Image larger than specified

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Kugar13
Aug 1, 2008
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Hey guys,

I started a new project. I set the file criteria for 4" wide 5" high, 300 resolution, CMYK.

When I save the file as a JPEG and export it for print the image is huge. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

I check the settings again, after noticing they are huge, and the settings show it’s still 4" wide 5" high, with 1200 pixels wide, 1500 pixels high.

What am I doing wrong? How can I avoid it on future projects, and how can I fix this project?

Thanks!!!
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Bigguy
Aug 1, 2008
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Hey guys,

I started a new project. I set the file criteria for 4" wide 5" high, 300 resolution, CMYK.

When I save the file as a JPEG and export it for print the image is huge. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

I check the settings again, after noticing they are huge, and the settings show it’s still 4" wide 5" high, with 1200 pixels wide, 1500 pixels high.

What am I doing wrong? How can I avoid it on future projects, and how can I fix this project?
Thanks!!!
Well… 4" wide (at 300ppi) x 300 = 1200 pixels which is correct.

Try 4" x 5" at 72ppi for screen use…

Better still work in PIXELS which are an accurate, fixed size, NOT dpi which scales the size.

It’s a PPI v DPI issue

Guy
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J_Maloney
Aug 1, 2008
4 x 5 @ 300 ppi would be 1200 x 1500 pixels. CMYK JPGs will compress surprisingly little compared to their RGB brethren.
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Buko
Aug 1, 2008
And because of their lossyness Jpegs are not recommended for print.
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Kugar13
Aug 1, 2008
Anything I can do to get the file to come out 4"x5"? I’m not sure what options I have.

Thanks!
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Freeagent
Aug 1, 2008
Anything I can do to get the file to come out 4"x5"?

Well it will..? What am I missing?
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Freeagent
Aug 1, 2008
You’re not confusing 300 ppi with 1200/1500 pixels ?
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dave_milbut
Aug 1, 2008
reset the preferences, then restart photoshop and check the image size again. if it’s not 300 ppi make sure you uncheck "resamle" and change it to 300ppi.
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Freeagent
Aug 1, 2008
Ahh..I knew there was something wrong with this picture.

Sorry.
<bowing out>
DM
dave_milbut
Aug 1, 2008
s’okay, FA. i’m having a bit of a hard time following this thread too! must be fridayitis! 🙂

btw kugar, instructions for resetting the preferences are in the forum FAQ at the top of the topics list…
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Jim
Aug 1, 2008
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Hey guys,

I started a new project. I set the file criteria for 4" wide 5" high, 300 resolution, CMYK.

When I save the file as a JPEG and export it for print the image is huge. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

I check the settings again, after noticing they are huge, and the settings show it’s still 4" wide 5" high, with 1200 pixels wide, 1500 pixels high.
The image is the same size that you specified. "300 resolution" means (to me) 300 pixels per inch. That is what your image now has.
What am I doing wrong? How can I avoid it on future projects, and how can I fix this project?

Thanks!!!
There is nothing to fix.
Jim
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Kugar13
Aug 2, 2008
Sorry for confusing you guys. I’ve been working 80 hours this week, and I guess my cognitive ability has been impaired, LOL. I’m sending the files via JPEG to a friend, who in turn is taking them to FedEx kinko’s to have them printed out. When she opens the files for print she says the come out way too large. I’ll send her TIFFs as well and see if that helps.
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Buko
Aug 2, 2008
kinko’s requires PDFs
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Jim
Aug 2, 2008
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Sorry for confusing you guys. I’ve been working 80 hours this week, and I guess my cognitive ability has been impaired, LOL. I’m sending the files via JPEG to a friend, who in turn is taking them to FedEx kinko’s to have them printed out. When she opens the files for print she says the come out way too large. I’ll send her TIFFs as well and see if that helps.

Won’t make any difference. They are complaining about the size of the image when printed at whatever dpi they are using. You should change the number of pixels in the image. Perhaps your friend can determine what dpi setting they are using.

Jim
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dave_milbut
Aug 2, 2008
agreed, if you’re sending jpgs maybe the resolution info is getting stripped (using save for web?) pdf or tif files will retain the ppi setting.

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