Talk to me about page size and ppi...

[Stephanie]

ok

So what's the deal w/ 200 vs 300
AND 12x12 vs 8x8

Right now i'm doing 12x12 at 300
and i can tell my adobe is running slower.


and if you print 8x8 do you loose some of the detail in your picture size?
or is it just perfect?

[umajo]

i agree i do my layouts at 12 x12 and i print at 8x8 through my printers settings and i loose nothing maybe i have a good printer i don't know

[wen2tap]

Steph I do LO in 12 x 12 and print at 8 x 8 and lose nothing! I have never been able to print out larger here in NZ so cant compare to a 12 x 12 but I love the size. I print on matte photo paper.

as to the whole 200 v 300 I only do it in 300 cause all the files seem to be in 300 and I dont have to resize but it does slow things down a smidgin...
I just need to get a bigger n better puter but DH wont buy that I REALLY, REALLY need it, he thinks that Im just push it.(he knows me soooooooo well)

Going from 200 to 300 pixels increases your files by over a third. And that tends to slow things down quite a bit. There is some discussion, especially among photographers as to how many ppi you need to get a really good print and 300 ppi is the consensus. But since many printers only print at about 180 ppi (not dpi - that's a whole other subject), 200 is sufficient to get a quality print. I have printed as large as 12x18 at 200 ppi and my prints have come out well.

[Stephanie]

Originally Posted by Sandersmr

Going from 200 to 300 pixels increases your files by over a third. And that tends to slow things down quite a bit. There is some discussion, especially among photographers as to how many ppi you need to get a really good print and 300 ppi is the consensus. But since many printers only print at about 180 ppi (not dpi - that's a whole other subject), 200 is sufficient to get a quality print. I have printed as large as 12x18 at 200 ppi and my prints have come out well.

So you just do your page in 200? and then print in 8x8. I know it's cheaper that way...hummm

I do them in 200 and haven't printed any lately, but if I print at home they have to be 8x8 or 8.5x11 at the largest. I may try some of the online printers for 12x12 - but frankly, those albums are almost too large - I like the size of an 8x8 album.

[Stephanie]

Originally Posted by Sandersmr

I do them in 200 and haven't printed any lately, but if I print at home they have to be 8x8 or 8.5x11 at the largest. I may try some of the online printers for 12x12 - but frankly, those albums are almost too large - I like the size of an 8x8 album.

Ok, so now I've got to go get one of mh 8x8 albums and hold it....ha ha
I have noticed that 12x12 is to large, expensive and takes up space!

[umajo]

don't know about over there but 8x8 albums are very nice and you can get good quality ones really cheap

[twinkerbell]

I scrap at 12x12 and so far have only printed 8x8, but recently got a wide format printer, so as soon as I get a 12x12 scrapbook, I may print some at 12x12. 200dpi or 300dpi just depends on the kit that I'm using. It's just easier to scrap at the same dpi as the kit.

[Donna]

I scrap at 12 x 12 -

And print 8 x 8~! Plenty big for me-

Tip-- I find when printing.........some items are MUCH larger than the seem on the computer--------I've learned to work on the scale of elements and font size........so it looks more normal when printed.