Photography question

[Cajuncowboy]

If I save an image from the internet and it says it's 400 x 600 - 70k, will it print out ok as an 8x10?

 

[Rampage]

why don't you try it....

 

[kmp77]

If I save an image from the internet and it says it's 400 x 600 - 70k, will it print out ok as an 8x10?

Nope. 8x10 @ 300dpi = 2400 x 3000, you could get away with 1200 x 1500. 600 x 400 will look cruddy even on a small photo (4x6) but may be passable.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Nope. 8x10 @ 300dpi = 2400 x 3000, you could get away with 1200 x 1500. 600 x 400 will look cruddy even on a small photo (4x6) but may be passable.

So I would need 2400 x 3000 to make it work?

 

[Cajuncowboy]

why don't you try it....

Because I don't want to waste my time and money and effort if it is a stupid idea.

 

[kmp77]

So I would need 2400 x 3000 to make it work?

A good print is at 300dpi......at 8x10 that is the dimensions the photo would need to be. But I've done 150dpi (1200 x 1500) that is acceptable. 8x10 and up is when you really have to be careful on the source.

 

[DIAF]

what kmp said. A low-res image such as one you are talking about will look like absolute *** blown up to 8x10. It's just like upscaling Standard Definition video to higher resolutions. Sure, technically it IS a higher resolution, but its still the same source and it will look like crap.

 

[Kangaroo]

If I save an image from the internet and it says it's 400 x 600 - 70k, will it print out ok as an 8x10?

If you want quality Tiffs are better less compression but then that makes the file large. When you see a 70k file that means the photo has been compressed and the dpi reduced so when you blow it up large you can see all the flaws.

 

[YosemiteSam]

72dpi is computer screen quality, 300dpi is print quality. After that, you need the ratios to match if you're printing borderless photos.

Many image programs will tell you what a photo is. (dpi, size, etc) If you don't have one, try Gimp. It takes some time to learn, but it's powerful and free.