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Old 11-01-2007   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Printing 101

Since you will be sending the image to Mpix for printing, the steps are rather simple.

1. Edit the image in PS or Elements or whatever, to your taste, keeping the image at 16 bits if possible.
2. Crop the image to the 11x14 aspect ratio; do not resample at this stage.
3. If Mpix requires a color profile other than what you use as your working profile, convert to that profile.
4. Resample the image to whatever resolution Mpix requires (300ppi ?).
5. Do a final output sharpening to taste.
6. Flatten image and convert to 8 bit mode.
7. Save image in whatever format Mpix requires. (tiff, jpeg ??).

Save a copy of the file at any step where you think you may want to come back to the image and refine what you have done.

Cheers/Mike
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