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05/21/2003 05:59:47 PM · #1 |
I had some problems a few days ago printing images, and I hoped someone who knows a little about printers could explain how it works.
I printed a few photos at work to put on the otherwise naked walls, and people seemed to like that except for the quality of the images. The ones I printed were resized to 800x600 in 72dpi, and the prints looked horrible.
I later changed the original photos to 210 dpi, thinking that would lead to prints with better resolution. But the photos were instead printed with the pixel size instead of the dpi (if this explanation makes any sense), so they didn't fit on one paper. I then changed the printer dpi from 300 to 600, and that made them fit.
And now, the question(s)...
Did I misunderstand the dpi tutorial when I unchecked the resize square?
Was the dpi irrelevant since I made the first print attempt from IE (with a 72 dpi limit)?
I hope I'm not sounding too confusing. I did get the prints I wanted, but I wonder if I really have to change the dpi setting on the printer (I printed the 'real' versions with quickview plus)
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05/21/2003 06:41:51 PM · #2 |
| What was your original file size? in pixels? |
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05/21/2003 06:43:53 PM · #3 |
| The quality of the prints also depends on your printer, lower quality printers will yeild low quality images and vice versa. |
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05/21/2003 07:06:35 PM · #4 |
The original file was 2272 x 1704.
In photoshop the print size was a little smaller than the resized photos after I changed it into 210 dpi.
It seemed like IE printed the pics using the pixel size, and quickview printed them using the dpi. I can't install anything on the computers at work, so I can't experiment directly...
I'm not good at printers, but I think it should have a decent quality since it's the management section's printer. And the prints after changing the printer to 600 dpi were in the size photoshop told me they would be.
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05/22/2003 05:48:16 AM · #5 |
I'm not that well verse either, but are you using the same program at work as you at home. What I'm getting at, is the program at work reproducing the same quality as home. I.E. 8,16,64 colors.
I'm not at home so I'm not sure if I have the correct numbers...
Maybe this will help someone else with a new idea to help you. |
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