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tootytoot
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 Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject: measurement |
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Hi
a very noob question here from a newbie!
is it possible to make a exact screen measurement
as in i wanna have a 3 inch screen image on my photoshop and it measures the same as a 3 inch ruler.
hope you peeps get what i mean
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Rikki
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its possible, but depends on your screen res. roughly mine is 115% zoom, thats near enough exact for me.
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tootytoot
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| Rikki wrote: | | its possible, but depends on your screen res. roughly mine is 115% zoom, thats near enough exact for me. |
hi thanks for yr reply
but is it possible not to enlarge in order to get the actual size? |
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Rikki
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i suppose you could make the zoom value a preset?? but other than that i would have to say no. even if you go to view>print size it would still be slightly smaller than the real thing. there could be a method - try searching for it through photoshops help menu.
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AgfaD2
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Whats your screen resolution? |
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Rikki
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| Rikki wrote: | | i suppose you could make the zoom value a preset?? but other than that i would have to say no. even if you go to view>print size it would still be slightly smaller than the real thing. there could be a method - try searching for it through photoshops help menu. |
I went back and tried this yesterday just to make sure it worked however i forgot that my monitor changed recently. If my images are at 72dpi then it works out at about 130% zoom to be close enough, but if its at 300dpi, its closer to 30/35% zoom. If you can work out yours as closely as possible, and your going to use it regularly, I would suggest making it a preset.
oh and my screen res is 1920x1200!
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tootytoot
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Hi mine is 1152*864 only
and the doc file is at 72 pixels per inch.
does that matter too?
as i find that if i change the pixels per inch.
it will change too.
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Rikki
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: |
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its standard practice to make screen images at 72dpi but images which you plan to print, at 300dpi.
make the ruler viewable on the page (ctrl+R or command+R if mac), hold a ruler to the screen and keep playing with the zoom until its accurate enough. There may be an easier and quicker way to do this but so far I haven't found what it is.
have a look here this may help, although it doesnt actually state how to view actual size, simply explains things in detail.
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AgfaD2
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72 DPi is the standard for digital cameras. As well as photoshop. I believe you can change that in your preference folder if need be.
Ctrl+R is the way to go.....& use your guides! I rely on that all the time. |
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tootytoot
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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hey hey thanks guys
thanks for all
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