Photoshop Problem: Help With Shrinking An Image!

Jetbunny · Post by **Jetbunny** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:59 pm

Whenever I scan something, it inflates the size of the image I scanned to gigantic proportions. In fact, to see it as it was intended, I need to view the image at 12.5%.

I want to make the images smaller in Photoshop, similar to using Stretch/Skew in MS Paint to perform the same sort of action. How can I do this?

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:04 pm

Image menu -> Image Size

The size can be given in centimetres, inches, pixels or a percentage. Just change the number and voila.

- Joel Fagin

Gengar003 · Post by **Gengar003** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:05 pm

Incidentally, the reason for this is that you are scanning your images in at a resolution much higher than your computer screen (your computer displays at 72 dpi).

If you lower your scan resolution, this problem can be avoided altogether.

However, you'll probably find that you get better-quality images by scanning in in high-res and shrinking.

Jetbunny · Post by **Jetbunny** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:07 pm

Yeah, that's why I prefer scanning in hi-res.

Besides, if I do it in low-res, parts of my outlines and drawings sometimes get lost. o_O

UPDATE: Got it. Thanks much.

Faub · Post by **Faub** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:59 am

If you look at your image in terms of inches or centimeters, there is a second value called Dots Per Inch or something similar. I don't use photoshop but I remember seeing it in the scale image dialog. Set this value lower and it will scale the image to the same aspect ratio.