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01/29/2009 04:04:34 PM · #1 |
Hey Guys,
I have a request. I designed my wedding invitations using photoshop CS3. They came out great. However, when I want to print them the lettering comes out blurry. And if I save as a PDF the lettering comes out really crisp but, some of the letters lose their color.
HELP, Please. I am going to send them off to a printers to print but wanted to do a test print beforehand.
Thanks a whole lot. |
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01/29/2009 04:10:19 PM · #2 |
Just out of interest what are the dimension of the canvas? Just because it looks big on screen might not translate well to printing - if the printer is trying to stretch the image to fit the page then you may find the text does go blurry.
PS, only took you two years for your first forum posting :P
Message edited by author 2009-01-29 16:10:55. |
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01/29/2009 04:12:13 PM · #3 |
LOL!!!!
I know 2 years.
6.5 X 6.5 inches.
Then there is another one that is 2.5 H X 3.5 W inches.
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01/29/2009 04:13:36 PM · #4 |
What resolution are you using for it? If you're doing it at 72 dpi, you're going to have trouble with lettering looking choppy.
Message edited by author 2009-01-29 16:13:47. |
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01/29/2009 04:15:15 PM · #5 |
| Resolution is 72. what should I use? |
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01/29/2009 04:19:29 PM · #6 |
| Much higher than that. I'd say 300 or so. 72 is for viewing online. |
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01/29/2009 04:22:03 PM · #7 |
| I will increase to 300. Will I have to redo the whole thing? or can I just convert to a higher resolution? |
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01/29/2009 04:38:21 PM · #8 |
You'll probably have to re-do the whole thing. Since that's the case, go ahead and use 600dpi for you resolution. Then, there should be very few issues for printing. It will just make a very large file.
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01/29/2009 04:58:27 PM · #9 |
That shouldn't take long. Let me give it a try
Thanks you guys |
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01/29/2009 05:05:38 PM · #10 |
72 dpi for web resolution--the reasoning behind this is because this is the highest resolution a computer monitor can show is 72 pixels per inch.
300 dpi for printing photos, etc. I believe higher than that may be overkill, but if you have a fast computer, it can't hurt, I just don't know that it will help.
think about how big a difference of quality/information there is in a single square inch...
at 72 dpi~ 5184 pixels in a square inch.
at 300 dpi~ 90000 pixels in a square inch.
That is 84816 pixels more information! |
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02/03/2009 12:55:53 PM · #11 |
| Your tips worked. Thanks SOOOOOO much. you guys are awesome |
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