What composition size do I want for the printable area of an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper? Thank you!
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Most printers have "unprintable" (not sure if that's a word) margin areas, generally 0.2 to 0.75 inches, and it can vary from side to side. Only fancier printers can do "full bleed" (no margin) printing.
I don't understand what you're asking in your question.
dpi (dots per inch) depends on the printer. Most consumer printers (inkjets especially) have a hard time resolving past 300dpi, regardless of the higher dpi advertised. The nature of ink blurring (spreading during absorption) is what does it.
Images can be measured in several ways digitally, and resolution, dpi and print size all affect one another, in terms of output quality. The software used will also make some determinations in how information is printed (web browsers will print 72dpi just fine, while Photoshop would require true print-specified sizes .... and both could look the same, depending on the quality of the original image as measured in pixels).
How much of the page you want to print on is up to you. There is no rule that photos must be those silly 3x5, 5x7, 8x10 sizes. I almost never have images that size, often shooting narrow vertical shots or square shots... or whatever is needed for the project. White space is your friend, too.Want my help? Ask here! (not via PM!)
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I guess there is no simple answer, since margin sizes vary and it's dpi dependent - I'll figure out what will work best. Thanks both!
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Originally Posted by kippard
HP Image Zone Express.
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Well if you really want a full 8.5x11" print right to bleed then design your print on 11x17 with the 8.5x11" print in the middle. If you do this try to design your image with an overbleed, that is make the image slightly larger than 8.5x11" so that when you cut it you have some room for error on the cut. It helps to add crop marks when you do this. 1/4" is a good size overbleed. You will need to have a printer that does 11x17" prints to make this work however.
Most people don't mind the small border around the print on an 8.5x11" print though. It depends on what you're using this print for.FB-DIMM are the real cause of global warming -
Borderless printing is not all that uncommon is it? All of my cheapo HP deskjets can do it.
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For inkjets perhaps, but laser printers it is very rare if not impossible.
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Laser printers full-bleed more than inkjets do. At least in my experience (many years of printing, since 80s).
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Originally Posted by kippard
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