mpix question

[mdmedicgod]

Can someone tell me how to get images from mpix the actually size instead of getting it cropped for the image? I asked mpix, but they gave me a whole bunch of numbers and apect ratios. They said I could upload the image at the size I wanted, but when I did this I still get the crop box taking some of the image out. Could someone, explain it in simple terms?

[Scottes]

Cropping Tutorial, which should answer all your questions about aspect ratio and resolution and such. Yeah, it has numbers, but the pictures make it easier to understand. :-)
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34567

Just remember that MPix probably wants 300 DPI. and that's a safe guess anyway. By the time you're done with the above tutorial you should easily be able to give them 4x6, 5x7, 8x10 - anything - at 300 DPI. It pretty easy if you give it 10 minutes.


Just re-read your entire post. Please realize that you camera takes pictures at a certain size. Like a 350D or 20D shoot at a 2:3 aspect ratio, which means that the long side (3) is 1.5 times as long as the short side (2). This works perfectly for a 4x6, but something like a 5x7 has the long side 1.4 times as long as the short side. You will have to crop, and you will have to lose some of the image when you do. There's nothing you can do about it.

Well, you could get custom 8x12 prints, or 6x9, or 7x10.5... But you'll have a very hard time finding paper or frames for those sizes. Yes, it can be done, but it's easier and cheaper just to go with the standard sizes.

[JustJerk]

Printed from them couple of times - make sure your crop is the size of the photo you want, like describe above. 300 dpi is an excellent setting. jpg or tiff files are good :-)

[mdmedicgod]

I print from the me a lot as well. Usually the crop isn't a factor, but I a have shot. That if its cropped it will "ruin" the shot... They (mpix) was suggestiong I make the canvas larger than the image size. Place the image in the canvas. Then have them trim the with edges....However, they didn't give me any formula to use based on the desired final image i want....

[Scottes]

Hmmm. I just checked Mpix and they have a lot of sizes that will fit a full-frame picture that isn't cropped. Your camera (20D or 300D) takes a 2:3 aspect ration picture which will print perfectly - no cropping - on 4x6, 6x9, 8x12 10x15, 12x18, 16x24 or 20x30. MPix supports all those sizes. If you want one of those sizes you don't need to crop.

What size did you want?

[claudermilk]

When I've ordered from them I've always sent a pre-cropped image set at 300DPI, never a problem.

[Scottes]

He doesn't want to crop.

[claudermilk]

Understood. My point was that I send them an image already set up for the intended print size (i.e., a 4x6 is just set to 300DPI, while an 8x10 would be cropped to that aspect ratio & set to 300DPI); this way there is no issue with their site wanting to crop the image.