Damien Symonds

You still there, Melissa?

Show me a screenshot of the crop tool settings that you used. This still isn't right.

Sorry, I assumed you knew how to prepare for print. It's true what they say - to assume makes an ass of u & me. You must never use the Image Size dialog when preparing for print. Only the Crop Tool. Do you know how to use the Crop Tool?

Right. See? It's the original full size.

No, check the pixel dimensions of that file.

No, on the 6x4 file!

Now, with the smart object layer selected, go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Starting with the slider at minimum, gradually take it up until the moire pattern has been removed. (Of course this will blur the rest of the photo too, but we'll mask that shortly). Then show me the 100% crop again.

Holy mackerel, yeah, that sure is over-sharpened. Ok, here's what you need to do: Duplicate the Background layer Immediately go to the Layer menu, and turn the layer into a Smart Object Then resize the image to 6x4 inch size at 300 pixels per inch, as you normally would for printing Then take another 100% crop for me. PLEASE follow the instructions properly this time.

Please please PLEASE read: https://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/02/selling-digital-images.html

Oh! Ok, can you show me a 100% crop of the worst area?

Excellent. When you sent the print file to the lab, did you just send that whole big file, or did you resize accurately for print?

Ah, ok, pity. What size is the jpeg you have? Its pixel dimensions, I mean? (File size in megabytes is irrelevant, and so is size in inches.)

Hi Melissa, did you take this photo yourself, and if so, did you take it in jpeg mode, or raw?

8GB of RAM is the bare minimum that Adobe recommend for running Photoshop. So be careful not to have too many other programs open at the same time, while you have PS open. Please run Glary as soon as you can. Your free space is good. Now, is this a problem which has only begun today? Was Photoshop acting perfectly normally yesterday?

This is perfectly normal. Not all programs are colour-managed. On your computer, you must only ever use Bridge to browse your photos. And on the internet, only ever use Firefox.

Hi Sandy, to begin, do you mind doing this for me? https://www.damiensymonds.net/thread1.html

You're welcome, it was good fun!

Yep!

Good.

http://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

Gosh, how annoying! Do the cursor keys still work in Essentials mode?

I'm so sorry Pat, I don't know. I'm not familiar with your calibrator

Can we talk about this in class briefly?

Atrocious.

Gosh, darkness AND glare! Tough combo. Yes, I'll be able to help to a degree, at least. But of course we must never do any Photoshop work until the raw processing is done, so go ahead and do that now, then post again.