resolution for print

[David Krupp]

I download images from my Canon Powershot A70 to my computer. I shoot at the largest file size for maximum resolution (approx. 2000 X 1500), but when I reduce the size of the image to 6 X 4.5", the resolution shown in Photoshop Elements is much smaller (433 X 324) and the pixel count is 72 ppi. I increase the pixel count to 300 ppi, which Photoshop tells me raises the size of the file to 1800 X 1350, but when I print the images using the two different resolution specs, I see no difference.

[Chuck Snyder]

David, if you're changing dimensions for printing, you want to go into
Image>Resize>Image Size and remove the checkmark from the box marked
Resample. Then when you change document size (linear dimensions), you'll
see that your image size (pixel dimensions) remains at your original size
and the resolution (pixels per inch) gets up well into the range where your
printed photo will not show any pixellation (a 2000x1500 pixels image will
give you 333 ppi at 4.5x6 inches, well over the threshhold used by most for
prints).

Chuck

[Mac McDougald]

When you first set size in inches, make sure Resample is OFF.

Mac