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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 563680" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>What aspect shape to crop is of course much like the question "How long should a rope be?" Answer of course is, it depends.</p><p></p><p>If printing is not intended, then it should be cropped to improve the image content, to provide the image that appeals the most. Cropping improves most images, often about removing distractions, or just better framing.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise, if a fixed ratio is desired, but printing might happen some day without redos, then IMO, 5x7 shape offers a good compromise between the tall and skinny 4x6 and the shorter and wider 8x10. But not correct for either of course.</p><p></p><p>If you are going to print, then it becomes clear that it needs to match the paper shape. If you might ignore this, the paper will not ignore it (but our own cropping choice is a good and wise better thing).</p><p></p><p>But the shapes of print paper all vary, no one size fits all.</p><p></p><p>I have a couple of calculators that address this, educationally perhaps, primarily intended to spread the word that aspect ratio matters greatly for printing. Otherwise people complain that the print services cut of the tops of heads, etc.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/resize.html#calc" target="_blank">Image Resize - Cropping, Resampling, Scaling</a> in general,</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.scantips.com/calc.html" target="_blank">Resolution DPI calculator for printing digital images from scanner or digital camera</a> more about giving clues about printing a specific image.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 563680, member: 12496"] What aspect shape to crop is of course much like the question "How long should a rope be?" Answer of course is, it depends. If printing is not intended, then it should be cropped to improve the image content, to provide the image that appeals the most. Cropping improves most images, often about removing distractions, or just better framing. Otherwise, if a fixed ratio is desired, but printing might happen some day without redos, then IMO, 5x7 shape offers a good compromise between the tall and skinny 4x6 and the shorter and wider 8x10. But not correct for either of course. If you are going to print, then it becomes clear that it needs to match the paper shape. If you might ignore this, the paper will not ignore it (but our own cropping choice is a good and wise better thing). But the shapes of print paper all vary, no one size fits all. I have a couple of calculators that address this, educationally perhaps, primarily intended to spread the word that aspect ratio matters greatly for printing. Otherwise people complain that the print services cut of the tops of heads, etc. [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/resize.html#calc"]Image Resize - Cropping, Resampling, Scaling[/URL] in general, [URL="http://www.scantips.com/calc.html"]Resolution DPI calculator for printing digital images from scanner or digital camera[/URL] more about giving clues about printing a specific image. [/QUOTE]
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