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"Note that when talking about the "image size" you *MUST* make
the distinction between the number of pixels in the image, and
the physical size of this image in millimeters once that you
take the pixel spacing into account."
"Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> сообщил/сообщила в новостях следующее:
news:ewi1elH5FHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> No printing software "sees" centimeters or inches. The dimensions of an
> image is in pixels only and this is the only thing the printing software
> sees about your image. No inches or centimeters (see my answer to your
> message of 5:44AM).
>
> When you print, you must select a size in inches or centimeters. The
> software takes the dimensions of your image in pixels and prints the size
> you select.
> For a very good print, take the dimensions of your image in pixels and
> divide by 300 to get an idea of how large a print you can make, if you
want
> a smaller print than the answer below there is no problem.
> So if the dimensions of your image are 5000 x 4000 pixels, you can print
at
> 16.6 x 13.3 inches. You can reduce 300 down to 200 and still get a decent
> print of a larger size. Below 200 the quality of the print will
deteriorate
> pretty quickly.
> Faststone will give you the options such as "fit to page" or "specified
> size". It will give you a "preview" of how the image will be printed on
the
> page by your printer.
>
> However, there is another problem that you must solve before you print.
You
> must fit the aspect ratio of your image to the aspect ratio of the paper
> size you select.
>
> The aspect ratio is simply dividing the width by the height of the pixel
> dimensions.
> In the example above it would be 5000/4000= 1.25.
> So if you print on 10 x 8 in. paper size, 10/8= 1.25 and the image will
fit
> perfectly.
> If you print on 6 x 4 in. paper size, 6/4= 1.5. The image will not fit and
> Faststone will show you (in the print preview window) how the image will
be
> automatically cropped to fit the size you selected. If this is not to your
> liking. after you open the image with Faststone, use the crop tool. Crop
the
> image to the paper size you want to use, placing the crop where you want
it,
> then print using the paper size you cropped the image with. Faststone will
> also let you save the cropped image, with no alteration to your original
> file. Go with this option since you may want to print at a different size
in
> the future and you will want to crop the original image.
>
>
>
> "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
> news:enBxiJF5FHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Yves.
> > Do the free software from www.faststone.org treat pixel dimensions and
> > resolution as the same things too? Do they require to "Select the print
> > size" too? Do not they see original image size in centimeters or inches
> too?
> > "yves alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> сообщил/сообщила в новостях следующее:
> > news:OSltkyE5FHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Pixel dimensions and resolution are the same thing!
> > > Paint does not print anything 6+ times larger. Impossible.
> > > What you see from Paint is the size that your image would occupy on
your
> > > screen, at 96 dpi, with the number of pixels contained in your image
> file.
> > > Nothing more and nothing less. Paint does not print anything. It
simply
> > > tranfers the file to your printer. Select the print size.
> > > Get some free software from here to edit and print your images:
> > > www.faststone.org
> > > and forget about Paint.
> > >
> > > "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
> > > news:%23GhOoxC5FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > >I did not write about pixel dimensions, I wrote about resolution. The
> > Paint
> > > > changes resolution and length dimensions of a scanned image, not
pixel
> > > > dimensions, therefore, Paint prints a 600 dpi image 6+ times larger.
> > > > "Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> сообщил/сообщила в новостях
следующее:
> > > > news:uM5fnM84FHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > >> I don't think anything is wrong.
> > > >> The 96 dpi displayed by Paint is simply your monitor display.
> > > >> Open the Properties of the file and check the pixel dimensions of
it.
> > It
> > > >> should have the same pixel dimensions as the original file, say,
> > > >> something
> > > >> like:
> > > >> 1200 x 800.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
> > > >> news:eshXZf54FHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > >> > Hello
> > > >> > How to stop MS Paint changing resolution of b&w tif files from
600
> to
> > > >> > 96
> > > >> > dpi? After editing the 600 dpi files in MS Paint and saving them
> the
> > > > files
> > > >> > become 96 dpi.
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