Question on printing digital images

23rd September 2003

I plan to do a collage of photos I took on a trip and print it at 3R size ( standard photo size ? ) . The collage will be 3R size.

Do i then just save the manipulated images as a jpeg file into a diskette and pass it to one of those shops which can do digital printing ?

I have never done this before hence do not know what it involves.
Things like where to get this done, how much will it potentially cost ( do not have many of these to print, perhaps 5-6 pieces ) etc

Any help would be most appreciated, thnks

yowch · 23rd September 2003

Yes you can send any JPEG image to the photo guys and they'll print it.

For FDI (Fuji machines), 300dpi will be the max resolution, and you can save at JPEG 80% and still not notice artifacts (blur spots). There is no need to save as a 1200dpi file at 100% JPEG compression.

If your monitor is well calibrated, you may not want to let the machine operators 'balance' your colours.

I strongly prefer Fuji to Kodak, but that's my own preference.

togu · 23rd September 2003

Thread moved to General, Reviews/Previews, Technical Discussions.

Noir · 23rd September 2003

Try 4R size prints instead. The shops I know of do 3Rs and 4Rs at the same price. And by the way, a 4R is 6 inches x 4 inches. Set that dimension and the resolution of 300dpi in photoshop and u are ready to go!

AReality · 23rd September 2003

They will crop your photo!

Your JPEG photos are in ratio 4:3
They will cut off a little from the top & bottom, so that the ratio will be 3:2

Alternatives are:
1.) Crop the photos yourself.
2.) Tell them U don't want it cropped. They will print it on 3R/4R, with a black border on the left and right side.

Azure · 23rd September 2003

4R prints at $0.30 per print.

24th September 2003

Thnks 4 the help , where are good places to send my prints ?

Azure · 24th September 2003

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23rd September 2003	#1
xVx Guests Posts: n/a	Question on printing digital images I plan to do a collage of photos I took on a trip and print it at 3R size ( standard photo size ? ) . The collage will be 3R size. Do i then just save the manipulated images as a jpeg file into a diskette and pass it to one of those shops which can do digital printing ? I have never done this before hence do not know what it involves. Things like where to get this done, how much will it potentially cost ( do not have many of these to print, perhaps 5-6 pieces ) etc Any help would be most appreciated, thnks

23rd September 2003	#2
yowch Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore, Redhill Posts: 1,063	Yes you can send any JPEG image to the photo guys and they'll print it. For FDI (Fuji machines), 300dpi will be the max resolution, and you can save at JPEG 80% and still not notice artifacts (blur spots). There is no need to save as a 1200dpi file at 100% JPEG compression. If your monitor is well calibrated, you may not want to let the machine operators 'balance' your colours. I strongly prefer Fuji to Kodak, but that's my own preference.

23rd September 2003	#3
togu Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: http://www.gvmedia.com.sg Posts: 5,565	Thread moved to General, Reviews/Previews, Technical Discussions.

23rd September 2003	#4
Noir Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 321	Try 4R size prints instead. The shops I know of do 3Rs and 4Rs at the same price. And by the way, a 4R is 6 inches x 4 inches. Set that dimension and the resolution of 300dpi in photoshop and u are ready to go!

23rd September 2003	#5
AReality Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,407	They will crop your photo! Your JPEG photos are in ratio 4:3 They will cut off a little from the top & bottom, so that the ratio will be 3:2 Alternatives are: 1.) Crop the photos yourself. 2.) Tell them U don't want it cropped. They will print it on 3R/4R, with a black border on the left and right side.

23rd September 2003	#6
Azure Deregistered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ClubSNAP community Posts: 2,783	4R prints at $0.30 per print.

24th September 2003	#7
xVx Guests Posts: n/a	Thnks 4 the help , where are good places to send my prints ?