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How do you make small pixel photos better on printout?
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January 28th 04, 04:09 AM
Mark Herring
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 03:31:58 GMT,
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I got a bunch of photos that are only 560x700 or so and when I print
them on 8 x 11 the features are not very fine. How can I improve on
it?
Can't add information that is not there. Your file size equates to
~70-80 PPI for 8X10. Good prints need more like 200-300.
you CAN use the un-sharp mask in Photoshop---or some other sharpening
SW to make them look a bit sharper. Also, make sure the contrast is
as high as possible without losing highlight or shadow detail.
Finally, with that file size, I would stay in the range of 4x6 to 5x7.
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