Photobook help???

[kaylalovesminnie]

I am going to be writing to the site I am using too but I thought I might find some good advice or help here. I am getting close to the end of one of my books and I have never printed before. I have deleted all of my PSD files (so I can't go back and re-save them) and the site that I want to print with says my photos (my layouts) resolution is too low. I always save them as 72 dpi to make them web-friendly but I don't save them as 300 dpi like they want them to be for printing. So am I out of luck then?

I don't want to get them printed just to have them look grainy or pixel-y. It seems like none of the printing sites are cheap, which is fine because I want good quality but it's nerve-wracking not knowing what I'll end up with! I took one of my LOs at 72 dpi and opened it in Photoshop, saved it as 300 dpi and then re-uploaded to the site..but it seems like they are still going to look a little dingy. Any suggestions or will I just have to start over?

Thanks in advance.

[roxana]

I´m not sure Kayla, but I don´t think you can resave 72dpi pages as 300 dpi, it won´t improve the quality of your pages as they are already jpeg files. I don´t wanna be mean but if you don´t have the psd´s I think you´ll have to do it again. My printing site software doesn´t accept less than 300dpi , talking about 12x12 pages, unless you approve the printing. And 72 dpi prints pixelated, I know it because I made home cards for my son sometimes and most cartoons I get from google come in 72 and I have to repaint them because the printing is awful. Why don´t you try and print just one sheet as a single photo, in the size you want your album, and see what it looks like, maybe then you can decide what to do.

[TanyaH666]

not to scold you or anything =), but you should always save a LO 3 ways. Psd, full jpg and web jpg. the only thing you MIGHT be able to do, and this isn't for sure, but maybe you can use those LO's if you print a small book. try printing in different sizes at home to see how they turn out. maybe a 6x6 will work? i am not sure.

[kaylalovesminnie]

Originally Posted by roxana

I´m not sure Kayla, but I don´t think you can resave 72dpi pages as 300 dpi, it won´t improve the quality of your pages as they are already jpeg files. I don´t wanna be mean but if you don´t have the psd´s I think you´ll have to do it again. My printing site software doesn´t accept less than 300dpi , talking about 12x12 pages, unless you approve the printing. And 72 dpi prints pixelated, I know it because I made home cards for my son sometimes and most cartoons I get from google come in 72 and I have to repaint them because the printing is awful. Why don´t you try and print just one sheet as a single photo, in the size you want your album, and see what it looks like, maybe then you can decide what to do.

Thank you for your help. You're right, resaving it doesn't help and I wasn't sure it would anyway. Just thought I'd give it a shot

Originally Posted by TanyaH666

not to scold you or anything =), but you should always save a LO 3 ways. Psd, full jpg and web jpg. the only thing you MIGHT be able to do, and this isn't for sure, but maybe you can use those LO's if you print a small book. try printing in different sizes at home to see how they turn out. maybe a 6x6 will work? i am not sure.

No worries, I appreciate your honesty I spoke with the site and they suggested the same thing. From now on I will save my LOs correctly!!

[gillscott]

the only thing you may be able to do, i have done the same thing is to mount your completed page at a smaller size on a background paper then save it at a higher resolution, not ideal but it saves losing it altogether. GILL