| Many digital photos will open into your | | | | enabled. With this enabled, you may not |
| photo editing software with a resolution | | | | be able to get the exact dimensions you |
| of 72 ppi. This is either because your | | | | need, in the change skew of digital |
| digital camera does not store resolution | | | | photo. |
| information when it saves the photo, or | | | | When the resample option is not |
| the software you are using can't read | | | | available and the constrain proportions |
| the embedded resolution information, but | | | | option is enabled, changing the |
| its able to change skew of digital | | | | resolution will alter the print size and |
| photo. Even if your software does read | | | | print size will alter the resolution. |
| the resolution information, the embedded | | | | The ppi will get smaller as the print |
| resolution may not be what you really | | | | size will increase. If you know what |
| want. But fortunately we can change the | | | | size you want to print and change skew |
| print size of digital photos and that | | | | of digital photo, enter the dimensions |
| happens usually with little or no loss | | | | for the print size. |
| in quality. | | | | Now there are different results |
| To do this, look in your photo editing | | | | regarding this operation. If the ppi |
| software for an "Image Size," "Resize," | | | | changes to 140 or less, you will get a |
| "Print Size," or "Resample" command to | | | | low quality print at that size, or if |
| change skew of digital photo. When you | | | | the ppi changes to 141-200, you will get |
| use this command you will be presented | | | | an acceptable quality print at that |
| with a dialog box where you can change | | | | size. But if the ppi changes to 201 or |
| pixel dimensions, print size, and | | | | higher, you will get a high quality |
| resolution (ppi). | | | | print at that size, which is what most |
| When you want to change print size | | | | people are looking for. |
| without loss in quality, you should look | | | | If you do not have enough pixels to get |
| for a "resample" option in this dialog | | | | an acceptable or high quality print, you |
| box and make sure it is disabled to | | | | will need to add pixels throughout |
| change skew of digital photo. When you | | | | re-sampling. Adding pixels, however, |
| want to change the print size without | | | | does not add quality to your image and |
| stretching or deformation, look for a | | | | will usually result in a soft or blurry |
| "constrain proportions" or "keep aspect | | | | print. |
| ratio" option and make sure it is | | | | |