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Step Three:
If we plan to output this photo to any
printing device, it's pretty clear that we'll
need to increase the resolution to get
good results. I wish we could just type
in the resolution we'd like it to be in the
Resolution field (such as 200 or 240 ppi),
but unfortunately this “resampling”
makes our low-res photo appear soft
(blurry) and pixelated. That's why we
need to turn off the Resample Image
checkbox (it's on by default). That way,
when we type in a Resolution setting
that we need, Photoshop automatically
adjusts the Width and Height of the
image down in the exact same propor-
tion. As your Width and Height come
down (with Resample Image turned
off), your Resolution goes up. Best of
all, there's absolutely no loss of quality.
Pretty cool!
Step Four:
Here I've turned off Resample Image and
I entered 240 in the Resolution field for
output to a color inkjet printer. (I know,
you probably think you need a lot more
resolution, but you don't. In fact, I never
print with a resolution higher than 240
ppi.) This resized my image to nearly
12x18" so it's just about per fec t for print-
ing to my Epson Stylus Photo R2880
printer, which makes up to 13x19"-sized
prints—perfect!
(Continued)
 
 
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