resolution while creating

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beachwolf
Sep 23, 2008
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hi when composing images (layers + such) that will later be printed at 300dpi is it better to work at resolution of 300 (larger files), or work at say 72 dpi
then change to 300 to print out

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Jim_Jordan
Sep 23, 2008
You can’t add eggs to your cake recipe after you bake the cake. Work in the target resolution.
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Freeagent
Sep 23, 2008
Worry about pixel dimensions, not resolution. In Photoshop the pixel is the basic unit, not centimeters or inches. That’s just an afterthought so to speak, telling the printer how big you want those pixels to look in print.

Resolution = pixels per inch. An image with a certain number of pixels will reproduce at a certain size according to the resolution. IOW, when the resolution goes down, the size goes up and vice versa. You don’t change resolution at the same size without doing some damage to the image.

The resolution affects the file size only if you have "resample image" checked in the image size dialog – which you absolutely shouldn’t until you’re fully aware of what it does.
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Jim_Jordan
Sep 23, 2008
which you absolutely shouldn’t until you’re fully aware of what it does.

And then when you are aware, you still shouldn’t do it. 🙂
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beachwolf
Sep 23, 2008
Thanks target size it will be

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