Lucky PalmTips and Tricks http://www.luckypalm.com Free Vintage Graphic Art Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:57:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Resizing the Graphics http://www.luckypalm.com/2009/resizing-the-graphics/ http://www.luckypalm.com/2009/resizing-the-graphics/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:41:28 +0000 Gypsy http://www.luckypalm.com/?p=159 Graphics from my personal collection are scanned at 300 or 600 dpi which produces a high resolution image but also a very large file. I use Photoshop for importing from my scanner and then downsize the image into a reasonable file size so it will load quickly and not overburden the server.

If you’re using the images for web design then a low 72 to 75 dpi works fine for monitor viewing but this low resolution in print may not cut it. Photoshop is an expensive program and totally not necessary for resizing. I use the  free FastStone image viewer which is easy to use, supports all file formats and has eleven algorithms for resampling the art. You can download it for free and no annoying ads.

http://www.faststone.org/

say cheese

say cheese

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http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/digital_photography/free/software/index.html

Here’s a little old school printer for you.

old school printer

old school printer

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