New topic: what's the picture size needed to create A4
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=47934> Page 1 of 1 [ 7 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message seanclancy Post subject: what's the picture size needed to create A4Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 9:46 am Joined: Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:59 am Posts: 306 This is a question I've been wanting to know for a while... If I want to create a picture that is going [rint out something that fits on an A4 piece of paper, what would the dimensions of that picture be... This picture has all sorts of pictures being drawn on top of it.... So, I need to know what the picture size would have to be to render nicely to an A4 printout Top alexvs Post subject: Re: what's the picture size needed to create A4Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:10 am Joined: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:32 pm Posts: 225 Location: Switzerland While A4 is a standard format an pixels can easily be calculated, the printable area may differ from printer to printer. Thus, I'd recommend to use PrinterSetup and OpenPrinterDialog to get an appropriate Graphics object you can directly draw onto. Top timhare Post subject: Re: what's the picture size needed to create A4Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:11 am Joined: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:21 pm Posts: 12361 Location: Portland, OR USA It will also vary based on the user's margin settings. Top neonash7777 Post subject: Re: what's the picture size needed to create A4Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:14 am Joined: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:01 pm Posts: 444 I believe the default is 72 ppi (pixels per inch) but depending on your printer you can achieve much higher than this. A4 paper is 8.5 x 11 inches. Doing some simple math your should be able to figure it out Top timhare Post subject: Re: what's the picture size needed to create A4Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:11 am Joined: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:21 pm Posts: 12361 Location: Portland, OR USA A4 is a metric size, 210mm x 297mm, or roughly 8.3 x 11.7 inches. Of course, the printable area will vary. Top seanclancy Post subject: Re: what's the picture size needed to create A4Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:35 am Joined: Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:59 am Posts: 306 I'm using right now a picture of 1240x1745 using photoshop, it tells me that at 300dpi it's 2480x3408 72dpi it's 595x842 so, the default for the printer is 595x842? That would give a full sized A4? I just adjusted it so it's now 1240x1704 What's your advice? there like about 7 tools in my app that create printouts - so I need to get this right Top edb Post subject: Re: what's the picture size needed to create A4Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:47 am Joined: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:57 am Posts: 121 Location: Addison, Texas 1240x1704 is fine, if the image is set to 150dpi (the minimum I would use for printing purposes). 2480x3408 @ 300dpi is better for printing. 595x842 @ 72dpi is for viewing on a monitor (72dpi being the default standard for viewing images). This is not recommended settings for printing. _________________ Respectfully, Eric Brown http://www.facebook.com/ericdbrown Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 7 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
