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Now that your image is open in Photoshop, you can edit it as needed. Before printing the image,
you should check the size, to ensure that it will print at the desired size. To do this, select Image
| Image Size. A dialog will appear similar to the one shown in Figure 4. Make sure that the
Constrain Proportions and Resample Image: checkboxes are checked. Set the resolution to 300
pixels/inch if printing to a Kodak ML-500 or 314 pixels/inch if printing to a Kodak 8500 printer.
Set either the Height or Width dimension to the desired size.
The other dimension will
automatically change to maintain the correct proportions. Once you have resized the image to
the desired size, click on the OK button.
Figure 4
If you wish to "soft proof" (monitor preview) what your print will look like, you can use the
Proof Colors feature of Photoshop. To setup this feature, select Proof Setup from the View
menu. A dialog similar to the one shown in Figure 5 will appear. Select the profile for the
printer/media that you are using in the Profile: box. Set the Intent: to Perceptual, and check the
Black Point Compensation and Preview checkboxes. You can optionally check the Paper White
checkbox for a more accurate indication of the overall print contrast. Once you have setup the
parameters in the Proof Setup dialog, click on the Save button to save the proof setup values.
After saving, the named file will now appear near the bottom of the Proof Setup dialog. You can
now click on the name to apply the selected proofing setup. Once selected, you can toggle the
Proof Colors function by pressing Ctrl-Y. When the Proof Colors feature is enabled, the named
Proof Setup will appear in parentheses next to the filename as shown in Figure 6.
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