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can anyone tell me how to know if an image i have will print excellent if i send it off to a printer that will be using epson archival big fancy printer…i do not understand how to properly enlarge a raw file or now tiff without the awful image quality. and i thought because the camera shoots raw files at 12.1 megapixels, i should be able to print it at least double the general size it shows up in photoshop. here are the specs…
shot with nikon d700. 12.1 mp @ raw 14-bit nef file
opened as 16 bit in raw settings with photoshop cs3
default size is 4256 x 2832
and when i click image size in ps the readings are 17.7 x 11.8. @ 240
okay, now i just need to know what steps to do in what order to crop, and set it to be printed at 30in x 16in. do i use the crop tool? do i change dpi? do i change the image size first and then crop? if so, do i leave the crop resolution blank? do i interpolate? do i bump up the dpi first thing? all this is confusing.
and i just want to know if an image has that much pixel info, how much can i blow it up before and after cropping. or better yet, how to crop and enlarge that portion to print professional quality with extreme clarity. anyone, please help!! i tried printing a partial of the image i tried to enlarge with an epson r1800 and it looks like crap. i tried several methods and printed 3 times, same partial of image. it doesn’t even look as sharp on the screen as it does before even altering the size!
shot with nikon d700. 12.1 mp @ raw 14-bit nef file
opened as 16 bit in raw settings with photoshop cs3
default size is 4256 x 2832
and when i click image size in ps the readings are 17.7 x 11.8. @ 240
okay, now i just need to know what steps to do in what order to crop, and set it to be printed at 30in x 16in. do i use the crop tool? do i change dpi? do i change the image size first and then crop? if so, do i leave the crop resolution blank? do i interpolate? do i bump up the dpi first thing? all this is confusing.
and i just want to know if an image has that much pixel info, how much can i blow it up before and after cropping. or better yet, how to crop and enlarge that portion to print professional quality with extreme clarity. anyone, please help!! i tried printing a partial of the image i tried to enlarge with an epson r1800 and it looks like crap. i tried several methods and printed 3 times, same partial of image. it doesn’t even look as sharp on the screen as it does before even altering the size!
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