ClioSport.net
Register a free account today to become a member!
Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
-
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read more here.
Quick photoshop measurment question
- Thread starter *JimmyJ*
- Start date
133, 182, Kangoo 182
Set the canvas to this size unless you want a bleed (in which case at X mm around the edge and have the image overlap where you want it cut).
To change the quality you want to higher the DPI (dots per inch) from 72 to 300 which will make the canvas seem 5x bigger, but it's the same size and everything will be squished (as such) into the size you want to increase quality.
Hope that explains it.. :s
To change the quality you want to higher the DPI (dots per inch) from 72 to 300 which will make the canvas seem 5x bigger, but it's the same size and everything will be squished (as such) into the size you want to increase quality.
Hope that explains it.. :s
Monaco Ph2 172
Bleed is the extra work (usually 3mm) added over the edge of a page so that when something is cut or trimmed, you won't get any white paper if the cut if slightly off.
For example, if your flyer has a 'finished' size of 12.5 x 20cm (125 x 200mm) then you would need to create a document 13.1 x 20.6cm (131 x 206mm). That slightly larger size will include the bleed - and whoever prints it for you will love you that little bit more.
...and as Matt said, do it at 300dpi (12dpm)
Monaco Ph2 172
Set the flyer up at 600dpi not 300dpi if text is involved - you get a much crisper text
If it is being professionally litho printed, then raster images will (usually) get down-sampled to around 300dpi anyways
If you are using text, then it is best to use a graphics package (eg: Illustrator) or a page layout application (eg: InDesign). This will keep text as vectors and output will be sharp.
Set the flyer up at 600dpi not 300dpi if text is involved - you get a much crisper text
If it is being professionally litho printed, then raster images will (usually) get down-sampled to around 300dpi anyways
Thats what separates good and bad printers
I'll never downsample a photoshop job if it has text in it - any modern day RIP will find this a breeze and running it 200lpi you'll see the best quality.
Monaco Ph2 172
If it is being professionally litho printed, then raster images will (usually) get down-sampled to around 300dpi anyways
Thats what separates good and bad printers
heh. Fair point!
Do people actually bother printing flyers at 200 screen though?
Thats what separates good and bad printers
heh. Fair point!
Do people actually bother printing flyers at 200 screen though?
If its on coated stock then yeah we default at running it at 200lpi - the press guys have no problems holding it - if uncoated then yeah we turn the dot down to 150lpi.
