Friday, November 19, 2010

Photoshop help?

Hi,



I have designed a business card in photoshop (it is of the standard size 3.5x2). Now I need to change its resolution to 300 dpi minimum. I dont even know what its current resolution is (I'm very new to photoshop) so tell me how I can check that as well.



Please help me with this.



Thanks.Photoshop help?
For anything that is printed, you'll typically want to create it at 300dpi (sometimes you can get away with 250, but go 300 to be safe).



Like the previous poster mentioned, an image made at low resolution will look grainy when you scale it up/increase the resolution. So, be prepared to have to redo some elements once you've corrected the resolution.



Go to Image... Image Size... and under Document Size enter 300 in the resolution box. (And it will show you what resolution you are beginning with if you ever need to check it. )Leave ';resample'; checked (this is what will cause the initial decreased quality, but it is unavoidable if you are starting at a lower res) and make sure your document sizes are correct (3.5 x 2).



Now, go in and replace/update any items that didn't resample well. Some items will be fine (eg. if you have type layers, shape layers, or paths, those will adjust fine to the higher resolution), but some (for example, artwork or a photo you may have added) will look poor and need to be reimported/remade.



That's it. Hopefully you started at a higher resolution or don't have too much artwork to replace! Good luck.





http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshPhotoshop help?
Go to your ';image'; menu and go to ';image size';. under there you will see a box in which you can adjust your resolution. Good luck.
Oh.. oh.. what resolution was it when you created the business card? Hopefully it was more than 300 or at 300 dpi. cause you cant add resolution to a file. To check resolution: go under ';Image'; and down to ';Image Size'; it'll tell you there what the resolution is. Oh sure you can change the resolution number here in this spot. But if it wasn't created at a high enough resolution to begin with, you can't blame the printer if it prints out looking grainy. Even if it looks nice on a inkjet, that's no guarantee that it'll look good on a laserprinter.
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