Resizing for an 8 X 10

[symes]

I realize this has probably been discussed a million times...but I can't seem to find the links - that is either my inadequate searching capabilities or not knowing exactly what to put in the search field...anyway:

I wanted to get some 8 X 10's done up but according to my shop 8X10 will scew the picture...makes sense because the size is set for a 4X6 or rather those proportions.

So then how do you resize the photo without blowing out the proportions?

Cheers,

[Briancd]

I would expect that you would have to crop the picture at the top or bottom to attain a ratio of 4:5

[Bodog]

To get an 8 X 10 off the 300d sensor, you're going to have to crop...

[scottbergerphoto]

If you can do it yourself, use Qimage from www.ddisoftware.com . It's the best printing program available for the price. If you are going to a lab, you will need to crop and resample.

[symes]

If you can do it yourself, use Qimage from www.ddisoftware.com (http://www.ddisoftware.com/) . It's the best printing program available for the price. If you are going to a lab, you will need to crop and resample.

Scott what does resample mean?

sorry for my ignorance

[Bodog]

Scott, he will still have enough pixels to print at 255 ppi. I don't thing re-sampling would be necessary.

[DocFrankenstein]

You could also take out your matte screen and scratch 2 lines on the sides of it, so that it would show an 8*10 format.

But that's only if you're doing a lot of 8*10 shots of course.

[mgbeach]

Photoshop's crop tool is pretty self-explanatory. Set the image size you want and pixels per inch (200-300 for print), drag out the box, right click and select crop. Save at about jpeg quality 10 and get it printed.

[symes]

Photoshop's crop tool is pretty self-explanatory. Set the image size you want and pixels per inch (200-300 for print), drag out the box, right click and select crop. Save at about jpeg quality 10 and get it printed.

The crop tool is easy but how do I make sure that I am cropping it at the right size?

Is there another way aside from using the rulers on the side?

Cheers,

[mgbeach]

here's where you set those parameters.

[gastroboy]

the crop for photoshop will resize your crop to 8 x 10 @ 300dpi. If you want you whole image to be you just resize the image.

Funny though, a 20D does not make a 10 x 8 size image @ 300dpi without resampling. can someone else test as well. just go image resize, uncheck resample and change dpi to 300. you get 11.68 inches x 7.787 inches.

[symes]

here's where you set those parameters.

I put that in and I get nothing...how do I know it is resized?

thanks again...

[Tim23011407]

I put that in and I get nothing...how do I know it is resized?

thanks again...

Once the parameters are entered, you need to select the crop by holding the left mouse button down and dragging the other corner to the size you want (and release). Then you can adjust the location of the crop box until you have the composition that you are looking for.

It will have the proper ratio, but many photo labs like to have the file at 300 dpi. That's why it was suggested to put 300 into the resolution box.

You can double check by going to the menu. Select the Image drop down menu. Then select Image Size. It will show you the dimensions of the photo.

[puttick]

The above instructions are correct and work perfectly with a 350d image - I can't see that it would matter what camera was used, this is a Photoshop function. Select the Crop tool , then just put "10 in" "8 in" and "300 dpi" in the boxes and you will get exactly that - this is for landscape of course, just reverse the 10 and 8 for portrait format.

But any shop worth the name would make a 10x8 picture for you, correctly sized, without difficulty from almost any digital camera (or scanned) file. if you didn't show them how you wanted it cropped (e.g. chinagraph pencil on a small sample print) they'd have to guess, but "skew the image" - I think not!

[Poco]

Ya, the worst a photo lab should do is center crop the photo (lop off one inch from either side).

Also, you don't really need to specify the "dpi" in the crop settings, just set the widthxheight to 10x8 (or 8x10) and it doesn't even matter what unit of measure you use (I prefer to always work in pixels). Then use the crop tool to drag a crop area. It will maintain the 10x8 aspect ratio no matter what size you actually crop it. Then you can play around with the crop (make it bigger or smaller or move it around). Just don't make it too small, but with a 6MP image you have a bit of cropping room (I have an amazing 8x10 at home taken with my 2.1MP s110).

[symes]

This is all really helpful thanks...

[symes]

I put that in and I get nothing...how do I know it is resized?

thanks again...

Does this ever feel like the all time stupidest question ever asked now!!

Cheers,