Just wondering how do you guys convert Large JPEG pics to a 4" X 6" (4R) in Photoshop? I had encounter difficulty in printing 4Rs, the output looks pixelize on the photo paper, but when I print on an A4 Photo Paper the image is ok.


The process: I resize the image from a 48" x 32" to a
6" x 4" but when I print it the IQ is not acceptable for me, I printed the original to an A4 and it was excellent. Is there any workaround for it? By the way Resolution is maintained at 72pixel/inch.


Sau

fastest way: crop tool, settings: 4 in by 6 in (or 6 by 4), 300 DPI.

When I need to print, I set the resolution to 300dpi... then, resize to 4R or whatever size I want...

Many thanks guys for the F1, I'll check it out when I get home, I really needed that so as not to waste any more photo paper.

Sau

you're welcome!

Just wondering how do you guys convert Large JPEG pics to a 4" X 6" (4R) in Photoshop? I had encounter difficulty in printing 4Rs, the output looks pixelize on the photo paper, but when I print on an A4 Photo Paper the image is ok.


The process: I resize the image from a 48" x 32" to a
6" x 4" but when I print it the IQ is not acceptable for me, I printed the original to an A4 and it was excellent. Is there any workaround for it? By the way Resolution is maintained at 72pixel/inch.


Sau

Sau,
When I read your post I get the impression that you are Resampling to 72 ppi which if you are will give you a horrible print at 4x6. The smaller the print the higher the resolution usually is. I see that your native capture is 32 x 48. I recommend that you go to:


Image> Size
Uncheck Resample Image (you most likely have this checked. You need to uncheck this)
Check Constrain Proportions
Type in the size of the image you want under Width and Length. You should set this to inches. In this case type in 4 for width and 6 for length.

What you will see happen is that your 32 x 48 image at 72 ppi will go to 4 x 6 and that the resolution will increase. I don't know what it works out to but I can guess that it will be over 300 ppi. You should be able to print good pictures from this new resolution.

@Nick, i'll gotta try this new approach, thanks a lot!

I usually print directly using the CF Card inserting it to the printer's Card reader slot and setting the printer to a 4 x 6 boarderless print.

Sau

@Nick, i'll gotta try this new approach, thanks a lot!

I usually print directly using the CF Card inserting it to the printer's Card reader slot and setting the printer to a 4 x 6 boarderless print.

Sau

I read in one of the digital business forecast that in 10 years, photographers will have their own home photo lab. Digital printing labs at the malls will find it hard to stay in business because of price war. With the convenience of home printing and using available, cheap , and user friendly printers like Epson, Canon, and HP, businessmen have to redesign - (when that time comes) their business model. :)

I just go to print priview and change the paper size and do the autofit.

Just wondering how do you guys convert Large JPEG pics to a 4" X 6" (4R) in Photoshop? I had encounter difficulty in printing 4Rs, the output looks pixelize on the photo paper, but when I print on an A4 Photo Paper the image is ok.


The process: I resize the image from a 48" x 32" to a
6" x 4" but when I print it the IQ is not acceptable for me, I printed the original to an A4 and it was excellent. Is there any workaround for it? By the way Resolution is maintained at 72pixel/inch.


Sau

Pare, one of the quickest way is to use the CROP tool.
Set the dimension you want, say 4 in x 6 in and the resolution (I use 300dpi whenever I want to print it in labs). A range of 200dpi-300dpi will do the trick sir. And stay at 72 for web use. Checheng! its 4x6!!!

There's also a resize image wizard located in help > resize image :)

You can specify the dimension of the photo and bump the ppi slider up to the maximum optimal ppi until you see an exclamation mark symbol telling you that raising the image resolution further will already interpolate the image to a larger but lesser quality image.

Useful when you want to get the highest possible (and in-between) ppi resolutions without guessing and worrying about interpolating the image already.

But just be sure not to use the crop tool to make the image bigger in size. :D