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11/24/2005 11:30:43 PM · #1 |
Some general non digital photos can be made into posters by whoever (forgive me for being a little drunk while I ask this question)
so I am wondering if there is a print service that can offer "poster" sizes without a photo having the perfect aspect ratio and dpi of that size of a print (if you follow me).
Please enlighten me if I am incorrect or whatnot.
or point me to some details that will help my poor addled mind appreciate or understand.
thanks in advance
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11/24/2005 11:32:41 PM · #2 |
If you don't have the proper aspect ratio the photo will be cut. Not always where you want them to cut.
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11/24/2005 11:35:47 PM · #3 |
| I've done this before... if you take a background of the aspect ratio you wish to have printed, and place your image you want printed on it, and send that in, you can then cut the print down for framing, or hide the excess behind a mat. That way you can have the print produced with the crop that you want, without the lab making a decision. |
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11/24/2005 11:36:44 PM · #4 |
you could always make a border around the image in the aspect ratio they want for the print. Then you could cut it out later... but then if you're going to frame it later it might take some extra matting or a custom frame.
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11/24/2005 11:38:18 PM · #5 |
Eckoe beat me to it. Open a new document in Photoshop with a white BG in the correct aspect ratio and set to the same dpi as your image. Select the entire image, copy it, and paste it into the new document. Use the 4-way arrow to drag it for position as needed. Send this file to be printed, and nothing will get cropped by the lab.
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11/24/2005 11:40:47 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Eckoe beat me to it. Open a new document in Photoshop with a white BG in the correct aspect ratio and set to the same dpi as your image. Select the entire image, copy it, and paste it into the new document. Use the 4-way arrow to drag it for position as needed. Send this file to be printed, and nothing will get cropped by the lab.
R. |
Wouldn't this widen or make taller the print? If it was a non portrait I guess this would be ok.
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11/24/2005 11:51:26 PM · #7 |
The simplest thing is to enlarge the Canvas Size to the next largest print dimensions -- the excess can be trimmed or matted as previously suggested, or used for title and other info to make it into a "poster" or both -- see my print gallery for numerous examples.
That way, you can always crop the photo to the image, not the paper size. |
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11/25/2005 12:04:08 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Originally posted by bear_music:
Eckoe beat me to it. Open a new document in Photoshop with a white BG in the correct aspect ratio and set to the same dpi as your image. Select the entire image, copy it, and paste it into the new document. Use the 4-way arrow to drag it for position as needed. Send this file to be printed, and nothing will get cropped by the lab.
R. |
Wouldn't this widen or make taller the print? If it was a non portrait I guess this would be ok. |
Nah, it's no different than adding a border. The image itself doesn't change, just the space you float it in. And the white space is part of the image as far as the printer is concerned, so no cropping will occur.
I use Fred Miranda's Resize Pro and SI Pro to resize my images, and when resizing them I enter the desired dimensions and dpi resolution. I set the dpi at 300 as a rule. So I have actually created a set of blank canvases saved in PS: 16x20, 30x40, 40x60 etc, all at 300 dpi. So when I want to send a file out for large printing, I just open the master file and use Fred's stuff to resize the file to the desired paper size, taking into account how much float I want, then load the appropriate blank template and paste the resized image into that. Fast & simple.
I can do up to 13x19 in-house, and this isn't a problem there; my Epson printer has a "center image in paper" option. I nearly ALWAYS print with a significant float; I'll print 11x14 on a 13x19 paper, for example, leaving me margins of 1 inch on 2 sides and 2.5 inches ont he toher 2 sides. I sign on the print, beneath the image, and matte/frame appropriately. It's easier to do this with a decent border all around.
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