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When taking my photos to Costco to print off a CD should I change the ppi for differnt sizes or does the printer to that by itself?
So if I want to print a 20x30 and 8x10 and wallets should I have 3 different files , 1 with the ppi for wallet, 1 for the large print and 1 for the 8x10 or can I just have 1 jpeg and the printers will know what it needs???
Thanks~!
Hi Jenne,
There is no need to reduce the size for smaller prints, there is no harm in having a greater resolution than you need except that it requires more memory. This should not be an issue on a CD. Just bring in the largest file size you need and their printer will adjust for the smaller sizes.
Hope this helps,
Glen Demers
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop 7
Prepress Technician, Best Printing Online
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Glen Demers
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I am an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop 7 and can answer any questions dealing with images for print; resolution, color correction, color space, sharpening and retouching. I am a prepress technician for Best Printing Online and if you want to know how to prepare your image for offset reproduction, I can help.
Experience
I've been working in the prepress aspect of printing for 25 years and am currently a prepress technician for Best Printing Online
I've worked with Photoshop since 1994 and have used all versions from 3 to CS3. I'm an ACE (Adobe certified expert) in Photoshop 7.0
Education/Credentials
I graduated High School and took 1 year of College level offset printing course. I've attended 2 Photoshop World conferences and taken numerous seminars pertaining to Photoshop and the print industry.
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