Help!!!!

[Jsqrd34]

I am using MPix.com for my prints and special products, but I am having trouble with cropping issues. I have an order that needs to be placed ASAP and I cannot get the pictures to crop to the appropriate sizes. Has anyone ever used MPix? They do not have anyone I can talk to form the website and I am desperate for help!!

[oldwolf]

crop your picture before you upload them or send them to mpix.

so if your camera takes a picture that is 2:3 ratio which translates to 4x6 then crop your picture to a 5x7 before sending it to mpix.

that's the best way to avoid them cropping something that you don't want them to crop out.

if you can't crop your picture to make it look right then you'll have to start thinking about cropping when you take your picture. it's something we all have to get used to. i know i forget some time. was at a workshop this weekend where i got some great shots of a model but i can't crop it to 8x10 without losing the composition. i didn't take the picture with enough space to crop it the way i want to and there's nothing i can do to fix it. *shrug*

[bmcguirk]

Hi, I use MPix quite a bit. I agree with oldwolf. When I do my photoshop stuff after taking the photos, one thing I always do is crop to the size I'm going to want to print. That way it's up to you and not being left up to someone else to decide how you want it cropped.

[PhotoNewt]

Originally Posted by bmcguirk

Hi, I use MPix quite a bit. I agree with oldwolf. When I do my photoshop stuff after taking the photos, one thing I always do is crop to the size I'm going to want to print. That way it's up to you and not being left up to someone else to decide how you want it cropped.

Agree with previous posters, is best to "size" all your images before transmitting to the printer. Most photo editing software will offer ways to achieve this.

If you have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, is a simple task. Choose the crop tool and on the tool bar there two boxes to enter the desire height and width (or the aspect ratio if you want) of the printed picture, this will create a crop with the correct aspect ratio for printing - very easy and quick to do.

If you only have Digital Photo Professional (DPP), supplied with your camera, you can also do this but is a little more difficult.

On DDP select your photo and under the tool menu select the trimming tool. On the side there is a drop menu from which you can choose any of the following ratios 2:3, 3:4 and 4:5 or Free.

This are the picture sizes that correspond to these ratios:

2:3 (1:1.50) - will crop perfectly for 4x6, 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36.

3:4 (1:1.33) - will crop perfectly for 18x24, 30x40.

4:5 (1:1.25) - will crop perfectly for 4x5, 8x10, 16x20. Will be close enough for an 11x14 which has a 1:1.27 aspect ratio.

The 5x7 is a more difficult crop on DPP, has an aspect ratio of 1:1.4 for which there is no standard offered. You need to use the free option and read the X - Y aspect ratio from the side bar.

On this program, the Y axis is 1 and the X axis is relative to Y. Therefore you need to invert the ratio, for a 5x7 this comes to 0.71:1 - set the height as you want and move the width until the X ratio box reads 0.71 and you are done, perfect crop for this size.

Hope this helps...