Way2slk Loc: Bluffton SC

I shoot a 16 Meg camera and produces a size of 4608x3456 pixels, so do I process full size and then reduce the size to print a 11x14 300dpi. Just a little confused.

BebuLamar

Process it the way you want for color, contrast, brightness etc.. then resize it so that the shorter size it 3300 instead of 3456. You will have an image of 4400 x 3300. Then you will have to crop the long side a bit to make it 4200.

Way2slk Loc: Bluffton SC

Thanks for the help.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I always process at full size and then reduce it, depending on how I'm going to use it. I'm not going to email a 26GB image of a puppy to a friend.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

You can, but you should take a look at this:

http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/printing/resolution/1_which_resolution_print_size_viewing_distance.htm

you only "need" 156 ppi for 11x14, unless you are giving the print to a pixel peeper or a photographer, in which case you will never have enough resolution, especially once they take out their loupe and start examining the inkjet's dot pattern. You will be fine with anything from 150 ppi to 200 ppi.

One advantage of downsampling is a slight improvement in image quality, especially if the unsampled image has some noise.

The best solution I have found is to use Qimage - which takes care of optimizing your file to your printer, selecting the correct ppi, performing antialising and output sharpening, etc - all with one press of the button.

http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage-u/

It is money well spent, and your prints will never look as good using any other means. I've been using it for 10 yrs now and have no complaints.

aaciolkowski Loc: Sugar Grove Illinois

Windows only

Way2slk Loc: Bluffton SC

The photo Club I belong to here in Sun City, has contest every month and the submissions are 11 x 14 so I needed to make sure that they are tack Sharp and look good. I consider myself to be pretty damn good in Gimp so I can process just want to make sure that I start from the largest possible resolution and work my way down

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I decide the size image I want to print. In ACR, I set the crop to accommodate that size image. After a few other ACR adjustments, I'll bring the image into PS and do some additional processing. Then save as both .psd and .jpg.
--Bob

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

I agree!