Jagged edges???

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Artie
Jun 20, 2004
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I’m just starting to learn Elements and I have a question.

What I’m doing is working with photos taken in SHQ 2288×1520. When cropping, I leave the resolution blank and enter in 4×6 in. I then correct bright/contrast, and then do an Unsharp Mask.

My question is, I’m seeing a lot of jagged lines in my photos. Should I be doing any Anti-Aliasing at any point or will this go away in the prints? The only time I don’t see any jaggies is when viewing actual pixel size (which is quite large since my res is high).

I guess I should tell you that I have yet to print any photos since my camera is new (Oly C-4000) and my printer head decided to stop spitting out magenta the same week. I’m editing a bunch to take to a machine.

So is this all normal? Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks all!
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oldnsenile_
Jun 21, 2004
On 20 Jun 2004 02:39:50 GMT, Artie wrote:

I’m just starting to learn Elements and I have a question.
What I’m doing is working with photos taken in SHQ 2288×1520. When cropping, I leave the resolution blank and enter in 4×6 in. I then correct bright/contrast, and then do an Unsharp Mask.

My question is, I’m seeing a lot of jagged lines in my photos. Should I be doing any Anti-Aliasing at any point or will this go away in the prints? The only time I don’t see any jaggies is when viewing actual pixel size (which is quite large since my res is high).

I guess I should tell you that I have yet to print any photos since my camera is new (Oly C-4000) and my printer head decided to stop spitting out magenta the same week. I’m editing a bunch to take to a machine.
So is this all normal? Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks all!
Artie:

I am also a novice with Elements, but the real question here is; "What is the number of pixels (width x height) in your image AFTER cropping?" (Look in "Image / Resize / Image Size" after cropping.) That dialog box will allow you to increase the resolution, if necessary, to the 200 – 300 ppi (pixels / inch) range recommended for good print quality. Resampling, to increase resolution generally decreases image quality (because of interpolation estimates for the added pixels), and is preferrably done in small steps of about 10% at a time. You can play around with the numbers in the dialog box. Just remember to safely store your original camera file, and work with a copy for editing and cropping.

The following info may help you to get a better response to your request for assistance. As I understand it:

1) There are two different "arenas":
the Adobe Forum, and the Newsgroup (adobe.photoshop.elements).

2) Posts to the Adobe Forum, are seen in both the Forum and the Newsgroup.

3) Posts to the Newsgroup are seen only in the newsgroup.

Note that most of the (very helpful) "regulars" read only the Forum posts, and therefore do not see your posts to the newsgroup.

4) You must register (free), and establish a username and password, in order to post on the Adobe Forum. (In the newsgroup, you can Identify Forum posters by the "@adobeforums.com" following their username (most of the time).

5) You can access the Forum (after registration), either by web browser (www.adobeforums.com), or with a news reader through the news server "adobeforums.com"

6) If you use a different news server (e.g. your ISP), you can read all posts, but your posts will not be seen in the Forum.

If you use the Forum browser or the Forum news server, your posts will be seen by all, but you will not see the non-Forum posts.

I hope this helps you and potentially others who I am sure have experienced this confusion.

OldnSenile
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Artie
Jun 22, 2004
OldnSenile wrote:

I am also a novice with Elements, but the real question here is; "What is the number of pixels (width x height) in your image AFTER cropping?"

Thanks for the heads up on the Adobe Forums. I hadn’t heard of them before.

The final resolution for my pics usually falls between 280 and 300.

I’ll keep looking for answers.

Thanks.
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oldnsenile_
Jun 24, 2004
On 22 Jun 2004 16:25:22 GMT, Artie wrote:
Thanks for the heads up on the Adobe Forums. I hadn’t heard of them before. The final resolution for my pics usually falls between 280 and 300. I’ll keep looking for answers.

Thanks.

Artie,

You shouldn’t see any jaggied lines in prints near 300 dpi. I have had quite acceptable prints made near 200 dpi. I have been getting pretty good 4"x 6" prints at a local "Target" department store for 27 cents each. Walmart and a few other stores are offering prints from digital files for 25 to 30 cents each.

I don’t think brightness/contrast or unsharp mask would introduce your "jaggies". You may be viewing an excessively enlarged ( >300% ? ) image on your screen.

If you save your cropped images at 200 to 300 dpi and 4"x 6" (800×1200 to 1200×1600 pixels) and with a "max" jpg quality of 10, you should end up with file sizes close to 400 or 500 MB. You can put 2 or 3 of these on a floppy disc, bring them to a local store, and check the print quality for less than a dollar.

OldnSenile

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