8R cropping

West_ray · 1st June 2004

do i have to crop the left n right side of my pic, in order to frame onto a 8R paper? coz it seem like the top and bottom have too much space if i dun do any cropping on the sides.

thanks

LiOnElLiN · 1st June 2004

go for S8R then... its 8x12"
...as opposed to 8R's 8x10"

West_ray · 1st June 2004

Originally Posted by LiOnElLiN

go for S8R then... its 8x12"
...as opposed to 8R's 8x10"

well too late ... i already got my 8R. haha i just tot of it yesterday night when i was trying to frame onto my 8R ... hmmm ...in tat case is there any good ways to crop the side? or just use some object to cover the sides?

LiOnElLiN · 1st June 2004

errr... was it fit in or fill in?

West_ray · 1st June 2004

eh .... huh ??? fit in ar ? ... anyway wt i mean is that i cannot have a full 35mm neg to be print on 8R, so i need to crop the sides ....

mervlam · 1st June 2004

Originally Posted by West_ray

eh .... huh ??? fit in ar ? ... anyway wt i mean is that i cannot have a full 35mm neg to be print on 8R, so i need to crop the sides ....

why don't you fit the image in, then slice away the excess paper? that's if you dont mind the final sizing of the print.

West_ray · 1st June 2004

Originally Posted by mervlam

why don't you fit the image in, then slice away the excess paper? that's if you dont mind the final sizing of the print.

yupz i also tot of tat method though. will try it out to see which is more preferred.

CaeSiuM · 1st June 2004

Actually since you already bought the 8R paper, just do as what mervlam suggested, fit-in and slice away the excess. The difference is negligible IMO. 10" by 6.6" vs 12" by 8". Have fun!

kex · 1st June 2004

image ratio of a 35mm is 3:2
definitely have to crop to fit 8"x10"(4:5 ratio)
3:2 ratio will fit 8"x12"(3:2) with minimum cropping.
a 6x7 neg will enlarge nicely into 8"x10" with minimum cropping as well.

tucker · 1st June 2004

what makes sense?

print to the image

or

print to the paper.

iceberg · 2nd June 2004

think it's personal preference.. some times when i think cropping the pic looks nicer.. then i print to full 8R size... but if i wanna maintain original pic.. then i have white unprinted areas on the paper...

1st June 2004	#1
West_ray Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,149	8R cropping do i have to crop the left n right side of my pic, in order to frame onto a 8R paper? coz it seem like the top and bottom have too much space if i dun do any cropping on the sides. thanks

1st June 2004	#10
tucker Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: singapore Posts: 409	what makes sense? print to the image or print to the paper. Last edited by tucker; 2nd June 2004 at 12:56 AM.

1st June 2004	#2
LiOnElLiN Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 813	go for S8R then... its 8x12" ...as opposed to 8R's 8x10"

1st June 2004	#8
CaeSiuM Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore, Bedok Posts: 660	Actually since you already bought the 8R paper, just do as what mervlam suggested, fit-in and slice away the excess. The difference is negligible IMO. 10" by 6.6" vs 12" by 8". Have fun!

1st June 2004	#9
kex Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: beebox Posts: 2,101	image ratio of a 35mm is 3:2 definitely have to crop to fit 8"x10"(4:5 ratio) 3:2 ratio will fit 8"x12"(3:2) with minimum cropping. a 6x7 neg will enlarge nicely into 8"x10" with minimum cropping as well.

2nd June 2004	#11
iceberg Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West Posts: 812	think it's personal preference.. some times when i think cropping the pic looks nicer.. then i print to full 8R size... but if i wanna maintain original pic.. then i have white unprinted areas on the paper...