Iphoto image sizes and printing

I am new to digital photography and printing using iPhoto. The default size I am getting upon importing from my DSLR is 3888 x 2592 (original). What is this scale? What print size will this equate to? I understand the 4x6 and 8x10 size options, but not the 3888 x 2592.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
This measurement is in pixels, which is what your screen is made up of, so your photo is 3888 pixels by 2592.
Inches mean nothing on a computer screen, they only come into play when you move into the real world by printing.
As to what size this will print at... Well that depends on what dpi you choose. Dpi means “dots per inch” but Pixels Per Inch is a better description. It refers to the density of pixels on an inch of paper. So, if you choose 1 pixel per inch your print will be 3,888 inches by 2,592 inches. (and look awful). Most folks reckon that 180 dpi is a minimum and even more reckon on 300 dpi for acceptable prints.
So if you divide those pixels by 300 to get a 300dpi print, then you can see that you will get a good quality 12 x 8 inch print. If you're happy to work at 180 dpi then you can achieve a 21 x 14 inch print.
For more on this have a read of
http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/mythdpi.html
Regards
TD

Similar Messages

  • Reduce image size and print it out?

    I scanned an image (coloring on a postcard). This size is too big to fit into a 'album' picture in MS Picture It! All I want to do is REDUCE the image and save it so that it will fit into the computer photo album I'm creating.
    I've tried Image/Resize/Image Size and changed the sizing, but it still comes out the exact same size as the original. What am I doing wrong?

    > I want to REDUCE the image, not enlarge it.
    I understood that - what makes you think I didn't?
    > It's 948x645 pixels. I just want the image about an inch (respectively) smaller
    You can't think in terms of inches for screen images. You have to work in pixels and the actual size will depend upon the screen resolution on the machine being used to view the image.
    I'd reduce the pixel size by about 80 to get the effect that you want. Use Image/Resize/Image Size and make sure that you have "Resample" checked.

  • Image size and dimensions in Safari

    Is there a fast method of viewing image size and dimentions in Safari? I can open image in new tab and see its width and height in tab/window name. I can save image to the Desktop and see file size but it's not convenient. Is there some another way without opening an saving image somewhere like Control+click -> Properties?
    iMac G4   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

    Pat,
    You don't need to set the image size as such. The image prints on the page according to two sets of criteria:
    1. Whether you set dpi to custom or a specific value, and
    2. The page margins you set either as a printing once-off, or as a new printing pre-set.
    For example, I print "arty" photos in a portrait format on A4 matte paper. Left and right margins are around 3cm, top margin is around 3cm, bottom margin is around 5 cm (all numbers are from memory...). I have a title just below the image.
    I created this particular page setup for a certain photo and liked it so much I saved it as another print preset. Any photo I print using that preset fits within the margins defined. The very next print might be the same photo, but this time printing A3+ on Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl. Choose the photo, select the relevant print pre-set, print. Re-sizing is irrelevant - the print in both cases is coming from the processed raw at maximum resolution.
    Regards,
    Calx

  • How do you change the image size and resolution in photoshop everytime I change the width the height changes my measurements will not stay

    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.
    Also could you give us your version of Photoshop, what OS you are running it on (Windows 7 for example) and what exactly you want to do with your document?
    Resolution is the print term for how many pixels will be printed on an inch of paper. It doesn't apply if your image is intended for screen viewing.
    Gene

  • Access image size and color profile

    Hi all,
    Is it possible to access image size and color profile ? If not, will it be possible in CS6 ?
    Thanks.

    Load the external XMP library and get it from that?

  • Recommended image size and dimensions for images displayed on iPad retina?

    What are the recommended dpi image size and dimensions for images designed in DPS app as displayed on an iPad retina?

    Take a look at the following link:
    http://blogs.adobe.com/indesigndocs/2012/03/guidelines-for-creating-folios-for-ipad-3.html

  • Image size and type

    what Icon / Image size and type we should use of our own menu ?
    Giuseppe

    Hi Giuseppe,
    I'm not sure what restrictions there are on image type but I always use a 24bit Bitmap image with width 18px and height 14px. For transparency, set the background colour to RGB 192-220-192 and SBO will automatically make this area transparent, regardless of the colour scheme the user has on the client.
    Kind Regards,
    Owen

  • Checking Image Size and Dimensions

    How do I check the size of an image like a Signature or another image without having to save it and then checking it? Is there a way to check it in Safari?

    What? I don't see "Inspect Element" anywhere.
    Are there any plugins (perhaps at pimpmysafari.com) where we can add functions such as "Properties" for viewing image size and dimensions, as well as "View Image" to view the image by itself? I'm trying to convert from Firefox, but these are a couple of the things getting in the way.

  • Image Sizes and Resolution standards?

    are there any standards for image sizes and resolution for mobile games specifically: backgrounds and backdrops?
    i will be porting my game for various cell phones and i'd like to resize images to fit perfect on all cell phone screens, so what would be the best way to do this and what should my image attributes (height, width) be?
    i've tried researching on google to see if there were any standards and couldn't seem to find any. if these standards are non-existent what image sizes have you used that you found worked best on various mobile phones?
    thanks
    Edited by: sassy on Jun 2, 2008 1:49 PM

    Google's right, there are no real standards for screen sizes. Some are more common than others, but there are dozens of common screen sizes.
    The most common are...
    176x208 (same as 176x220, but with no status bar)
    240x320
    176x220
    [Getjar resolution stats|http://www.mobref.com/statistics/world/gDispResolution]
    Unfortunately, many phones are slightly more or slightly less than those. If you cover those, you're fairly well off though. If you can make your game resolution independent, that's your best option, though with intricate overlays it may be nearly impossible to do.

  • I customize my paper size and print size and am then viewing a photo on my screen. I print it out and it chops off about 5% of all edges of my original photo on the screen. Why does it do that? It is driving me crazy. I use an Epson Photo 2200 printer.

    I customize my paper size and print size and am then viewing a photo on my screen. I print it out and it chops off about 5% of all edges of my original photo on the screen. Why does it do that? It is driving me crazy. I use an Epson Photo 2200 printer

    What print and paper sizes are you using?  Are you trying to print a borderless print?  Does your printer support borderless for that particular size?  Are you printing to the custom stock size or to a larger stock size?
    OT

  • HT204135 Hi does anybody know how to tile print an image On an iMac ? So blow an image up and print that image on several pieces of paper . ? Appreciate any help Thank you Laura

    Hi does anybody know how to tile print an image On an iMac ? So blow an image up and print that image on several pieces of paper . ?
    Appreciate any help Thank you Laura

    There's an app for that...
    https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/45688/tile-photos-fx
    Also see...
    http://www.blockposters.com

  • Size & Quality - Exporting Pix from iPhoto for Display and Printing?

    I would like to export pictures from iPhoto for use in PowerPoint.
    If the pictures are in 4x3 format, exporting them using the "Custom" size option and specifying 1024 as the maximum pixels results in nice 1024 x 768 photos that fill the screen on most projectors. This is good.
    The exported photos are also at 72 pixels/inch. This is OK for onscreen display, but not so good for printing.
    Oddly, the results are the SAME (1024 x 768, 72 pixels/inch) whether one specifies Low, Med, High or Max quality in the iPhoto export panel -- though the file sizes ARE different (higher quality = larger sizes). (I used Photoshop Elements to identify the sizes of the exported photos).
    What gives? I would have thought higher quality files would have been associated with higher resolution (more pixels/inch) but this doesn't seem to be the case, and I don't understand why the file sizes are larger.
    Can someone recommend a way to export a batch of photos from iPhoto at a specific size (1024 x 768) and perhaps 300 pixels/inch) that I might use in PowerPoint for both display and printing? And perhaps explain the bloated file sizes with no apparent quality increase?
    Many thanks!

    Luxesto
    Welcome to the Apple user to user assistance forums
    If the pictures are in 4x3 format, exporting them using the "Custom" size option and specifying 1024 as the maximum pixels results in nice 1024 x 768 photos that fill the screen on most projectors. This is good.
    The exported photos are also at 72 pixels/inch. This is OK for onscreen display, but not so good for printing.
    DPI is meaningless for a digital photo until you display it - Dots Per Inch are just a meaningless number - the displayed DPI is the size of the photo in dots (pixels) divided by the inches of the display measures in inches - the DPI setting in the photo means nothing - see The Myth of DPI for a longer discussion on this.
    Oddly, the results are the SAME (1024 x 768, 72 pixels/inch) whether one specifies Low, Med, High or Max quality in the iPhoto export panel -- though the file sizes ARE different (higher quality = larger sizes). (I used Photoshop Elements to identify the sizes of the exported photos).
    What's odd? you said export with the largest dimension 1024 - that occurred just as you specified - what would be odd would be that the export were different form your specification
    What gives? I would have thought higher quality files would have been associated with higher resolution (more pixels/inch) but this doesn't seem to be the case, and I don't understand why the file sizes are larger.
    Higher quality means less compression (and therefore larger file size) - it does not mean a difference in compression - JPEGs have a compression from 1 to 12 available - iPhoto does 4 steps - small, medium, large and highest. I've not see the compression documented but I think of it as like 3, 6, 9 and 12
    Can someone recommend a way to export a batch of photos from iPhoto at a specific size (1024 x 768) and perhaps 300 pixels/inch) that I might use in PowerPoint for both display and printing? And perhaps explain the bloated file sizes with no apparent quality increase?
    Forget the DPI - just be sure the pixel sizes are correct - for printing you should have at least 150 dpi and 300 dpi is better - so at 150 DPI printing your 1024x768 photo can be printed at 6.8" x 5.12 " -- at 300 dpi it would only 3.4" x 2.55"
    LN

  • 2 questions - change image size within print cell, and saving print template w/ specific images

    Hi,
    Searched the forums for the answer to these but couldn't find much.
    1. Is there a way to change the image size within a cell (under print module). For example, zoom in 140% on a a specific image but still have it within the original cell size?
    2. Say I create and fill in an elaborate print template with my images - is there a way to save the FILLED IN version of the template to edit at a later time? For example if I wanted to load it back up w/ all the original images layed out in the print template, but maybe change a few and resave as jpeg?
    Thank you!

    Hi
    I'm not sure but maybe you can use a rectangle to hold the .ai image, resize the rectangle and fit proportionally the image inside it
    hope this help
    Eli

  • Image size and/or cropping with iMovie 9

    I have a video in .mov format that was created by Roxio's Easy VHS to DVD software. The movie is a copy of a 4:3 aspect ratio videotape. When I review the clips from this movie in iMovie, the size and aspect ratio are identical to the original. However, when I move the clips into an iMovie project, the aspect ratio appears to be the same but all of the edges are severely cropped (it's like one used a zoom feature on the image). I get the same result whether I select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio for the project. I have also had this experience with iPhoto -cropping occurs on any photo being printed or exported. I can convert the .mov into a video DVD or any format, without aspect ratio change cropping. But, that conversion doesn't allow me to edit the .mov.
    How do I solve this problem?

    I wish someone could answer this. I'm having the same problem. I imported video from my digital tape camera using iMovie (automatically saved as .dv files). In the clip viewer of iMovie (lower right part of iMovie), they appear whole. But when I drag into a project, the clips are severely cropped, just like the original post describes. It doesn't matter if I set the project to 16:9, 4:3, or 3:2 - the same cropping occurs.
    What's up with this?

  • Image size and mime type.. non-java guy needs help

    Image size, mime type.. non-java guy needs help
    Im not at all familiar with java so this is really weird for me to work out. I?ve been doing it all day (and half of yesterday).
    Im trying to write a custom clodFusion tag in java that gets the width, height, size and MIME types of a given file. I?ve been trying to get it to work on the command line first. I can get the width and height but cant get the size and the MIME type.
    Here is what I got
    /*import com.allaire.cfx.*;*/
    import java.awt.image.renderable.*;
    import javax.media.jai.*;
    import com.sun.media.jai.codec.*;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
    public class ImageInfo {
    private RenderedOp image = null;
    private RenderedOp result = null;
    private int height = 0;
    private int width = 0;
    private String type = "";
    private String size = "";
    public void loadf(String file) throws IOException
    file = "80by80.jpg";
    FileSeekableStream fss = new FileSeekableStream(file);
    image = JAI.create("stream", fss);
    height = image.getHeight();
    width = image.getWidth();
    System.out.println(height + "\n");
    System.out.println(width);
    System.out.println(type);
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    ImageInfo test = new ImageInfo();
    test.loadf(args[0]);
    can anyone please help me out to modify the above so I can also print the mime type and the file size to screen.
    thanks for any help

    any suggestions?

Maybe you are looking for