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 03/05/2005 07:16:28 PM · #1
I need help resizing a photo using photoshop cs. No matter what size I have made my file, it ends up with a 1.67:1 scale. I need it 1.5:1 so I can submit for dpcprints. Any help would be appreciated greatly.

thanks

Message edited by author 2005-03-05 19:26:52.
 03/05/2005 07:45:04 PM · #2
Originally posted by Truegsht:
I need help resizing a photo using photoshop cs. No matter what size I have made my file, it ends up with a 1.67:1 scale. I need it 1.5:1 so I can submit for dpcprints. Any help would be appreciated greatly.

thanks


You'll need to crop to obtain the right ratio.
 03/05/2005 07:46:10 PM · #3
What I do is go to image then down to image size and then use the pixel and make the largest numbered one 640 and it should down size it for you
I hope this helps
 03/05/2005 08:05:59 PM · #4
Worked great...I just decided the size I wanted and divided by 1.5 and it worked great. Hope it gets approved now and maybe I can sell a copy other than to myself. I had to learn some new photoshop skills to remove a white horse that was right behind this one. Let me know if it worked ok or not.

Thanks!



Message edited by author 2005-03-06 10:49:59.
 03/05/2005 08:09:27 PM · #5

03/06/2005 12:08:32 AM · #6
Very nice picture! If I didn't know that there was a white horse behind it originally I wouldn't have givin it a second thought! But knowing there was on originally - makes me look closer - What I see is a very good job - but something is slightly wrong at the back of the horses tail and just behind and infront of the horses front leg - the one that is further back - hardly noticeable but I think I am seeing something that is just not quite jiving - Do you have the original? I would love to know the techniques used - and whether I would use the same??

Awesome job!

ebertdj@hotmail.com
 03/06/2005 02:28:46 AM · #7
Another easy way to resize is to (with a border) create a new file at the size you want...8x10 (2400x3000 pixels, or whatever sizeyou want), then resize the pic into it. I have used it a few times with great results, but lately I keep in mind the sizes and crop accordingly prior to the "decision."
By the way, at first look at the shot, nothing is really noted on anything taken outetc. The highlihgts across the back look just as they are...highlights or a lighter color across the horses back. Great work!

Message edited by author 2005-03-06 02:30:05.
 03/06/2005 08:48:24 AM · #8
I used the "dissolve" tool, and then smudge slightly to remove the pixels, when it overflowed onto the parts I wanted to preserve, I just used the history brush to bring back the original photo. Was very, very simple. It does look a little crappy still, but I'm very new to photoshop and lots to learn!

Thanks for the comments.

Billy
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 03/06/2005 09:17:45 AM · #9
another way to get the aspect ratio, without using the crop tool:

1. figure out the ratio you need (2:3 for example)
2. find the pixel dimensions of your image (lets say 2048 x 1536 - a 1.33:1 ratio)
3. figure that the limiting dimension will be the width, so lets keep that and then crop off the top and bottom.
4. take 2048 and divide by 3 = 682.66 this is your multiplier.
5. multiply this by the other number of your ratio (2 in this case) - 682.66 x 2 = 1365.33
6. create a new file with pixel dimensions of 2048 wide and 1365 high.
7. drag your old image onto the new file.
8. you can now drag your image around (only up and down in this case since we held the width to be the same as the orig) to find the best crop.
9. once you have it, do a crop selection around the entire image and hit enter. (this cuts off the excess parts of the image)

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Message edited by author 2005-03-06 09:18:10.
 03/06/2005 10:32:44 AM · #10
I left you a note on the horse image with a couple of things to look for before you send this to review.
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