Re: Printing photos at Target

Robert Coe wrote:
On 19 May 2007 08:18:19 -0700, Nervous Nick <nervous.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: On May 19, 9:40 am, Cynicor <j...tru.p.....@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: > I should've known better, but anyway...
: >
: > I decided to try doing photo printing at my local Target. You know, to
: > compare quality to my inkjet. I sent a photo to them online, and
: > specified 8x10. The picture wasn't exactly 8x10 dimensions, so they
: > automatically cropped it - by taking the full width and then cropping
: > vertically in the exact center of the image.
: >
: > This was the original image I sent:
: >
: > http://trupin.smugmug.com/photos/151972423-M.jpg
: >
: > This is the exact crop of the 8x10 they handed me back:
: >
: > http://trupin.smugmug.com/photos/154066885-M.jpg
: >
: > Nice job, Target!
: : It is a "machine print." It is printed "full paper" as opposed to
: "full frame," the latter of which you wanted. In the future you can
: specify "please print full frame" but I doubt that the techs will
: understand what you mean, but even if they do understand, I am unsure
: of whether they will be able to print the photos to your
: specifications because, well, "machine print."
: : But hey: Target. What do you expect.

Well, there are printing programs that will let you do it either way: "Digital
Photo Professional", for example, the freebie editor that comes with the
purchase of a Canon EOS camera. It's not obvious that Target couldn't have
used such a program, if they'd actually cared.

Bob

It will be a bloody clever program that gets the original shown to print on an 8x10 without cutting off something or not adding side bars. If you go the side bar route and then physically cut the print, you don't have an 8x10.
Why this simple observation should require 50,000 posts is beyond me.
Dave Cohen
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