Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 - PhotoCamel

kb433 · 10-24-2008

I am wanting to upload a photo to have a canvas print made. When I uploaded it to the site, I get a warning that says "Low Resolution - photo may appear blurry". How do I change the resolution of the photo in Corel Paint Shop Pro X2? I went to Image - Resize, and put in the size of the photo I'm wanting (which is 16x20) but it doesn't change the resolution.
Thank you for your help.
Kaye

jslice · 10-25-2008

Kaye, I believe that under Image, Resize menu, there is a a window for
Width, Height and Resolution. You have to select 300.000 in the resolution box if you want the print to be 16x20 at 300dpi. I hope this helps.

Rense · 10-25-2008

Kaye,

Choose Image|Resize and set your settings in the upper part of the dialog.
Next save the file as .jpg at 100% quality (select options in the save dialog and set compression factor to 1).

kb433 · 10-25-2008

Thanks jslice and Rense for replying. I tried changing the resolution to 300 and I'm still getting the same warning about low resolution. I noticed the dimension of the picture is 36 by 54. I'll try chaning that and see if that helps.

Kaye

korman · 10-25-2008

Kaye,

very easy. You have an image of a random size, lets say 3000 by 2100 pixel. If you want to print that picture with 300 dpi, you can print up to 10" by 7". If you want to print it with 150 dpi, it's 20" by 14".

The software from the printers is warning you, that you don't have enough pixels to use the full resolution of the printer. Changing the DPI value of your picture won't produce you more pixels so that's not helping. Making the picture bigger in Corel Paint won't help here, because Corel Paint can't invent more details, you better let the printer do that.

You have here two ways forward:

Either you accept that your image can't be printed at the maximum resolution of the printer. Before doing that better check what resolution you really have (divide the number of pixels on each side by the targetsize) and decide if that's good enough for you. For many uses, 150 or even 100 DPI are good enough on big prints.

As an alternative, reshoot the picture with a higher resolution. If you're already at the maximum resolution of your camera, you just learned why medium and large format cameras are still in use.

Korman

Rense · 10-25-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by korman

... Changing the DPI value of your picture won't produce you more pixels so that's not helping. ...

stated as is, this statement is true, however when you are in the resizedialog box, first setting the dpi value, and then the printsize produces more pixels.

Quote:

Originally Posted by korman

... Making the picture bigger in Corel Paint won't help here, because Corel Paint can't invent more details, ...

PSP actually makes more pixels, but the end result can be very ' blocky'.

kb433 · 10-25-2008

Thanks everyone for responding. I changed the dpi to 300 and the dimentions to 16x24 in Corel Paint Shop Pro X2. I then uploaded it again to the site and this time I did not get the warning message.

Kaye

Rense · 10-26-2008

congrats. Tell us how the print came out.

10-24-2008	#1 (permalink)
kb433 Alpaca Location: Florida Posts: 34 CamelKarma: 29 Gallery \| Blog	Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 I am wanting to upload a photo to have a canvas print made. When I uploaded it to the site, I get a warning that says "Low Resolution - photo may appear blurry". How do I change the resolution of the photo in Corel Paint Shop Pro X2? I went to Image - Resize, and put in the size of the photo I'm wanting (which is 16x20) but it doesn't change the resolution. Thank you for your help. Kaye __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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jslice Alpaca Posts: 41 CamelKarma: 56 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 Kaye, I believe that under Image, Resize menu, there is a a window for Width, Height and Resolution. You have to select 300.000 in the resolution box if you want the print to be 16x20 at 300dpi. I hope this helps.
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10-25-2008	#4 (permalink)
kb433 Alpaca Location: Florida Posts: 34 CamelKarma: 29 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 Thanks jslice and Rense for replying. I tried changing the resolution to 300 and I'm still getting the same warning about low resolution. I noticed the dimension of the picture is 36 by 54. I'll try chaning that and see if that helps. Kaye
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10-25-2008	#5 (permalink)
korman Dromedary Posts: 1,147 CamelKarma: 2684 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 Kaye, very easy. You have an image of a random size, lets say 3000 by 2100 pixel. If you want to print that picture with 300 dpi, you can print up to 10" by 7". If you want to print it with 150 dpi, it's 20" by 14". The software from the printers is warning you, that you don't have enough pixels to use the full resolution of the printer. Changing the DPI value of your picture won't produce you more pixels so that's not helping. Making the picture bigger in Corel Paint won't help here, because Corel Paint can't invent more details, you better let the printer do that. You have here two ways forward: Either you accept that your image can't be printed at the maximum resolution of the printer. Before doing that better check what resolution you really have (divide the number of pixels on each side by the targetsize) and decide if that's good enough for you. For many uses, 150 or even 100 DPI are good enough on big prints. As an alternative, reshoot the picture with a higher resolution. If you're already at the maximum resolution of your camera, you just learned why medium and large format cameras are still in use. Korman

10-25-2008	#7 (permalink)
kb433 Alpaca Location: Florida Posts: 34 CamelKarma: 29 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 Thanks everyone for responding. I changed the dpi to 300 and the dimentions to 16x24 in Corel Paint Shop Pro X2. I then uploaded it again to the site and this time I did not get the warning message. Kaye
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