Change print dimensions and resolution without resampling

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My original image is 494x278 pixels (rectangular shape). I want it to be 361x369 (more square) to upload for a header picture in a website. How do I do this? Thanks.

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If I import a raw image from my camera (D2X) to Aperture and print the image at about 8"x10" through Aperture, it prints at about 300 DPI, if I change to size of the same image to 12"x18", in Aperture, it prints the image at about 166 DPI. I do not believe there is a way to change this in Aperture.
My question is, can I open the image at 8"x10" in PS, change the size and resolution to 12"x18" and 300 DPI then save it, open it again in Aperture and print it. If I do these things, will the image printed in Aperture still be 300 DPI and how can I check it to see if that is the case?
I have not been able to find the DPI setting anywhere in Aperture to confirm that it is what I want or need.

"You can make the pixels bigger by making the image larger but you can't add any more pixels without running some kind of interpolation filtration like GenuineFractals or a recomputation like bicubic."
Thank you for your explanation and that brings me exactly to the point of my question.
Can I interpolate my original NEF raw image after conversion by Aperture to a much larger image for print using something similar to what Photoshop does with it's bicubic smoother or as is done in genuine fractals or must I go out of Aperture and back if I want to print with Aperture. I am hoping you will tell me that Aperture is or will be capable of interpolating an image to a larger one with more than just the pixels supplied by the camera. I do not belive that these are not enough by themselves to print a quality image in a much larger size.
I may be wrong, but I believe that it is somewhat common practice to interpolate an image to get a greater resolution printed image at a size larger that what is possible with a resolution provided by the (D2x in my case) DSLR camera.
Or is this just a tempest in a teapot. In other words, will I be able to take the image out of the D2x (12.5 megapixels) and print a 13x 19" image with the same quality in Aperture (uninterpolated but enlarged) as an interpolated image in PS or Genuine Fractals and then in PS?
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When designing for an iphone4 we set up the canvas to 640x960 pix, but we discussed if we should define the resolution to 326ppi, as described in the iphone tech spec.
When the pixeldimensions are defined - why does a pixelbased program like Fireworks ask for resolution? I should think that only non-pixel based output wanted definition of dimensions and resolution.
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Yes. Go ahead with the reccomendations for PPI for iphone. Dimensions are merely the height and width of the image. Those are independant of resolution. Fireworks default resolution is 72 PPI. Since PPI doesn't affect the exported file size, it doesn't matter, at least for web pages displayed in a browser, if you use 72 PPI or 500.

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Hi, am i able to use a LAN cable from Computer A and connect to computer B then change B's refresh rates and resolution? for example from 800x600 to 1024x768 then change refresh rate from 60Hz to 75Hz. please advice thanks.

Hi Trig,
Thanks for your post and I hope your well today.
There are two parts to this - in my mind:
1. Changing Screen Resolution Programmatically From LabVIEW
2. Use VI Server to remotely call a VI i.e. Computer A calling VI on Computer B which then runs the VI mentioned in 1.
1.
This link is a dev zone article which has code for programmatically changing the screen resolution
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/1429
Try it out.
2.
VI Server
The NI Example Finder contains some expamples for this.
Building VI Server Applications
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361E-01/lvconcepts/building_vi_server_applications/
If you could provide more details, maybe versions of LabVIEW etc then maybe we can help you some more - have you got some code yet? And did you have any thoughts on how to do this?
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Using a tool such that runs an exe or script which alters the resoltion.
Then using the cmd (comand line) or in LabVIEW System Exec.vi to run the exe (via VI Server).
How To Change Your Screen Resolution From A Command Line
http://desktopfeedbag.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/how-to-change-your-screen-resolution-from-a-command-line/
Hope this helps,
Kind Regards
James Hillman
Applications Engineer 2008 to 2009 National Instruments UK & Ireland
Loughborough University UK - 2006 to 2011
Remember Kudos those who help!

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How to change document dimensions and scale image proportionally?

Hi there,
I've created over a hundred files in Photoshop for placement in a book I'm making with software provided by the printer that uses templates of set sizes. My big mistake was to make all the files in Photoshop at A4 size (21cm X 29.7cm) whereas the template page size is 8 x 10 inches. (I know, really dumb on my part not to double-check this vital statistic!).
If I change the document dimensions via Image > Canvas Size, the images (which are all printed articles, not photos) are cropped, which is useless.
Rather than create 100 new files using the correct page setup dimensions, changing the image dimensions in the old file, copying and pasting it into the new (10" x 8") file, can anyone suggest a simpler way? I don't mind doing this manually, but ideally I'll be able to do it in the existing file rather than creating a new one.
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Andrew
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Hi Mike,
Thank you very much for this. I am a novice at certain things in Photoshop and making actions is one of them. However, I will learn how to do it as I can see it will make my life easier.
I'm confused by one thing. The other answer to my question (see thread) says to turn Resample Image "off". You say to turn it on. Which is it? I didn't really understand the other advice or the terminology (e.g interpolate).
Many thanks again,
Andrew

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Can someone assist me with changing image size and resolution. each time I change the width the height changes and vice/versa?

There's a chain link between width and height. The point is to keep the aspect ratio the same, otherwise your picture would get stretched.
You click on the chain-link to shut that off and you can adjust width and height separately.
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Image size and resolution question.

Is an image at W 48.667 x H 32.444 inches at 72 res the same as an image that I could convert in photoshop to 300 res and then the with "Resample Image" clicked off would be W 11.68 x H 7.78 at 300 res for printing purposes? I'm asking this questions because after exporting 200 images from Lightroom 1.4, putting them into an wedding album I realized the images were not at 300 res but the first size listed above. I'm trying not to have to rebatch and have to put them back into the album. I sent the question to NAPP and got this back"
"If you do the math you'll see that the answer is "no."
48x72=3456 pixels; 32x72=2304 pixels
11.68x300=3504 pixels; 7.78x300=2334 pixels."
I did the math and it comes up to 5760 vs 5830. Pretty darn close. So would an image printed out with both settings print the about the same quality or am I missing something?
Thanks
Bob

Bob's question is a common one. And one of the first that most of us struggled to understand. Let's see if I can shed some light to help clarify the matter.
o The image starts out with a given number of pixels from the camera, scanner, or whatever was its source. The resolution only matters when it comes time to print the image.
72 dpi was once a common resolution for displaying on a computer monitor. Today 90 dpi is more common monitor resolution.
o Let's assume that the image is 3504 x 2336 pixels (which I got from his size @ 72 dpi).
o In "image size", if you do _not_ have 'resample image' checked, all you are doing is _rescaling the image. The image resolution is whatever you enter ...
For example, if you enter 360 dpi -- the native printing resolution of many Epson printers -- you get a print size of 9.733 x 6.489 inches
o Let's say you want to print this image at 360 dpi in portrait on 13 x 19 inch paper with a one inch border on the sides. That would make the short dimension of the image 11 inches and the long would work out to 16.5.
To do that you need to _resample_ the image to change the size. More pixels will be made. The resolution stays at 360 dpi. So check the 'resample image' box.
After resampling to get the print size and resolution you want, the pixel dimension goes to 5960 x 3960 (from 3504 x 2336). Those new pixels came at a price, but that is a matter for another thread and a lot of personal bias.
Hope that helped.
P.S. The answer to your question, Bob, is yes. With resample off in PhotoShop, your original images should have gone to 11.68 x 7.787 inches @300 dpi.
In looking at the rest of your original post, it seems that the export didn't work the way that you wanted. Do I read right that the images turned out to be 11.68 x 7.787 @ 72 dpi? Can't help with that as I don't do Lightroom.

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Let me see if I understand all of this:
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So I'm super new to Illustrator and I'm trying to wrap my head around some basic things and I'm an idiot because I'm just not getting it. What I'm trying to do actually is create a properly sized file to upload to Zazzle, if you're familiar with the site. I downloaded one of their guide files in the 5x7 size to play around with but they don't have one for the posters which is what I want to create. My problem is that while their guide file shows in Adobe Bridge with dimensions as 5x7 inches and 1400x1000 pixels at 200 PPI in the RGB color mode, but a similar file that I created from scratch with inches being the unit shows in Bridge with no value for the inches dimensions, the PPI, or color mode and with a value of pixels at 504x360. Why is there a difference? How the heck do I get 200 PPI? Why are all these values missing from the file properties in Bridge and why are the pixels so small? I've tried it the other way around and created a file using pixels as the units and entered 1400x1000 pixels but once it's created if I switch my Rulers to inches they show the size being almost 20x14 inches - what the? Either way, any document I create is missing those file property values in Bridge.
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It'd be really nice to figure out how to create a file that looks the same file property-wise and dimensions-wise as the Zazzle guide file. Why am I getting this wonky behavior in Bridge? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks Jacob. Let me ask you this, can you create a raster image but it still be in the .AI file format? If so, how?
I think I kind of get what you're saying, but I feel like everyone is telling me I can't create a white elephant even though I'm standing right next to one. Their 5x7 guide file is 1000x1400 pixels and it's an .AI file not exported as whatever - how is that possible?
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http://zazzle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/85/~/recommended-image-sizes-and-resolu tion
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http://www.zazzle.com/mk/custom/guidefiles
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I'm new to Live Type so forgive me if this is a daft question. I'm currently working my way through the excellent tutorials on the Live Type Central website and as yet, haven't found what I'm looking for.
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