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Aug 28, 2008
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I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?

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KatWoman
Aug 28, 2008
"Sande" wrote in message
I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?

Sande

are you printing through PS dialog or the Windows print function??
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Roy G
Aug 28, 2008
"Sande" wrote in message
I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?

Sande

I don’t know for sure, but it could be that you have selected "No Margins" and not also set "Center Image".

The "No Margins" causes the printer to enlarge the image size – in order to ensure no white edges on the print. This does cause some cropping, because parts of the image edges are now beyond the paper edges. Leaving "Center Image" unticked probably means that all of this cropping is happening on 1 long edge and 1 short edge.

Roy G
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Sande
Aug 28, 2008
"Roy G" wrote in message
"Sande" wrote in message
I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?

Sande

I don’t know for sure, but it could be that you have selected "No Margins" and not also set "Center Image".

The "No Margins" causes the printer to enlarge the image size – in order to ensure no white edges on the print. This does cause some cropping, because parts of the image edges are now beyond the paper edges. Leaving "Center Image" unticked probably means that all of this cropping is happening on 1 long edge and 1 short edge.

Roy G
I believe had Center Image ticked, but I had set the printing for "Borderless" in the HP Page Setup dialog box. I tried again using only the PS dialog after KatWoman’s response, and as noted got about the same image content, but with white (uneven) borders.
Sande
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Roy G
Aug 29, 2008
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"Roy G" wrote in message
"Sande" wrote in message
I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?
Sande

I don’t know for sure, but it could be that you have selected "No Margins" and not also set "Center Image".
The "No Margins" causes the printer to enlarge the image size – in order to ensure no white edges on the print. This does cause some cropping, because parts of the image edges are now beyond the paper edges. Leaving "Center Image" unticked probably means that all of this cropping is happening on 1 long edge and 1 short edge.

Roy G
I believe had Center Image ticked, but I had set the printing for "Borderless" in the HP Page Setup dialog box. I tried again using only the PS dialog after KatWoman’s response, and as noted got about the same image content, but with white (uneven) borders.
Sande

I have never used an HP printer, so don’t know the dialogues.

Even if you are printing from PS, the Printer Driver will still get used. At some point in the process you will be able to access the printer dialogues and make settings.

Try posting this to the NG comp.periphs.printers, and with a little luck an HP expert like Bob Headrick may reply.

Roy G
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Sande
Aug 30, 2008
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I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?
Sande

I don’t know for sure, but it could be that you have selected "No Margins" and not also set "Center Image".
The "No Margins" causes the printer to enlarge the image size – in order to ensure no white edges on the print. This does cause some cropping, because parts of the image edges are now beyond the paper edges. Leaving "Center Image" unticked probably means that all of this cropping is happening on 1 long edge and 1 short edge.

Roy G
I believe had Center Image ticked, but I had set the printing for "Borderless" in the HP Page Setup dialog box. I tried again using only the PS dialog after KatWoman’s response, and as noted got about the same image content, but with white (uneven) borders.
Sande

I have never used an HP printer, so don’t know the dialogues.
Even if you are printing from PS, the Printer Driver will still get used. At some point in the process you will be able to access the printer dialogues and make settings.

Try posting this to the NG comp.periphs.printers, and with a little luck an HP expert like Bob Headrick may reply.

Roy G
I will continue to try to figure out how I’m "supposed" to be doing this; thanks for the pointer to comp.periphs.printers. Just thought I’d let you know that what worked for now was to slightly lower the image size and then check "Scaled to fit media" with "Centered Image" in the PS dialog. Your information about how the printer responds to "No Margins" suggested this solution. Now it enlarges it just enough that the entire image fits. Sande
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Richard Oliver
Sep 1, 2008
Maybe this will help ??
I use IrfanView to open /resize /sharpen and all the other options it provides.
When I open an image and select "print" it brings up a "print preview " screen with all the options as to size, portrait /landscape .margins etc. Also pictures may be resized whilst maintaining the aspect ratio. IrfanView is free and is certainly what you need —
Kind regards,Richard

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:31:10 GMT, "Sande"
wrote:

I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?

Sande
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KatWoman
Sep 1, 2008
"Sande" wrote in message
I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?

Sande

If you have the correct proportion should be no issue to print it smaller for 4×6

first use crop tool
choose preset or fill in exact size 4×6 (300 res?)
is your image proportional to 4×6 ??
FILE>PRINT

in that dialog many options to resize but not crop
also you can untick center
etc
if you’re making bleed print you will get an error message from PS ignore it hit advanced option or printer options
I have Epson so not sure about HP
in that dialog make sure to select BORDERLESS and proper paper size and orientation (portrait, landscape)
quality for print etc

why install another program to make a print??
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KatWoman
Sep 1, 2008
"KatWoman" wrote in message
"Sande" wrote in message
I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?

Sande

If you have the correct proportion should be no issue to print it smaller for 4×6

first use crop tool
choose preset or fill in exact size 4×6 (300 res?)
is your image proportional to 4×6 ??
FILE>PRINT

in that dialog many options to resize but not crop
also you can untick center
etc
if you’re making bleed print you will get an error message from PS ignore it
hit advanced option or printer options
I have Epson so not sure about HP
in that dialog make sure to select BORDERLESS and proper paper size and orientation (portrait, landscape)
quality for print etc

why install another program to make a print??
does HP have print preview feature??
I always use that
if it is incorrectly sized you can see it before wasting ink and paper

windows will AUTO crop and print borderless 4×6 too
this is less reliable as you cannot control the crop and color profiles

go to the folder of pictures
control shift to select all or control click each to print

at left choose print these photos
then a wizard comes up
fill in size of picture you need
how many of each to print

also choose print options and fill in for HP dialog borderless and 4×6 paper done
RG
Roy G
Sep 2, 2008
"Richard Oliver" wrote in message
Maybe this will help ??
I use IrfanView to open /resize /sharpen and all the other options it provides.
When I open an image and select "print" it brings up a "print preview " screen with all the options as to size, portrait /landscape .margins etc. Also pictures may be resized whilst maintaining the aspect ratio. IrfanView is free and is certainly what you need —
Kind regards,Richard
The only problem with Irfan View is that it is not Colour Managed.

Any Image files "Saved" using it, end up with their "Tagged" Colour Space Profiles being removed, which is not condusive to quality printing.

Photoshop has vastly more functions than Irfan View, including high quality Colour Managed printing.

Surprisingly it can even resize images while retaining aspect ratios.

Roy G
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KatWoman
Sep 2, 2008
"KatWoman" wrote in message
"KatWoman" wrote in message
"Sande" wrote in message
I have a bunch of very large images taken on vacation that I want to resize to 4×6. I cropped/resized several, but when I started to print to 4×6 photo paper, the image was cropped even more on the lower and right edges- enough to ruin the composition of the shot. So I think I must have done something wrong. What is the correct procedure to resize in CS3? Is there some setting in the print dialog I missed?
Sande

If you have the correct proportion should be no issue to print it smaller for 4×6

first use crop tool
choose preset or fill in exact size 4×6 (300 res?)
is your image proportional to 4×6 ??
FILE>PRINT

in that dialog many options to resize but not crop
also you can untick center
etc
if you’re making bleed print you will get an error message from PS ignore it
hit advanced option or printer options
I have Epson so not sure about HP
in that dialog make sure to select BORDERLESS and proper paper size and orientation (portrait, landscape)
quality for print etc

why install another program to make a print??
does HP have print preview feature??
I always use that
if it is incorrectly sized you can see it before wasting ink and paper

windows will AUTO crop and print borderless 4×6 too
this is less reliable as you cannot control the crop and color profiles
go to the folder of pictures
control shift to select all or control click each to print
at left choose print these photos
then a wizard comes up
fill in size of picture you need
how many of each to print

also choose print options and fill in for HP dialog borderless and 4×6 paper
done
for a very large batch of snapshot pics (where prefect color etc is not so critical) I would upload them to a service like SNAPFISH and just let them do it for 5 cents per
they will even make it into a nice memory book for you

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