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03/23/2005 11:14:47 PM · #1 |
| Does anyone know how too make an image fit an 8 by 10 print precisely. Heres my problem Im working with my image and I want to get the whole image to fit an 8 by 10 print. Whenever I scale the image it shrinks in resolution also. I am working with gimp. I know how to scale an image down for the internet. But I want to get an 8 by 10 print out of an image and there always seems to alot cut off when I get it back from the image processing company(winkflash). Is there a way of reducing an image down to exactly 8 by 10 or 5 by 7 etc. ?????? |
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03/23/2005 11:25:52 PM · #2 |
a 35mm format doesn't proportionately enlarge to an 8x10, but rather an 8x12, or a 5 x 7 1/2. I don't know why the standard sizes of frames were made to be 8x10 and 5x7 because you just cannot make a print that size without some cropping. So, i hate to tell you this, but you'll have to crop or go with the less universal sizes.
Message edited by author 2005-03-23 23:29:18. |
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03/24/2005 08:42:28 AM · #3 |
| I dont mind cropping but isnt there a way of cropping just what you need with out losing any more once you send it to wink flash. |
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03/24/2005 11:56:07 AM · #4 |
i'm not sure what you're asking. you can crop to proportions in photoshop. are you saying you can't seem to make the crop exactly 8x10, or are you saying it's an 8x10 before you send it to winkflash, but when you get it back it doesnt fill the entire 8x10 sheet?
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03/24/2005 12:01:47 PM · #5 |
in Photoshop, can't you just go to "image size" and type in 8x10..or even in windows: hit the print button in windows while you choose the picture in a folder, and when it gives you the printing options choose 8x10
Message edited by author 2005-03-24 12:02:37. |
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03/24/2005 12:04:36 PM · #6 |
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03/24/2005 12:12:05 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
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Don't you also need to keep the aspect ratio in mind? Your example shows cropping to 4x6 (aspect ratio of 1.50:1). If your original is like most it is probably at 1.33:1 to start. The crop could take a chunk out of your image you want to keep...yes/no?
I use PSP so the process is a bit different that what I see in your illustration pic. Excuse me ahead of time if I'm off base with my comments.
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03/24/2005 12:17:50 PM · #8 |
In GIMP, bring up your image then hit shift-c to enter cropping mode. Drag a small box anywhere and a dialog box will appear. In the ratio field enter 1.5 for a horizontal or .75 for a vertical. Now you can resize the crop box on your image proportionally by holding down "shift" while you drag a sizing corner.
Make sure you use a sizing corner (diagonal arrow) and not a movement corner ("X" arrows). When you have the crop propoerly set for a 1.5 ratio, go ahead and make it permanent.
Now got the image --> scale image dialog and set it for 300 dpi. You should be able to increase / decrease the pixels until the output size matches what you want. Some people like to do this in steps - you'll have to decide on your own technique here.
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03/24/2005 12:17:50 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by dragonlady:
in Photoshop, can't you just go to "image size" and type in 8x10..or even in windows: hit the print button in windows while you choose the picture in a folder, and when it gives you the printing options choose 8x10 |
If you just pic 2 sizes like that and the original is 8x12 then it will gets its proportions all screwy.
There are 2 ways in PS to do this - one is crop and one is the selection tool. In both you can set a proportion (4x6 for example and that will be px or inches). Crop is more versatile and you can move it over hte pic where as selection stays put.
So pick crop, set teh pixles to 240 or more (if you don't PS will choose some number for you) and then set teh proporitons to 8in and 10in (for portrait, 10in 8in for landscape). Now when you drag the Crop tool on the pic it will stay in that proportion. When you are happy with it's position, hit ENTER and you are done.
I keep several of these 'standard' sizes as setting for my crop tool for this very issue. The other choice is to have a new document of 8x10 proportion but bigger than your image, drop in your image and then when you get eth print back cut off the white border.
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03/24/2005 12:18:53 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
There are 2 ways in PS to do this |
I believe the question was about how to do this in GIMP...
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03/24/2005 01:11:41 PM · #11 |
Gimp crop instructions
go down the page and read about height and width |
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03/24/2005 01:53:15 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by cghubbell:
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
There are 2 ways in PS to do this |
I believe the question was about how to do this in GIMP... |
GIMP is a PS copy, no? This same techcnique works in elements and other programs i have used in the past.
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