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Understanding where resizing fits into your workflow - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Inkjet Printing for Photographers
Understanding where resizing fits into your workflow
After the last few movies, you should be beginning to get comfortable with the idea of resolution and pixel counts. We're about to get to the actual Photoshop process of resizing an image, but before we do, we need to talk about where resizing fits into your workflow. Earlier, I explained where I think printing should fit into your overall postproduction workflow. You start by performing the edits that you need to get your image looking right onscreen, then you move on to printing, which includes applying the adjustments that are needed to get the image looking good on paper. You perform these resizings at the beginning of the printing process. As you've seen over the last few movies, resizing might involve the removal of pixels from your image and once those pixels are gone, they're gone. Now over the long hall, you may choose to print your image at lots of different sizes. Perhaps you give someone 8 x 10, and they like it so much they come back saying they want something poster…
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Understanding pixels, printer dots, and resolution2m 44s
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Understanding resolution2m 33s
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Defining resampling and interpolation3m 41s
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Understanding where resizing fits into your workflow2m 12s
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Defining native printer resolution2m 39s
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Understanding the relationship between viewing distance and print size2m 1s
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Reducing image size in Photoshop9m 11s
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Cropping to a specific size and resolution using Canvas Size4m 34s
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Cropping to a specific size and resolution using the Crop tool5m 15s
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Enlarging an image in Photoshop7m 7s
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Creating a triptych3m 55s
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Creating a triptych using Automator on a Mac4m 5s
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Exploring the aesthetics of print size4m 39s
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