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I've cropped some pix down and would like to print at 4x6 to cover the entire 4x6 print area, but when I print them there is about 1/4" of white space at top and a little less at bottom of photo.
Went to Page Setup, I have 4x6 (Borderless) selected. I see there's a "Scale" box with 100% as default, but I wonder what is the *best* way to make the photo take up the whole print. Edit: I set the scale to 110% and it still printed same way. Also, my first iPhoto print menu reads like this:
Maybe instead of Style: Full Page, it needs to be Style: Standard Prints-->4x6, but I tried that and it printed the same way. I'm on iPhoto 5.0.4 on a PB 1.67, Canon i560 printer. Muchas thankas.
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I think if you go into the advanced printer setup, you might need to go to the paper handling tab and play with the numbers there. I wasted a few sheets trying to print out a nice 8x10 the other day but the size wasn't changing despite my changes to the printer setup, until mucked through individual printing options.
Good luck - Zach
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Thanks, Z, I tried that as well. Went to Advanced > Paper Handling > Scale to Fit Paper Size > 4x6 (borderless), checkbox unchecked for "Scale down only" ... and still same result. ARrrg. Here it is:
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> I've cropped some pix down and would like to print at 4x6 to cover the entire 4x6 print area...
Did you crop it to a 4:6 ratio?
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In iPhoto, make sure that you have it cropped to fit a 4x6 portrait.
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third in a row, crop to 4:6 first..., well, actually second, after saving the original and working with the copy...
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> crop to 4:6 first..., well, actually second, after saving the original and working with the copy...
iPhoto should keep a copy of the original. Right-click on a cropped photo and select "Revert to original" and all of your changes should disappear.
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Some cameras shoot to be optimized for 8x10. It is more square than a rectangular 4x6. You will need to crop to fit.
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magus, rgg, pron, buzz:
Thanks. Pretend you're talking to an idiot (I know, no pretending necessary!)
I just opened up iPhoto and constrained to 4x6 and it ended up cutting my (already edited) photo off too much...cut my dog's leg off, ouch! (But hey, it did print correctly to fill up the 4x6 photo, so that's awesome, thanks!)
Anyway, so I right-clicked and told it "Revert to Original" and it only went back one undo, not the original photo taken. Is it possible to go back to the original, unedited photo? What about for future photos, is there a way to make a copy of the original so you're editing the copy and not the original?
Thanks!
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I'm pretty sure that when it reverts, it reverts to the actual original *unless* you've edited the original with an external editor such as Photoshop since you imported the image, in which case it should revert to the last saved version.
From Apple's FAQ...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60976
Question 4: If I edit my images, will I lose the originals?
Answer: If you make any changes to a photo in iPhoto, a copy of your original photo is created and stored in the iPhoto library in case you need it. So if you crop, remove red-eye, or make other changes to a photo, you always have the ability to return to the original image by selecting Revert To Original from the iPhoto Edit menu. You can also make a duplicate of the original photo for extra protection or to try out different versions. Just click the photo and press Command-D. An exact duplicate will appear in the iPhoto library.
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