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Hi. I have been using Photoshop for a few months. I started using it to create baby announcements and things like that. I am having trouble when it comes to saving my creations (so to speak) as a high quality file for print. When I take a photo and do effects to it, it comes out awesome and each file is about 1.0 mb which creates crystal clear prints. But when I create a new document and incorporate photographs in them along with text and backgrounds, the files are NOT ALWAYS that high. I emphasize ‘not always’ because sometimes they are 875KB which create terrific prints and other times, they are 125KB which is poor. I don’t know why there is such a discrepancy (sorry for spelling) in the file sizes. I guess what I am asking is this…obviously, in order to print using a company like Winkflash or Shutterfly, I need the file to be saved as a jpeg. But what do I do to save it (and I guess create it as well) as a LARGE file jpg so that a 4×6 or 5×7 print can have a resolution of at least 900KB for optimal quality?
I hope this makes sense. I don’t know why some things I create are bigger sizes than others.
Also, one more question for the pros out there. Let’s say I want to print a file on cardstock and not photo paper. Who does that? Kinkos? Sorry, a novice here. 😀
I hope this makes sense. I don’t know why some things I create are bigger sizes than others.
Also, one more question for the pros out there. Let’s say I want to print a file on cardstock and not photo paper. Who does that? Kinkos? Sorry, a novice here. 😀
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