Size?

Genetica limits the basic version output size to 3000X3000. Ie = tis not uncommon (ie = tis standard) and really, what's an extra 1/6th% in size matter ?

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I don't know about PSP but in Photoshop I can "resize" a 3000 x 3000 @ 300 ppi with resample turned off to 12" x 12" and I get 3600 x 3600 @ 250 ppi. Turning off the resampling results in simply a recalculation and adjustment of the resolution from 300 to 250. So there is no chance for any pixelation ... just a loss of 50 ppi. Now if I print that image it will print at 12" x 12" and will look nearly identical to the quality of the original at the 10" x 10" size.

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elisabeth wrote: You would not see any difference between 250-300 DPI in photoshop or PSP, because your monitor can't "read" more than 72-100 DPI. DPI is a printer format, meaning for printing it makes a difference if you make it 250 DPI or 300 DPI. 300 DPI is the standard for scrap-printing and 12x12 inch is the standard album size. Hence my humble request

Yes I understand the difference between PPI and DPI. My point is that the PPI is then interpreted by your printer's RIP into the 300 DPI, 600 DPI or whatever resolution you choose to print at. This approach saves you from having to do an interpolated resizing in your image editor so no new and pixelated changes happen. Your RIP software now simply sees a 12" x 12" source image instead of a 10" x 10" image and proceeds to map the pixels for whatever print quality you select.

There are limits to how much resolution one can add with this approach but the small amount of enlargement in your example (120%) should be pretty much undetectable it you allow your printer software to do the work instead of your image editor. But don't believe me ... try it!

Next time you stand in front of a light box at someplace like an airport showing a clear, sharp image measured in double digit square footage, ask yourself how they were able to produce it. It wasn't from a source image measured in double digit square footage. Most wide format printing is done in the range of 72 to 100 PPI for the source image and the output DPI is set in the range of 720 to 1440 DPI. The results are beautiful.