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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 475015" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Very brief descriptions, and I'm still sort of guessing about what we are discussing. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Your image is originally of aspect ratio (shape) 3:2 if from a DSLR, or 4:3 if from a compact or phone.</p><p></p><p>But 5x7 paper is 5:7, a different shape than either. It simply will not fit the paper exactly (they are different shapes). It is like trying to print a 4x6 image on 4x5 paper. It just ain't gonna fit exactly.</p><p></p><p>When you have it printed on 5x7 paper, some of the image won't fit the paper, will be off the paper, and will be omitted. You can have a choice about what is omitted if you crop it to 5x7 yourself, to see and choose what will be omitted off the paper. If you don't do it yourself, you risk surprises about what what gets cut off.</p><p></p><p>You say you are resamping first. If <strong>Constrain Proportions</strong> was ON (and it definitely should always be On), then you cannot even specify 7x5, it might come out like 7x4.6 inches (because it is a different shape). If you turn Constrain Proportions Off, then you can, but then you stretch and distort the image out of shape. Might be bearable for some graphics, but it is NOT a good thing to do to photos.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The proper way is to first <strong>crop it </strong>to 5:7 SHAPE so you can choose. One way is to first use the Photoshop Crop Tool and specify 7x5 shape IN the tools top menu bar. This is a SHAPE, NOT A SIZE. Then resize that crop box (drag its corners), and scoot it around to show what you want it to show in it, to look like you want it to look, and then you've got it. If you have selected 7x5, then any crop box that can be drawn will be 7x5 SHAPE. You can see it does not match the original image shape, but it will match 7x5 paper when printed.</p><p></p><p>Then you can do what you did before to change its SIZE to 5x7, and it will fit the paper.</p><p></p><p>Crop changes shape. Resample changes size.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/resize.html" target="_blank">Image Resize - Cropping, Resampling, Scaling</a> discusses this. This is about the least that we ought to learn about using digital images.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 475015, member: 12496"] Very brief descriptions, and I'm still sort of guessing about what we are discussing. :) Your image is originally of aspect ratio (shape) 3:2 if from a DSLR, or 4:3 if from a compact or phone. But 5x7 paper is 5:7, a different shape than either. It simply will not fit the paper exactly (they are different shapes). It is like trying to print a 4x6 image on 4x5 paper. It just ain't gonna fit exactly. When you have it printed on 5x7 paper, some of the image won't fit the paper, will be off the paper, and will be omitted. You can have a choice about what is omitted if you crop it to 5x7 yourself, to see and choose what will be omitted off the paper. If you don't do it yourself, you risk surprises about what what gets cut off. You say you are resamping first. If [B]Constrain Proportions[/B] was ON (and it definitely should always be On), then you cannot even specify 7x5, it might come out like 7x4.6 inches (because it is a different shape). If you turn Constrain Proportions Off, then you can, but then you stretch and distort the image out of shape. Might be bearable for some graphics, but it is NOT a good thing to do to photos. The proper way is to first [B]crop it [/B]to 5:7 SHAPE so you can choose. One way is to first use the Photoshop Crop Tool and specify 7x5 shape IN the tools top menu bar. This is a SHAPE, NOT A SIZE. Then resize that crop box (drag its corners), and scoot it around to show what you want it to show in it, to look like you want it to look, and then you've got it. If you have selected 7x5, then any crop box that can be drawn will be 7x5 SHAPE. You can see it does not match the original image shape, but it will match 7x5 paper when printed. Then you can do what you did before to change its SIZE to 5x7, and it will fit the paper. Crop changes shape. Resample changes size. [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/resize.html"]Image Resize - Cropping, Resampling, Scaling[/URL] discusses this. This is about the least that we ought to learn about using digital images. [/QUOTE]
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