too grainy when printed.

[elfyrulz]

:? I dont get it how come when I print a photo on my S600 its looks too grainy but when viewing to Photoshop I hardly see any grain. also I see harizontal line when I print the image.

[scottbergerphoto]

Your monitor only requires 72dpi for an image to look good. A print requires 240-300dpi. There are also many places to screw up in the printer driver and PS. Post your settings if you want a more detailed response.
Regards,
Scott

[elfyrulz]

setting on PS

image size = W1360-H2048 pixel @ 15.9MB
doc size + W7.6-H11 resolution: 180 pixel/in
mode: 16bit TIFF
color

printer setting:
media type: glossy photo paper
print quality: Custom -> diffusion -> fine (by Kodak photo paper instruction)
photo paper: 8.5x11 inkjet Kodak Ultima Picture Paper

[particlerealities]

The horizontal lines on your final print are probably because you have either a misaligned or clogged nozzle on your printer. Follow your printer's directions for aligning print heads and cleaning them. It should all be done via included software.

180 pixels/in is fairly low. It's pretty likely that you will in fact see individual pixels in the final print.

You might try resizing your image to 300 pixels/in using Photoshop's Image Size tool. Disable the "resample" option. This will give you a print that is about 4.5 x 6.8. If the lines are still there, then you have a clogged nozzle. If the "grain" is gone, then you were trying to print a photo larger than the image size will adequately support, and you need to try resampling your image to a larger pixel/in resolution in Photoshop.

A good way to resample your image is to increase your image size by 110% several times until your print resolution is at least 225 pixels/in (ppi).

[elfyrulz]

^^fix it.. thanx. looks like my printer nozzle are clogged. also theres abit change on the picture when I change the resolution to 300bpi must be the ISO setting since I used 1600ISO

[AJSJones]

It's the use of ISO 1600 that was the problem of graininess! If you have to use such a high ISO, you should investigate some noise reduction programs such as NeatImage and Noise Ninja. If you have your desired aperture and the shutterspeed is very fast for the focal length you are using, reducing the ISO and using a slower shutterspeed will get rid of a lot of the noise you are seeing. On the 10D/Rebel the noise at ISO 400 is noticeable but not very objectionable, while 100 and 200 are very clean. At 800 and even more so at 1600, you'll get the graininess problem. Use the high ISO values only when you have to

Andy