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Please Help - Photo Size
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:07 pm
by Shambler
Can someone please tell me if the following will come out clearly, if printed as 4x6 photos?
Thanks

Size: 27.9kb
Dimensions: 345x480

Size: 552kb
Dimensions: 367x512

Re: Please Help - Photo Size
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:06 pm
by BossC
I would enlarge them a bit. Probably up to 900px (dimensions).
BossC
Re: Please Help - Photo Size
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:12 pm
by Selise
they should come out clearly. They look about the same size as the photos I print into a 4x6. If you've got a program that you can resize the pixels, try at least 300 pixels per inch.
Re: Please Help - Photo Size
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:18 pm
by BossC
Selise wrote:they should come out clearly. They look about the same size as the photos I print into a 4x6. If you've got a program that you can resize the pixels, try at least 300 pixels per inch.
Just 300! Do you print the photos yourself? If you print them yourself they should be ok. I send my photos to a store and they have to be a high quality or I will see the pixel blocks.
BossC
Re: Please Help - Photo Size
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:36 pm
by Shambler
Thanks for your replies BossC and Selise
I don't print my photo's myself, I print them at a store using those Kodak DIY-type machines. I'm just really annoyed with always ending up having to pay for pics that come out horribly pixelated and blurry
Another question - if I had to add a white background to them in Paint or something, would that help my cause?
Re: Please Help - Photo Size
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:37 pm
by Selise
I do print my photos myself. None of the stores around here will print copywritten photos, and I've tried about 15 or 16 stores.
When I do use the machines in stores for my scrapbooking stuff, I use 500 or so pixels per inch. So far, everything's come out well for me - I've no complaints.
Shambler - Personally I wouldn't add a white border, that's just my preference though.
Re: Please Help - Photo Size
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:05 am
by Larisie
If you want to ensure having clear photos without seeing any pixels, ideally you should look for photos that are anywhere from 1000 x 1000 pixels or larger. Could be different for 4x6's, though.