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08/20/2002 01:03:45 PM · #1 |
I am going to be putting some of my photos on daprints.com and had a question for people who have ordered large size prints from them ( > 8x12 ). When I get prints made there is always a small bit of the edges of the photo that I cropped in Photoshop that is not printed on the paper. I've calculated how much it is for print sizes that I've had made at Wal-Mart using Fuji's machine (4x6, 8x10 & 8x12) but I don't know about larger sizes so I'm wondering if anyone out there who has had larger prints made of their own photos from DAPrints could tell me about how much (if any) is clipped from the sides and top/bottom of the final prints so that I can crop accordingly before I submit the photos.
Thanks in advance.
Courtenay
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/20/2002 1:03:55 PM. |
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08/20/2002 01:37:59 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by courtenay27:
I am going to be putting some of my photos on daprints.com and had a question for people who have ordered large size prints from them ( > 8x12 ). When I get prints made there is always a small bit of the edges of the photo that I cropped in Photoshop that is not printed on the paper. I've calculated how much it is for print sizes that I've had made at Wal-Mart using Fuji's machine (4x6, 8x10 & 8x12) but I don't know about larger sizes so I'm wondering if anyone out there who has had larger prints made of their own photos from DAPrints could tell me about how much (if any) is clipped from the sides and top/bottom of the final prints so that I can crop accordingly before I submit the photos.
Thanks in advance.
Courtenay
The thing that maybe you have to realise is that 4x6 and 8x10s are
different ratios (2x3 and 2x2.5) so you'll see different cropping/
edges. Things that for example we submit here (480x640) are 2x2.6667
so you'll end up with different crops for that size as well.
Hope that is useful, but usually you need to crop your image to
the correct aspect ratio for the size you are printing at, which isn't
going to be the same for different print sizes (though sizes like
4x6 or 8x12 will show the same cropping as they are both 2x3 ratio)
Most online places do print right to the edge of the frame size, but
you can often specify how they'll crop if you don't correctly size
your image in the first place.
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08/20/2002 01:46:46 PM · #3 |
i haven't sold any prints from daprints yet, but they do specify a bunch of ratios that you can upload your photos to, and then they allow a selection of different sizes (all with the same ratio) to be ordered. i am assuming (and really hoping) that they don't crop the photos at all since they conform to the specified ratios.
for example, i uploaded one photo with a 1:1.5 ratio, and it can be ordered at 4x6, 8x12, 10x15, 16x24, 20x30, all of which conform to the same ratio.
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08/20/2002 02:57:13 PM · #4 |
I fully understand the different aspect ratios of print sizes and will actually be uploading about 3 of each image specifically with that in mind so people can get the best quality prints regardless of what ratio/size print they want. I basically just wondered about if they print right to the edge of my image
(i.e. - the pixel at x:3000,y:1 is the pixel that is on the very top right of the print and the prints aren't clipped at like x:2960,y:20 so that not all of what the user sees on screen is actually printed).
Thanks for the info all.
Courtenay
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08/20/2002 03:19:55 PM · #5 |
Clipping at DAPrints can occur if you upload photos at the 1:1.25 ratio. The print sizes that they make available at this ratio are not all exactly 1:1.25 in proportion... The 1:1.5 size is consistant in ratio throughtout the image sizes they offer...
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08/20/2002 03:24:33 PM · #6 |
Generally borderless printing is done by printing outside the area (usually 1/4 to 3/8", the bleed area) and then trimmed to the final dimensions to insure printing to the edge of the page/photo (or full bleed).
You should ask the printing company the size of this region to be able to crop the photo to the exact specifications you want.
An example of this for full color printing of postcards can be seen here. |
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08/20/2002 03:48:13 PM · #7 |
Thanks a lot for the info. I'm going to be working on the ones I want to post so far this week so hopefully I will be able to have some on DAPrints in the next couple of weeks.
That's really a great site and a great idea for users of this site as well because of the high quality photos that are often produced here. It would be nice to see more DPC users create accounts with them and offer some shots up for sale as prints. John, your Steam Power v01 may soon be hanging on my wall, it's really cool.
Courtenay |
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08/20/2002 07:29:13 PM · #8 |
jmsetzler, aka John, did you get the email I sent you regarding DAPrints? I too am pondering the idea of putting some prints up there, just wondered how others have done with their prints there.
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08/20/2002 08:43:11 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by pnicholls:
jmsetzler, aka John, did you get the email I sent you regarding DAPrints? I too am pondering the idea of putting some prints up there, just wondered how others have done with their prints there.
I'm not sure if I did or not... I can't recall seeing it.. send it again if you like :)
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