StormyWaters Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hey guys, sorry to be an idiot here but I am new to this whole photo manipulation thing. I am just trying to make a present for my wife, and I don't know what I am doing wrong, so maybe someone can shed light on the mistake(s) I am making. My end goal is to take four pictures, size them each to approximately 1/4th of a sheet of standard 8.5x11 paper, and place one picture in each corner. So I create a new document. I set the canvas size to 8.5x11. Looks great so far. I open one of the four pictures in a new tab. It's a square, so I know it's not quite the right fit, but that's beside the point. I highlight that picture, select "Resize" and resize to 4.25x4.25 and click "OK". It does some processing, then finishes. The picture looks about the same, but I figure it's just zoomed or something. Now when I copy the image and paste it to my 8.5x11 image, it says "This image is larger than the canvas size". I don't get why the sizing isn't working right. It seems like it should just paste right in there the right size. What am I doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 When resizing, be sure both images are set to the same pixels/inch. This is usually 96. You'll find it on the resize screen. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormyWaters Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 And just like that, my problem is solved. Boy am I stupid. Can you explain why that matters? I assumed that if I said "Make it this many inches" it wouldn't say "How much resolution you want?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Read this: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/17049-dpi-and-you-understanding-resolution-for-print-and-web/ Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Can you explain why that matters? The quick answer is density. Pixels-per-inch (PPI) and dots-per-inch (DPI) are measures of how much image 'stuff' is packed into a given space. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Carol Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I too have a resizing question. I am taking old tiny photographs and enlarging them. I did about 6 of them and it was a breeze! Now all of a sudden, the 'resizing tool' (the blue dotted resizing square/rectangle) around my picture will not come up! I have tried everything but cannot seem to find that tool. Please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 It the rectangle select tool . Alternatively you can select all of an image with Ctrl + A. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Carol Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thank you! I tried that, but it just gives me the dotted lines, not the drag/toggle 'handles'. I was using that to resize just fine and now it will not come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Make the selection then press M to activate the move tool Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Carol Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Got it! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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