Advice needed

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I have a 2.7MB png file/picture of a friend I would like to print and give as a gift,,
what options do I have for printing?

[p38arover]

I have a 2.7mg png file/picture

Sounds like a light image - 2.7 milligrams. :angel:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

u on drugs?:confused:

[p38arover]

u on drugs?:confused:

I see you've edited your original post. :p

[Pedro_The_Swift]

:o:angel::wasntme:

[dullbird]

2.7mb is not a very big file Pedro what size are you wanting to print it. If you want to print it reasonably big you should look at giving it to someone that is good on photoshop that can digitally enlarge and enhance it before printing.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

what do you consider reasonably big?

[dullbird]

I'm not good with print sizes.

Do you know what megapixel the camera was.

It really depends on you and what you want Pedro and the quality pin which you want it.

Hopefully some members with more experience might chime in.

Like Derek

[Pedro_The_Swift]

8mp tablet,,
yes I know,, sorry.[FishSlap]

[JBLR]

I have a 2.7MB png file/picture of a friend I would like to print and give as a gift,,
what options do I have for printing?
G'day Pedro,

Print size is dictated by information in the image. To print you would be looking at 240-300dpi (dots per inch) of output.

Based on what you have provided, I would assume your standard image from an 8MP would probably be 3264 x 2448. Hence the rough size you could print would be around 13.6 x 10.2 inch (240dpi).

If you need anything more than this, feel free to reply and I will see what I can do as I am a professional digital restorer of images and will have the gear to assist a fellow LR friend.

Hope this helps.

JB

[El Rey]

Sounds like JBLR above is the person you should talk to.

If you end up needing any further assistance I use Photoshop professionally and have also spent many hours restoring my family's slides from the 60's onwards.

You mentioned the size of the PNG file. I presume that's the size when you're looking at the file on your desktop. It could be bigger when opened - PNGs can have varying degrees of compression.

One other tip - PNG files are RGB. My preference would be to change it to CMYK before doing any touch ups, so you can adjust hue, saturation etc. - rather than at the end when you've done a bunch of work, or not at all, and are puzzled why it's not printing out with as much color as it has on screen.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

G'day Pedro,

Print size is dictated by information in the image. To print you would be looking at 240-300dpi (dots per inch) of output.

Based on what you have provided, I would assume your standard image from an 8MP would probably be 3264 x 2448. Hence the rough size you could print would be around 13.6 x 10.2 inch (240dpi).

If you need anything more than this, feel free to reply and I will see what I can do as I am a professional digital restorer of images and will have the gear to assist a fellow LR friend.

Hope this helps.

JB

13 x 10 is just right!:cool:


Sounds like JBLR above is the person you should talk to.

If you end up needing any further assistance I use Photoshop professionally and have also spent many hours restoring my family's slides from the 60's onwards.

You mentioned the size of the PNG file. I presume that's the size when you're looking at the file on your desktop. It could be bigger when opened - PNGs can have varying degrees of compression.

One other tip - PNG files are RGB. My preference would be to change it to CMYK before doing any touch ups, so you can adjust hue, saturation etc. - rather than at the end when you've done a bunch of work, or not at all, and are puzzled why it's not printing out with as much color as it has on screen.

huh?:D

I have played with a copy of the image in win 10, sliding all the colour/saturation etc controls until its about how I like it,, but its now a 1MB jpg,,
:confused:

anyone used the machines that print from usb sticks?
Do I get any/many size options?

[El Rey]

Feel free to send me the original image - I can have a look and let you know what I could do, if anything.

I'll PM you my email.


Cheers







13 x 10 is just right!:cool:



huh?:D

I have played with a copy of the image in win 10, sliding all the colour/saturation etc controls until its about how I like it,, but its now a 1MB jpg,,
:confused:

anyone used the machines that print from usb sticks?
Do I get any/many size options?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

email sent;)

[JBLR]

13 x 10 is just right!:cool:



huh?:D

I have played with a copy of the image in win 10, sliding all the colour/saturation etc controls until its about how I like it,, but its now a 1MB jpg,,
:confused:

anyone used the machines that print from usb sticks?
Do I get any/many size options?
Pedro,

Sounds like you guys are all over this. It is a little difficult to troubleshoot without sitting in front of the system, however, here is a little info which may assist in the future.

Many system generated programs often auto compress images to save space. For example when sending images from a photo library to email, the system will often compress and send as a small to medium file so you don't clog up your email client. This can be manually overridden, and is often something we don't even think about during the process.

Given .png are lossless files (meaning they do not loose quality during editing), I think the above maybe occurring and possibly converting the file to .jpeg.

Jpeg files are smaller and produce very good output with many colours.

Keep in mind a jpeg image was designed for best compression to quality, to allow for smooth and fast transmission.

With regard to output, yes these terminals do give you a range of size options, however, keep in mind if you are changing the ratio of the image (for example 3:2 - standard full frame camera, to 4:3 - standard compact cameras or 16:9 etc) you may crop and loose parts of the image.

I generally find most professional printers understand colour management, however, I would recommend you steer away from those who don't, as you may find images that come out off colour or will heavy shifts from what you were expecting onscreen. Look for an outlet who deals in more than just mass run 6x4 prints and speak to the attendant and you will quickly gauge their level of knowledge in colour management and printing.

JB