Setting DPI/Resolution Help

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Oct 27, 2004
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I (with the help of the group) managed to get the photo that I wanted to print, properly set at 8×10. I just spoke with the printer and they said that they request the photo to be at 300 dpi, which I thought I used. I think it might be at 240 dpi, however.

I just tried making a new file, and set it at 8x10x300dpi. When I dragged the original untouched photo to the new "frame", it was smaller than usual. I tried printing the photo (both cropped and uncropped) and it looks like it’s printing the photo on a sheet with a good inch above and below the photo.

What did I do wrong? Since the resolution is set at 8×10, I don’t see why it was a smaller image. Is there any way to get it at 300dpi but still print as a true 8×10 (which it did at 240dpi).

Thanks again!!

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Gadgets
Oct 27, 2004
Open your 240dpi image and use ‘image size’ with resample turned on and set 300dpi – this will throw in another 60 guesstimated dots per inch. A slight sharpen and this might be a little better than just the 240dpi original.

10in @ 240dpi = 2400 pixels
at 300dpi, 2400 pixels becomes 8in

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duckie74NOSPAM
Oct 27, 2004
Great… Thanks for the quick reply!

Gadgets wrote:
Open your 240dpi image and use ‘image size’ with resample turned on and set 300dpi – this will throw in another 60 guesstimated dots per inch. A slight sharpen and this might be a little better than just the 240dpi original.
10in @ 240dpi = 2400 pixels
at 300dpi, 2400 pixels becomes 8in

Cheers, Jason (remove … to reply)
Video & Gaming: http://gadgetaus.com
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jjs
Oct 27, 2004
"Gadgets" wrote in message
Open your 240dpi image and use ‘image size’ with resample turned on and set
300dpi – this will throw in another 60 guesstimated dots per inch. A slight
sharpen and this might be a little better than just the 240dpi original.

No it won’t be better. Not a bit.

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