Comments on: Explaining “Image Resolution” and View > Print Size

By: digitalgraces

digitalgraces — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:30:51 +0000

@scooterbaga Thank you!!! That’s exactly the info I needed. So simple rather than reset the resolution of the monitor???!!

By: John

John — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:06:45 +0000

Although informative this doesn’t really help my problem.

I am a just-starting out graphic designer and a customer had me design images for a package for one of his products. The printed image must therefore be of exact dimensions (printed). I set the correct inches in Photoshop (using the “ruler”) and worked for many hours creating the image. But it won’t print at anything remotely close to what I need.

I understand some of the principles explained in the blog (above) yet they don’t address my particular problem which is how to get an exact, predefined print-size (result on paper) for my Photoshop image.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:21:45 +0000

So… When I am resizing an image, I decide the image dimensions, and resolution. How is this even possible if resolution determines pixel size, and pixel size determines image size It does the math and then the pixels are determined? How does that not seem contradictory. its like this… A= reslolution, B=pixel size C= image size… so… A determines B, and B determines C. so how can I input A and C into that equation. You can’t. Something is a miss, and it seems no one really knows whats going on. Tell me how to build a computer then let me know the answers. “It’s that simple: Image resolution determines the size of each pixel when printed, and the number of pixels in the image determines the actual size of the image on the printed page. ” I decide size and resolution, what i may be missing is resolution doesn’t determine pixel number, only size. I just don’t get it, and no one has been able to explain things in a manner that at least I, and obviously many others, understand. im confused.

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:25:34 +0000

If I save an image as an 8×10, can I have it printed 8×10 and 8×12 or even 11×14 without lossing much of the image??

I had a situation where the image needed to be printed in different sizes. What is the best solution??

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:24:56 +0000

If Isave an image as an 8×10, can I have it printed 8×10 and 8×12 or even 11×14 without lossing much of the image??

I had a situation where the image needed to be printed in different sizes. What is the best solution??

By: Josh V

Josh V — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:08:34 +0000

Yes, thanks @scooterbaga, that’s the simple set I was looking for.

By: HKS

HKS — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:10:08 +0000

Ah! Thanks @scooterbafa! I knew there had to be an option somewhere.

And dont believe the hype that PC monitors are 72dpi and 90-something. I believe modern monitors left those numbers a long time ago…

By: scooterbaga

scooterbaga — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:22:38 +0000

“It’s easy to change the resolution of your monitor…”

WHAT!? Why in the world would you tell people to change the monitor resolution? Leave that ALONE! What needs to happen here making sure Photoshop knows what p/i your monitor is.

If your View->Print Size onscreen ruler size is wrong you should change the Screen Resolution value in Preferences->Units & Rulers. Most monitors are around 100 pixels/inch.

To test, change the Screen Resolution value in PHOTOSHOP’s preferences and then hit View->Print Size again. Then remeasure the onscreen ruler with a real-world ruler. Just remember to select View->Print Size each time you adjust the Units & Rulers Screen Resolution setting.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:28:07 +0000

Come on, can’t someone just make a program that will print an image to a given inch – regardless of anything else? I mean, an inch is an inch is an inch. Just print my pic at the inch dimensions I specify, no matter the pixels or resolution or quality. I want a 6″x6″ image printed. And inch is an inch. Just print whatever is in the queue to 6″ square. You mean Photoshop doesn’t know what an inch is? This whole thing is entirely ridiculous. I go to the print dialogue, tell the printer to print exactly 6″x6″ and it prints 8.462″x8.462″. That’s just insane. Can’t the people who program Photoshop simply make a dialogue that prints actual inches, regardless of resolution or pixels. And all these articles try and console us, trying to get us to follow some extremely complicated formula to make things work. How can 6″ not be 6″? Just print 6″ and damn the quality, resolution, pixels, etc. Just force everything into the inch proportions specified. How can that not be possible?

By: brian

brian — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:01:44 +0000

what I ususally do is take a ruler and change the view size by percentage until the ruler matches with the ruler from photoshop. or if i have my image media that I will print onto for example, paper, or label, i will hold it over my screen image and again change the % (located on the bottom left corner of photoshop or illustrator) until they are the same size.