| Author | Thread |
|
|
03/27/2007 04:50:29 AM · #1 |
I've done a search on this but couldn̢۪t find what I wanted.
I want to submit a photo to a magazine for the front cover and they require 220mm x 297mm at 300dpi
As I understand it for my camera, a 9mp, I can only get to 221.5mm x 295.3mm So I̢۪m OK with the width but not quite with the height. At the size they require I can only get to 298dpi. I̢۪m guessing that̢۪s close enough to resize if I need to.
My question is that if my 9mp camera only just makes the requirements does that mean that all of the 6-8mp DSLR's couldn̢۪t shoot for covers (or A4 @ 300dpi)?
|
|
|
|
03/27/2007 11:40:10 AM · #2 |
| If they have a problem with uprezing then, no, 6-8 MP cameras couldn't shoot covers for a magazine with that requirement. It all depends on the magazine's policy. For some magazines like Arizona Highways no digital camera is good enough. For celebrity rags it's content over quality. |
|
|
|
03/27/2007 12:17:58 PM · #3 |
| As you've surmised, you are just about there. All you need to do (assuming the image is already at the target size) is set the DPI to 300, with the "Resample" box checked. The shot will be upsampled very slightly. Best to do this using Photoshop's "Bicubic Smoother" resampling. |
|
|
|
03/27/2007 12:23:26 PM · #4 |
298dpi from your camera without resize is more than sufficient for your purposes though I'd highly recommend upscaling it slightly to meet their exact requirements.
With resize I could coax 40 by 50 centimeter (Yes, centimeter) sized gallery quality prints from a 5 megapixel Sony F-717 output image and could probably go bigger. That is more than sufficient for a high quality glossy magazine cover at the size you are talking about. Technology is wonderful. :)
|
|
|
|
03/28/2007 01:54:46 AM · #5 |
Thanks for that, its a photography mag so I'm guessing they whant it kinda crisp. lol
|
|
|
|
03/28/2007 03:04:24 AM · #6 |
| What I like to do in situations where I need that higher resolution is shoot in RAW, then convert it at a higher resolution using Adobe Camera Raw... |
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/12/2025 02:45:59 PM EDT.
