Kevin, I think the general idea is to provide a file that is the proper DPI and size. If you don't then the driver of the print device will perform it's own sizing routine - that could be good or bad. So first find out what the lab device DPI is. For example, my local Sam's Club has a Fuji Frontier that has been recommended for 300 DPI and my pro lab uses an Agfa D-Lab that is 400 DPI. Then you can resample the image up or down at that DPI to meet the print size that you desire. That way, you can do any final sharpening or fixing that you might want to do.
Hope this is making sense. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, December 7, 2003, 1:23:21 PM, you wrote: KW> This one time, at band camp, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ya, but thats a 27x41 inch picture at that resolution. >> For some inscrutable reason, software seems to default to screen resolution. >> You need to resize the image to a more reasonable picture size, withou >> resampling.. KW> I guess what I am trying to find is a balance between filesize and quality KW> of print, I am printing on 8x12 and the lab that prints my photos simply KW> convert the tiff images to jpeg before printing. They use photoshop to KW> do this and charge $5 for doing so. KW> My guess is to save as jpeg to begin with, do the color corrections in KW> photoshop and send them to the lab for printing. KW> Kind regards KW> Kevin
