THAT to the Epson. With even the glossy CD labels (have not tried new Epson,
that prints ON the CD face), the resulting file prints as fine as an inkjet
does with non-photo quality stock.

I believe that the OP may have resampled for the Web, but printing from a JPG
will introduce additional little problems, that printing from TIFF (or just
the screen in PS without benefit of a Save). I have also encounterd some quality problems printing from a PSD, without Flatten’ing the image first. This is probably more an Epson driver problem, than anything in PS, but have
learned to Flatten, then Print.

Hunt

Hi Guys,

The image wasn’t scanned., just done in photoshop, and printed at 100% :-s

Tom
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Brian
Feb 21, 2005
Tom wrote:
"Hunt" wrote in message

In article ,
says…

Tom wrote:

Thanks fellas, knew it must have been something simple!

"edjh" wrote in message

PiT wrote:

hi tom,
you should use a higher image resolution. your uploaded pic looks like 72dpi (ok for use on screen) – i prefer for printing an image a minimum of 200dpi or higher

PiT

"Tom" schrieb im Newsbeitrag

Hi guys,

Hope you can help, it’s a pretty simple problem I have but one I can’t seem to fix…

I am designing some DVD covers for my home-made movie stuff, and when I
print them, the text looks pixelated round the edges (like when you zoom
in a lot on something). It happens if I print off the .psd image or if i
flatten to a JPG…it also happens with different printers.
Anyone know why? The font is Franklin Demi yet it occurs with all fonts

To see an example of what this looks like on the paper, I’ve uploaded a
pic to my site:

www.straitjacketcomedy.com/fontprob.jpg

Thanks for any advice

Tom
I’d say no lower than 300 ppi. Also, look at the antialiasing options on the Options Bar. And I would NOT use jpeg for printing; try tiff.

Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
Hold on guys, I think you may be missing something here. Looking at that image in its full size, it looks to me as though the image has been "enlarged" by resampling – as the entire image is totally pixelated. Is this the case Tom? Have you taken an existing image, or scanned an image, and then resampled it to a larger size? If you have scanned it, then yes, you have to scan it again at a much higher resolution so that it does not have to be enlarged using interpolation.
Just as a rough method, if the image is going to be printed in its original size, then simply scan at the resolution you require for printing (eg. 200ppi, 300ppi , etc). However, if what you are scanning is smaller than what you want to print at, you have to increase the resolution accordingly. So if you want to scan a 4 inch image to be printed at 8 inches, then you need to double the resolution (eg. 400 ppi, 600ppi, etc). Hope this helps,
Brian

I agree Brian, it all looks pixelated. I do the same thing, all of the time.
Though PS is not the best program for handling text, for a CD, or CD case, it
works to a higher level that will be printed to the label, or CD card. For my
CD labels, I’ll set the rez of the document at 300ppi and then use, usually a
JPG for the graphic. Once complete, I’ll Save_As PSD, then Flatten, and send
THAT to the Epson. With even the glossy CD labels (have not tried new Epson,
that prints ON the CD face), the resulting file prints as fine as an inkjet
does with non-photo quality stock.

I believe that the OP may have resampled for the Web, but printing from a JPG
will introduce additional little problems, that printing from TIFF (or just
the screen in PS without benefit of a Save). I have also encounterd some quality problems printing from a PSD, without Flatten’ing the image first. This is probably more an Epson driver problem, than anything in PS, but have
learned to Flatten, then Print.

Hunt

Hi Guys,

The image wasn’t scanned., just done in photoshop, and printed at 100% :-s
Tom
Where did the image come from though, Tom? No modern digital camera would produce an image so blocky (pixelated). It appears to have been enlarged at some point in time on computer by interpolation, even if you are not the one who did it.

Brian

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