[blissbaby]

hi, I am on a windows xp home os, using photoshop 7.0.
I created a text and drawn image/logo file at 600 dpi to fill a regular sized 8-1/2X11 page. When I view it at the size of a regular piece of paper (on screen) it looks pixillated, but if I zoom in so it is much larger, it looks crisp. I had someone print it yesterday on a laser printer and it came out pixillated around the font and image edges. Why does it look good at a larger size? How can I get it to be crisp and retain its integrity at a smaller size? I did set up the file to be regular paper sized.

thanks,
Heather

[etaf]

you normally get the correct view on the screen if you are viewing at 100%

[blissbaby]

it looks good at 100%, so I thought it would print well. but... I'm wondering if I made the dpi too high? that seems counterintuitive, but I'm so new to photoshop that who knows.

[etaf]

can you post the image for people to view

[blissbaby]

how do I do that?

[etaf]

goto advanced when you reply - you should be able to attach a file

However, the file size maybe to big ....

[blissbaby]

it's way too big for the limits the site gives... it's almost 50mb in a psd format.

[slipe]

If you started the new file with 600 PPI at the final dimensions it should print pretty well. My guess is that what you are seeing is aliasing and not pixilation. You can get rid of some of that in the text with “Smooth”, but you always get some aliasing with smooth curves using raster. If your friend can print the PSD you should try to avoid rasterizing the text.

You should use a vector program for a logo. Vector images don’t have aliasing. The best vector program is probably Illustrator. But there are some good free programs available.

http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/sof...us/default.asp