 Nicole C. West |
Seeing Every Pixel in My Prints I am totally frustrated and am in need of someone's knowledge, expertise, and help! I have been taking pictures with my digital camera, but when I print them you can see the pixels. I have tried purchasing a new printer (HP 5550), uninstalling and reinstalling all my programs (MGI Photosuite, Photoshop 6, Photoshop Elements 2.0, HP printing software, and my camera software). I also tried to download new drivers for my camera, but was told mine were current. I am only trying to print 4X6's and 5X7's. One thing I have noticed is that when I open an image in Photoshop it says my resolution is 72ppi. I have tried changing this to 360 once the image is open, but it doesn't do anything on my printed version. Do you know a way to change this in the settings before an image is opened? Do you know what else could be causing my problem? Oh yeah, my camera is a Sony Cybershot DSC-P30. Only 1.3 megapixels, but that should still be enough to get an okay 4X6 or 5X7 (at least that is what I was led to believe). Any help, advice, etc. would be greatly appreciated!!! Oh yeah, the pictures still look fine on line, just not when printed.
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doug Nelson |
You're lucky you have Photoshop 6.0. Open an image that is the highest quality your camera can produce, and go to Image/Image Size. The resolution will read 72, but the dimensions will be monstrous. Uncheck the Resample box. Check Constrain Proportions. If it's a 5 x 7 you want, enter 7 inches in the box for the long dimension. The other dimension will scale itself proportionally. You will see the resolution jump up, because Photoshop is squeezing the same total number of pixels into a smaller (printable) space. Hit OK. The image will not go smaller, because your file size is the same. Print that and see what happens. If the print is disappointing, go back into Image, Image Size, keep the check settings as before, and change only the resolution block to the minimum resolution your printer manufacturer tells you will give you a decent print. For many printers, it's 240 pixels per inch. Your dimensions will automatically drop to the best size you will get for that resolution.
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