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- Atkinson
This I'm sure is a 'lesson 1' question, but being self taught blah blah it's something I've never bothered finding out, just using transform scale instead.
Say I copy and paste a 300dpi image into a new 72dpi image. How do I get it to paste to scale? So it 'shrinks to fit'?
- akrokdesign0
300 dpi has more pixels then the 72 dpi, therefor its bigger. best thing you can do it to change the 300 dpi to a lower res, as is will also lower the file size.
- akrokdesign0
command + T ( edit > free transform ) now you can scale it. hold shift down to keep it in proportions.
- akrokdesign0
a "fit to scale" might also pull or squeeze the image.
- Atkinson0
Yeah cmd T is what I've been doing, just wondered whether there was a cmd that would fit it and keep it's ratio
- Spookytim0
I think the answer to your question is that there isn't a way to 'paste to fit' but if you Command-T and use the Shift key to retain proportions, the option key to scale around the centre of the image, and the space bar to glide the image as you scale it...its possible to get it how you want it in one go.
Any scaling that is not based on 400% or 25% will resample pixels across two or more pixels, causing a softening of the image. If your end result is going to be 72% you'd be better off creating the master artwork in a x4 multiple of 72dpi so that the lines remain clean when reducing it.
I always work at 576dpi for a 72 dpi end result. That way its a good multiple of 72 to scale down nicely and it also allows for good resolution print from the master file.
- Nice tip man! I typically just add an Unsharp Mask at .9 pixels after resizing.turnerworks