Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:17 pm
Mon Aug 07, 2023 11:17 pm
Apuleius wrote:not sure if this is the right forum
I am trying to put a wide white border around a photo then take the file to a printer
My portfolio case has dimensions of 12.5 x 16 inches in the inside so the paper print cannot be larger than that
I tried to export as a tif, but it came out as a white square, my photo was missing. I think this had something to do with alpha channel.
I have tried making two separate files then copy pasting the photo on top of a white square file which would be underneath as the border but when I try to change the size of the photo the underlying border file size also changes.
if the total width of the print can be no more than 12.5 and the height 16, and with a wide white border, the photo should be around 9 inches wide
Any suggestions appreciated.
Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:21 am
Apuleius wrote:not sure if this is the right forum
...snip...if the total width of the print can be no more than 12.5 and the height 16, and with a wide white border, the photo should be around 9 inches wide
Any suggestions appreciated.
Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:27 pm
Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:45 pm
Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:56 am
Apuleius wrote:....
this is where I am having a problem. even when I select the background white layer, the photo layer on top gets resized
I thought if I just brought in my original jpg, not a tif, that it might be easier but the same problem arises. I must not be clicking something
Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:27 am
sallyanne wrote:
Sounds like you have two layers
The white square and the photo on top
Treat them as such. Make sure your photo layer is selected.
Then scale the layer - not the image. (Top menu - layer down to scale layer and in the window that opens, give it the dimensions you want. Then ok.
Also some image viewers that you can print from will give your image a white border anyhow - if the paper you are printing on is white.
Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:44 am
rich2005 wrote:
You should be nowhere near the background layer for scaling the photo layer, however watch this video https://youtu.be/uW1vWo_Llfc It might give a clue to your workflow. Long one for me, 6 and a half minutes.
Also covers initial canvas resolution (much overlooked by beginners) Suitable photosize for use, as well as scaling the layer and eventual Save / Export.
Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:31 am
...Then I export it as tif (I am also following some of michael davies's advice.) and close it out of gimp...
In a fine art print, we want the photo centered horizontally but vertically we want to raise the photo a little above center.
Time will tell if the print is any good.
Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:44 pm
Apuleius wrote:I am trying to put a wide white border around a photo then take the file to a printer
Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:54 am
PixLab wrote:snip
To my knowledge no one print white, white is the paper, not the ink (unless you print on metal or special material/support).
But for white paper you don't need to add a white border on your photo.
Just tell the people at the printer shop you want a border, they will put it in their setting
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Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:02 am
rich2005 wrote:Have no fear, I will not make any more tedious videos for you....Then I export it as tif (I am also following some of michael davies's advice.) and close it out of gimp...
I would be very careful with MD advice, a Photoshop user making money from GimpIn a fine art print, we want the photo centered horizontally but vertically we want to raise the photo a little above center.
I know exactly what you mean. In a physical picture frame + ground , the bottom margin is wider than the top and sides. In Gimp, when you File -> Open as Layers" the imported file is planted in the center. Use the Move tool and nudge that layer up using the keyboard arrow keys.Time will tell if the print is any good.
Yeah, Remeber it is all about the image ppi. 72 ppi is rubbish , 300 ppi is good.
All depends on country location, but this is from the printer I use.
- To get the best results please work in sRGB colour space ( please do not work in CMYK ).
- Files should be supplied in 8-bit mode. We use Noritsu 3701HD and 3704HD printers and a Chromira printer for large format prints and these will only handle 8-bit files. When working with 16 bit files please change to 8 bit as the last step of your workflow.
- All prints up to and including 18″x12″ (plus panoramic format prints up to 36″x12″) are printed on our Noritsu machines. Ideally these should be supplied at the required print size at 300ppi.(For good quality we advise at least 200ppi.)
- All prints larger than 18″x12″ are printed on our Chromira 50 printer and these should be supplied at the required print size at 300 ppi. (For good quality we advise at least 200ppi.)
- If you do send TIF files for very large prints please flatten your images and do not use LZW compression.
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Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:42 am
..it is impossible to know what a photo on a computer screen will look like on a big format paper print.