Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: Printed Output image different than Palette size in CS3
Printed Output image ( 3-5/16"x3-1/2" ) different than 5"x5" Palette size in CS3. Can someone tell me what happened?
Hello,
I have Photoshop CS3, and I guess I have a temporary lapse of reasoning. I was playing around with my desktop resolution (1024x768) using a Viewsonic 20 Monitor, ( VX2035wm) but dont remember what I had it on.
I created a new palette in Photoshop created a 5x5 square, filled it in with a tan color to print to see if the size would stay the same. When I put a ruler up against the screen to measure the box, it measured 6-1/8 x 7-3/8 !!!
This time I printed it out, took a ruler and measured the filled box, and noticed it actually measured 3-5/16 Wide by 3-1/2 Height.!
Am I going crazy? Yeah, call me whatever you like, I'm just as embarrassed as you might think. Thanks!
GeForce NVidia 8600 GT
Photoshop CS3
Windows XP SP3
Setting at present - 1024x768
(Native) resolution on monitor 1680x1050 . too small
Photoshop doesnt know what resolution your monitor is set to, so it cant be precise in determining what the actual print size is going to be. The image on your screen will physically measure a different size if you change your monitors resolution. Also, if you change the DPI resolution of the image, it will change. This is because a 72dpi image will print each pixel at 1/72nd of an inch in size. a 300dpi image will print each pixel at 1/300th of an inch in size. Thats why a 640x480 image looks different sizes at different monitor resolutions.
I created a NEW image sized it to 6" BY 6".
The IMAGE SIZE WAS - 6 BY 6
Resolution 300 DPI (I always use this for detailed work)
Presample image - Checked on
Constrain Proportions - Off
Pixel Dim. 9.27M
1800 BY 1800 Pixels
The printed output size remained the 6 BY 6 size I wanted. Measuring the image on the monitor was silly, because the navigator can increase or decrease the size accordingly. Duh!
Again, I was playing around with the Desktop Screen resolution and thought for a moment I messed something up. My bad. Everyone's eyes are different,so the screen resolution will differ from one monitor to the next. 1024 BY 768 / 32Bit Highest, is what I'm using. Thanks for answering this silly question.
Yes, when I print, I always shut off the FIT TO SCREEN option. Thanks again! Great site!
Good to hear it works for you. The size of things on the screen can be misleading! Now I suppose if you had the time or the will power, you could try to determine which monitor resolution would actually provide the closest physical measurement of 6" by 6" as measured on the screen, but that wouldn't be ideal. _________________ http://www.jmerrittphotorestoration.com/
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