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