Anyone good in Photoshop ?

alankeoy · 22-08-2007, 08:39

Hi, i need help in photoshop. i am trying to design or print out a big canvas size where i will include photos of places l've been. its difficult to explain here but would apprciate anyone to help
thanks

LesleyB · 22-08-2007, 08:42

You might want to get this moved to Computer & Tech chat

Regards

LesleyB

alankeoy · 22-08-2007, 08:47

thanks will do that

kckc · 22-08-2007, 09:14

I can't comment on Photoshop as I don't have it, but wondered if using Powerpoint might be useful for you, depending on what you're trying to achieve. You can set the dimensions in customising the page set up, and stick images and text in where you want. If I have a poster to prepare, I find Powerpoint works well.

...or does anyone know if Microsoft Publisher would be better (again, I have no experience of it)?

mr chris · 22-08-2007, 11:46

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Originally Posted by kckc

I can't comment on Photoshop as I don't have it, but wondered if using Powerpoint might be useful for you, depending on what you're trying to achieve. You can set the dimensions in customising the page set up, and stick images and text in where you want. If I have a poster to prepare, I find Powerpoint works well.

...or does anyone know if Microsoft Publisher would be better (again, I have no experience of it)?

Powerpoint is intended for doing on screen presentations only. It's not geared towards printing at all. Publisher is a better bet (if you don't have anything better).

What exactly is the problem you're having?

kckc · 22-08-2007, 13:16

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Originally Posted by mr_chris

Powerpoint is intended for doing on screen presentations only.

Powerpoint did give good results for several A0 posters I've done though. I originally tried in Publisher but it went peculiar!

kipper · 22-08-2007, 13:28

If you are going to print it then you need a good resolution so set your canvas size to the dimensions required by using the preset dropdown and selecting A3 or A4 or whatever you want and then set the resolution to 300 with a white background.

alankeoy · 22-08-2007, 14:51

Hi everyone.
thanks for your input. this is my problem. Actually i got this template from Digital Photogahy magazine and in this website is their template that i can use to put photos to it.

http://www.freewebs.com/sheffieldgadgets/photoshop.htm

i think the size of this is A4,

but what if i with to design the biggest printout available (so that i could hang on the wall and admire places i have been).

So with bigger frame, i could design similar (more colorful) and put more photos and different sizes (say around 50 photos) and the design will be randamly shape and size and degree.

any idea ?

thanks

alankeoy · 22-08-2007, 14:52

can photoshop has A0 poster size ?

mr chris · 22-08-2007, 18:41

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Originally Posted by alankeoy

can photoshop has A0 poster size ?

Yes, but at a decent resolution (like 300 pixels per inch) it'll be a very, very big file....

cgksheff · 22-08-2007, 18:51

If you are new to this, I would recommend printing off 6 or so (enough to fill 4 A4 sheets?) of your selected images on your home printer, each at the size you want on A4 paper and after clipping and taping them together, look at them on the wall.

Start at 300 dpi resolution and then repeat them all at 200, 100 and 50 dpi.

You will then get a clear idea of what is the lowest resolution that will be acceptable to you for your poster.

mr chris · 22-08-2007, 20:18

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Originally Posted by cgksheff

If you are new to this, I would recommend printing off 6 or so (enough to fill 4 A4 sheets?) of your selected images on your home printer, each at the size you want on A4 paper and after clipping and taping them together, look at them on the wall.

Start at 300 dpi resolution and then repeat them all at 200, 100 and 50 dpi.

You will then get a clear idea of what is the lowest resolution that will be acceptable to you for your poster.

150dpi is the lowest acceptable for *any* printer. Also, remember that this will probably be printed with a commercial printer, and so any flaws will be much more pronounced.

cgksheff · 22-08-2007, 21:13

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Originally Posted by mr_chris

150dpi is the lowest acceptable for *any* printer. Also, remember that this will probably be printed with a commercial printer, and so any flaws will be much more pronounced.

Granted.

I would only recommend 300 dpi & up.
Regardless of the printers resolution it will never produce a print sharper than that of the original (50 dpi?) image file.

My suggestion was a quick trial to illustrate to the OP what his options may be.

alankeoy · 23-08-2007, 15:33

hi..thanks

1. yes sort of "collection" of photo of places i have been with some descriptions"

2. size is not matter because i have big hard disk

3. size is not matter because i will take it to shop to print it out cost i think 10" X..i forogt cost about only £10 at Klick meadowhall if i am not mistaken.

Any helper ?

I just need the template so i could insert photo myself usig adobe. its the designig of templeate, size that i dun know

thanks

steev · 23-08-2007, 15:49

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Originally Posted by alankeoy

2. size is not matter because i have big hard disk

3. size is not matter because i will take it to shop to print it out cost i think 10" X..i forogt cost about only £10 at Klick meadowhall if i am not mistaken.

What Mr Chris meant wasn't just a matter of having enough hard-drive space. If a photoshop document gets too big your PC will pretty much just grind to a halt as it tries to handle it. A0 at decent print resolution would be very big, as in about 10200 x 13200 at 300dpi. If you're getting it properly printed 300dpi isn't really that good, you may want to use 600dpi at least. A photoshop document of that size with different layers (for pasted photos) may be pushing it unless you've got a quite meaty PC.

If you use a dtp package the resulting file-size will hopefully be smaller, & your PC may be able to handle it better, as you'd not be working on a mammoth picture, but a file which is handled in a way which scales up easier.