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katelyns16674892
katelyns16674892
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September 23, 2015
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how to crop without losing resolution

  • September 23, 2015
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I took some family photos using my tripod and when I edit and print them the resolution is extremely low. so low the kiosk I printed at warned me.

using Nikon D7000 with 35 mm prime lense. so not a cheap set up.

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tmyusuf74
tmyusuf74
Inspiring
June 5, 2018

You could try Crop Tool with Content-Aware function is the best solution in Photoshop Version: 19.1.1 or later. This is an automated procedure Photoshop calculate itself to make the size bigger or lower without losing quality.

  

F. McLion
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F. McLionCommunity Expert
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June 5, 2018

tmyusuf74​, did you note that you answered to a 3 years old question

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dj_paige
Legend
September 23, 2015

You need to provide more details.

How big did you print the photo at?

How many pixels (width and height) was the cropped photo?

katelyns16674892
katelyns16674892Author
Participating Frequently
September 23, 2015

‌original dimensions 4928x3264 cropped 3601 x 2385

katelyns16674892
katelyns16674892Author
Participating Frequently
September 25, 2015

'Scaling" is done using the Export module 'Image Sizing'> 'Resize to fit' option. (See post #9.)

Using 'Long Edge' insures that both landscape and portrait images will be exported to the proper pixel dimensions. For example using Width 10" & Height 8" with Resolution 300 ppi will cause landscape images to export as 3000 x 2400 pixels. Portrait images will export as  2400 x 1600 since they are "constrained" by the smaller 8" Height setting. Using 'Long Edge' allows batch export of multiple "mixed orientation" landscape and portrait images all at once without having to change any settings.

1) Set your Crop tool to the ratio for the print size your will making. For 8" X 10' use 8 x 10, For 16" x 20" use 4 x 6, which is the same aspect ratio.

2) In LR Export 'Resize to fit' select 'Long Edge' and input the larger print dimension (10" for 8" x 10" and 24" for 16" x 24" print size).

3) Set 'Resolution' to the required printer's resolution, which is usually 300 pixels per inch.


wow awesome! thank yall so much. just picked pictures up they look great!!!!!!!!

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