I need to split a single image into 9 - 4x6 prints

[klaymon]

I wasn't sure if this belonged here or in Printing...

My wife got some picture frames for Christmas and a couple of them have 9 - 4x6 openings arranged in a 3x3 pattern (see primitive example below). I would like to take a picture of our son and break it up into 9 equal 4x6 pieces to print and put in the frame (kind of like he's behind a window pane). I edit with Photoshop CS and I print with Qimage onto a Canon i960. Any tips? I'd prefer to not have to buy software to do it if I can help it.

Frame example:

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| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Thanks.

[highbarger]

Hey Klaymon, I'm using PS7 but maybe I can help. I would start by cropping a copy of the original image (to keep your original safe) to the 4x6 aspect ratio. Then make sure your rulers are showing at the edges of your image. If they aren't hit CTL+R. Now make sure that the rulers are set to percentage. If they aren't, right click inside the ruler and choose percent. Click inside the ruler at the top of the image and drag down to add a guide to your image. Drag this guide to 33.3%. Repeat this step, but drag a new guide to 66.6%. Now do the same thing with the ruler on the left side of the image. Drag out a guide to 33.3% and to 66.6%. Under the view menu, check to see that the snap to guides option is set. When you have completed these steps, you can use the rectangular marquee tool to cut the image into equal pieces for printing. Hope everything works the same way in CS. If not, maybe someone else can clarify.

Peace, Craig.

[Mr. Pickles]

What HighBarger said will work. You could use the "New Guide" option (under View) and select horizontal or vertical guides, and put the exact pixel location in the box instead of dragging. Might be a pixel or two more precise.

As was mentioned, use the "Snap To" option and only select the Guides and Document Bounds. Make sure you turn Snap ON (checkmark). Use the Marquee Tool and cut out each image and make a new document out of it. I assume that is what you want.

[klaymon]

Thanks guys! That looks like it will work perfectly. I appreciate the quick help.