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bells0
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Sep 29, 2005, 01:19 PM
 
Why is my pic printing out smaller than it actually is?

Have a file that is a certain pixel size, when in zoom mode, show actual pxels shows the doc exactly as i want it, when i hit 'print size' is makes it smaller??

Sorry if obvious, just want to print what i can see on the screen!!
     
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Sep 29, 2005, 02:38 PM
 
Have you taken a spin through the page setup and the printer specific options?
     
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Sep 29, 2005, 02:41 PM
 
Also, check your printer settings as well,

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Sep 29, 2005, 05:19 PM
 
Got a Canon Pixma 4000 by the way, not sure what i should be looking for in the settings?

Set up as A4 paper, thats about it.
     
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Sep 29, 2005, 05:25 PM
 
In Photoshop go to:

File > Page Setup

There you can alter the output to a printer. Set the 'scale' to 100% and the 'paper' to A4 or what ever you plan on printing to. Start there and try a print. Let us know what you get.
     
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Sep 29, 2005, 05:36 PM
 
If your documents DPI setting is larger than 72 DPI then it will print smalller than it looks on screen. 150 - 300 DPI is print resolution, if you have a canon 4000, it takes it's higher quality images at 300 dpi. Thus they "look" larger than they actually ARE on screen because all monitors can handle only 72 dpi.
     
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Sep 30, 2005, 06:15 AM
 
Originally Posted by travisimo
If your documents DPI setting is larger than 72 DPI then it will print smalller than it looks on screen. 150 - 300 DPI is print resolution, if you have a canon 4000, it takes it's higher quality images at 300 dpi. Thus they "look" larger than they actually ARE on screen because all monitors can handle only 72 dpi.
That must be it!! have set to 100% scale and a4 in set-up, so aint that.

I did set the resolution to 300, as thought print outs would be better quality?

So to sort, i need to set DPI to 72??

I'm actually trying to print out a case cover for my logitech PSP case, so have saved a template of the exact cut-out, so once printed i can cut to exact size to put in case. So is a bit frustrating when the pic on my screen is bang on, but loads smaller when printed!!
     
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Sep 30, 2005, 06:58 AM
 
Do you have any app such as Pages or InDesign? You could create a page with the exact specs then import them image into it and print. It's an extra step but you're assured of getting the correct size you want.

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Sep 30, 2005, 08:28 AM
 
Rand, don't have either progs, just P.shop - any other ideas? [and thanks for answering!]
     
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Sep 30, 2005, 08:56 AM
 
Originally Posted by bells0
any other ideas?
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Sep 30, 2005, 10:35 PM
 
Originally Posted by bells0
Rand, don't have either progs, just P.shop - any other ideas? [and thanks for answering!]
Image > Image size... set the size in inches.

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