6 Replies Latest reply: Jan 2, 2013 8:43 AM by Doug.S RSS

    tiled printing?

    Heirloom Bob Community Member

      I have been asked by a friend to take one of my shots and turn the single photo into a series of 8 x 10's, in this case, 3 - 8 x 10" wide by 2 - 8 x 10's high.  My question is: how would I do this?

       

      Bob

        • 1. Re: tiled printing?
          Doug.S Community Member

          If I understand your question correctly, simply start a new .psd file that is wide enough and high enough to use all the pictures you want, . . . open each photo and copy from it to paste to the large new .psd file, then arrange each picture as desired.  Save/print etc from the new .psd file.

           

          Doug.S

          • 2. Re: tiled printing?
            Heirloom Bob Community Member

            Doug, I am confused. I am trying to turn a single photo into 6 - 8x10's, not turn 6 - 8'x10's into a single shot.

            • 3. Re: tiled printing?
              Mylenium CommunityMVP

              Save the file as a PDF, open it in Reader/ Acrobat, tile it up there using the relvant print options.

               

              Mylenium

              • 4. Re: tiled printing?
                Heirloom Bob Community Member

                When I tile it up in Acrobat, will I be able tp specify 8 x 10 tiles or must it be sized first to 24" x 20" and then saved as a pdf?

                • 5. Re: tiled printing?
                  Mylenium CommunityMVP

                  A little strategic planning will of course help. Expand the canvas size with bleed to fit a standard print format and place your actual content suitably so you get evenly sized tiles in teh middle once you set it up in Acro/ Reader.

                   

                  Mylenium

                  • 6. Re: tiled printing?
                    Doug.S Community Member

                    "

                    Doug, I am confused. I am trying to turn a single photo into 6 - 8x10's, not turn 6 - 8'x10's into a single shot.

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                    Answer is still the same approach:  (you need to know what final size printed paper you want...or final digital image size if not printing but using electronically)

                     

                    make new .psd file at size you want to print (8x10 with 6 small pics) or (24x20 or 30x16 depending on portait vs landscape for 6 8x10 on one page)

                     

                    paste same picture in 6 times....or paste one/resize (ctrl+t) as needed, then duplicate and arrange on page

                    save/print

                     

                     

                    There is a "contact" sheet ability in Bridge or in earlier versions of Ps that will do this all automatically; look there or help file.