PSP and resolutions and gumph

[Pheebs]

Hello my techhy minded friends!

I am completely numpterlicious when it comes to tech stuff.

You know my greeting cards?

Well...

What resolution should I have them at before sending them off to the printers? Pickys digi cam photos have a resolution of 72dpi (182.8dpc)... should I do them like that or is that being too... erm... precise (I don't think that's the right word I'm wanting to use but my brains gone kaputt.. you know what I mean. Too big, too fidgy, too what-do-u-mah-call-it, too WOAH etc)?

I'm using PSP to do the greeting cards and will then be pdfing them (... not sure how yet but I will be!) I really want them to be UBER crisp... not at all blurred or nowt!

Fankoo for your help people!

(got a horrible feeling I maybe redrawing some pics today due to resolutions. Bumkins.)

[mejinks]

Using something like pdf creator, you can "print" your pictures directly to PDF. No loss of resolution or messing about with cameras and stuff.

[Daz]

Using something like pdf creator, you can "print" your pictures directly to PDF. No loss of resolution or messing about with cameras and stuff.
I'm sure I've heard Des say that this is a common mistake/misconception when sending stuff to printers - there are other things to be aware of.

I'm sure he'll have the best advice for you Pheebs :)

[mejinks]

Stop making me look like a n00b Daz!;D

Doesn't psp also do postscript as well?

[Pickers]

Let me clarify Pheebs question...
although her images will be 10cm x 10cm print size, how many pixels should she make it?
I think a standard resolution is 72 pixels per inch, but these are pretty blurry when resized to 10cmx10cm.

[Mark]

72dpi is the sort of resolution you'd typically find on the web/display purposes. It's nowhere near enough for print use (at least not if you want a good, crisp print).

I believe something like 300dpi would more realistic, but as we have a printing expert in the house, it's best to wait for his advice.

[Pickers]

aye your right mark... I also made some crummy calculations and have amended the above post.

[Desmo]

At 100% (10cm x 10cm) you pic wants to be a minimum of 300dpi for lithographic printing :)

Pheebs, I haven't forgotten your last PM. Just been a bit busy, I'll get back to you on Tuesday :)

[Pheebs]

Aww fankoo people :)

Just wanna say though:

ARRGGHH!!!!

Pickys doing some weird ass thing on the poota, I've ended up so confused and laughing so much I've cried.... all my drawings need to be redrawn too!

All this "pixels mean that" and "the line is still the same WIDTH!" "zooming in DOESN't make it bigger"!

I need to go wee now. ;D

[Pheebs]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

*runs off to get picky*

[Davey_Pitch]

What Kitten is saying is that if you're drawing the pictures purely for display on the web, the the resolution they're currently in will be more than fine. When you know what ones you want printed, these are the ones which will need to be redrawn at the higher resolution for printing. As they'll be rather large filesize wise, it will be best to put them on a CD to send to the person printing them, as it could take ages to send them over the web :)

[Pheebs]

Fankoo Davey for dumbing down for me :)

However... massive OMG.

I am going to cry. I am so stupidly angry... It's frustrating.

About to start a new thread... despite it's to do with this it's more complex and well. Brains frazzled.

*sobs some more* :'(