AnnieBeau Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I am trying to design an image to have printed on t shrts. New to paint.net and I cant figure out the dimensions when I try to create a new image. the print company would like the design to be a maximum of 32 x 50 cm - 300 PPI png. The problem I have is when I input the print size of 30 x 50 cm, the resolution and pixel size is auto adjusting to al sorts of numbers! The logo I am creating just now will fit on a print area of 9 inches x 3 inches. But when I input the 300 dpi it alters the print size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, AnnieBeau said: But when I input the 300 dpi it alters the print size. Yes, of course. You're cramming more of the image's pixels into a smaller area. So, if you want to print at 300 DPI, your image will require more pixels (more resolution). Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieBeau Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Thank you, I'll see about altering the image. Thanks for your swift reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 More grist for the mill. Set your dimensions to 9 inches x 3 inches and you leave the resolution at the default (96) and here is why: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieBeau Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Thanks Ill submit it at 96 and see what the print house say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) Stacking the deck: (Your printing service tech my not know the difference) Where I live I have my printing done at Fast Signs and the tech at my location is brilliant. All of my work is saved at the default resolution! Edited April 3, 2019 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 47 minutes ago, AnnieBeau said: Thanks Ill submit it at 96 and see what the print house say It will look terrible. Trust me. 30 x 50 cm => 12 x 20 inches (give or take) @ 300 DPI gives you an image size of 3600 x 6000 pixels. Simply redraw the image on a canvas this size and submit that. 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...
HyReZ Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: 30 x 50 cm => 12 x 20 inches (give or take) @ 300 DPI gives you an image size of 3600 x 6000 pixels. Simply redraw the image on a canvas this size and submit that. Producing a scaled up (larger) image than you need for output is a great idea, but BPI and pixels are are not the same, as they are used to serve very different viewing mediums. The confusion arises because image editing apps are designed to produce images that will be used for viewing on screens as well as printed to papers and films. One media uses pixels & sub pixels while the other uses drops of inks on a surface. One uses RGB while the other uses CMYK. It gets confusing but the differences are real. Many of my digital projects start at ~25 Megapixels.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_per_inch@AnnieBeau Good Luck with your project. Edited April 4, 2019 by HyReZ to add more nfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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