Taking pic that "Preserves" size

  • Thread starter Thread starter WWGD
  • Start date Start date
Click For Summary

Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around how to take a photograph of a set of images that preserves their physical dimensions when printed. Participants explore methods for ensuring that the images maintain their specified size (axb) when sent as physical prints, rather than digital files.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks a method to photograph images of size axb so that they remain the same size when printed.
  • There is a question about whether axb refers to pixels or inches, which is clarified to be inches.
  • Some participants suggest sending the images intact or combining them into a PDF for easier transmission.
  • Another participant emphasizes the need for the images to be printed at a 1:1 scale at the final destination, cautioning against issues with different paper sizes.
  • There is a suggestion to use a Word or Visio document to control scaling and page size for printing.
  • One participant likens the situation to the requirements for passport or visa photographs.
  • Another proposes that resizing the images to the required physical size and confirming the DPI with the recipient could be a solution.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express various methods and considerations for preserving image size, but there is no consensus on the best approach. Different perspectives on how to handle the images and the printing process remain evident.

Contextual Notes

Participants note the importance of ensuring the correct physical dimensions and scaling when printing, highlighting potential issues with different paper sizes and DPI settings.

WWGD
Science Advisor
Homework Helper
Messages
7,785
Reaction score
13,076
TL;DR
I have a small set of images , all of same size, axb. How can I take a pic where the images come out in the same size axb ?
I have a small set of images , all of same size, axb. How can I take a (Phone camera) pic where the images come out in the same size axb ? I just need to send the actual physical pics elsewhere, or at least I need to provide these pics statisfying several specs , including dimension- wise from the originals.
 
Computer science news on Phys.org
If you have them already then just send them intact or combine into a pdf and send them. You can email them to your email acct and then download to your phone for sending via messaging if thats what you want to do.
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: WWGD
jedishrfu said:
Is axb pixels or inches?
inches, thanks.
 
jedishrfu said:
If you have them already then just send them intact or combine into a pdf and send them. You can email them to your email acct and then download to your phone for sending via messaging if thats what you want to do.
Thanks. Thing is they must be turned in as physical pics, satisfying size restriction, not as a file. Then they would have to be printed at the receiving end while preserving size restriction. Edit: Trying to save on cost of sending it to a remote place.
 
Last edited:
WWGD said:
Thanks. Thing is they must be turned in as physical pics, satisfying size restriction, not as a file. Then they would have to be printed at the receiving end while preserving size restriction.
So you need to send pictures that will be printed at the final destination at actual 1:1 size.

You can paste the pictures into a Word document or Visio document where you can control the scaling and the printer page size. Just be careful that you don't size them for 8.5"x11" paper and have them printed at the far end on Euro size or legal size paper...
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: jedishrfu and WWGD
Surely you just resize them to the required size and send them to the recipient? The recipient should tell you the physical size they want them printed and the DPI they are using when printing.
 

Similar threads

  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13
Views
6K
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
4K
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Views
2K
  • · Replies 22 ·
Replies
22
Views
3K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
1K
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
2K
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
2K
  • · Replies 30 ·
2
Replies
30
Views
6K
  • · Replies 35 ·
2
Replies
35
Views
11K