So my question is, what's your cost per copy with a die-sub printer?  Costco
prints them in 1 hour for CDN $.29 per print.  Any reviews that I have read
on die-sub printers would put the cost per print at about US$.50 (about CDN
$.75).  That's more than double Costco's price.  So I'm supposed to lay out
hundreds of dollars to be able to pay more than double per print???  Sure
convenience is worth something but I usually print 100 plus at a shot so
it's not a big deal.

Reg


"Tesselator" <jimmmboe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Why crop them at all?
>
> Don't do it.  Buy yourself a nice die-sub printer.  What are
> they these days anyway?  About $250 ~ $350 ?   And they're faster
> than shhhhhaving cream these days.
>
> BTW, you said in your first post that digital images are cropped
> as if 35mm film images aren't.   They are.  The standard print
> cuts a massive 7.5mm off either the right or the left of a landscape
> oriented neg. and you're at the mercy of the photo guy to raise
> that blade and make the change.  The paper cut may crop more yet
> depending on the machine used but usually not with Maritsu or
> a Boss.
>
>
>
>
> "Reinder Mulder" <rDOTiDOTm.NO2SPAM@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
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> > Batch conversions are supported by (www.) IrfanView (.com) - perfect
> > free picture viewer and simple editor. It supports a.o. batch *resizing*
> > to 3:2 or *cropping* to a fixed position and size in pixels.
> > The first option will lead to some distortion whilst the second requires
> > all pictures in one batch to have the same resolution e.g. 1600 x 1200
> > so these can be cropped to let's say 1500 x 1000 from absolute position
> > 50, 100
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Reinder
> >
> >
> > Reg Siemens wrote:
> > > Hey Pete,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the further info on Paintshop Pro.  I guess cropping them
one
> > > picture at a time with the predefined format will have to do if there
are
> > > none that incorporate some type of wizard to do a batch.  I still
think it
> > > would be a feature that would be beneficial...do a batch conversion to
3:2
> > > and then just preview thumbnails to ensure that they're OK before
printing.
> > >
> > > Based on your message I looked for pre-defined 4x6 cropping feature
and none
> > > of the photo editors that I had previously installed on my machine had
it,
> > > however I found a copy of PhotoSuite Platinum sitting on the shelf
that was
> > > bundled with some video editing software that I bought and I'd never
> > > bothered to install it...till now.  I went ahead and installed it and
sure
> > > enough it has the predefined formats and this certainly works better
than
> > > the hit and miss manual cropping.
> > >
> > > Thanks for steering me in the right direction!
> > >
> > > Reg
> > >
> > >
> > > "pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
> > > news:3f0c80fa$0$9355$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> > >
> > >>Reg
> > >>
> > >>Most of the graphics editing software I've used allows you to either
> > >>manually resize the image using the mouse or there is a resize tool
option
> > >>that allows you to set the ratio or actual dimensions. What I have
often
> > >>done is set the width or height to what I want, looking at the value
that
> > >>this creates in the resize tool's options or settings and then simply
> > >>calculate the other dimention by either multiplying or dividing by 1.5
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > >>setting the other dimension to that figure.
> > >>Any "totally automatic" cropping tool (if it exists) will obviously
leave
> > >>you no control of where the crop needs to be.
> > >>Paintshop Pro, the editor I use has configurable presets in it's
resize
> > >>toolbar (4X6, 6X4, etc etc) that you can add to or modify. When using
the
> > >>resize tool this option appears on the toolbar and you can simply
click
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>ratio you want. This produces the cropping frame correctly
proportioned
> > >
> > > over
> > >
> > >>your image and you only need to drag the corner and move the position
to
> > >
> > > get
> > >
> > >>the correct crop position, the preset ratio is fixed. Of course
Paintshop
> > >>comes with all the other enhancement tools like redeye removal,
automatic
> > >>photoenhancement, special effects, etc so it is a complete package.
It's
> > >>available for a free download and trial period.
> > >>Good luck.............Pete
> > >>
> > >>"Reg Siemens" <regsiemens@coldmail.com> wrote in message
> > >>news:0MTOa.10028$V8.7648@news1.mts.net...
> > >>
> > >>>>Almost any graphics editing program will do this, from lowly
freewares
> > >>
> > >>(eg
> > >>
> > >>>>http://www.rocketdownload.com/details/grap/4676.htm) all the way to
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>>big
> > >>>
> > >>>>daddies like Photoshop. Usually the dig camera comes with a software
> > >>
> > >>that
> > >>
> > >>>>will do the cropping along with other things like rotation, etc. I
use
> > >>>>Paintshop Pro (www.jasc.com) because it's loaded with other options
> > >
> > > for
> > >
> > >>>>tidying up your image before printing.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks Pete,
> > >>>
> > >>>I have various photo-editing packages on my system and I've been
fixing
> > >>>red-eye etc. and I have also used their cropping tools but it seems
to
> > >
> > > be
> > >
> > >>>trial and error i.e. crop and undo until you have the 3:2 ratio
required
> > >>
> > >>for
> > >>
> > >>>standard prints.  I'm probably not alone in wanting to print my
digital
> > >>>photos professionally and I would hope/imagine there is software out
> > >
> > > there
> > >
> > >>>that would, as an example, format all of the selected photos from 4:3
to
> > >>
> > >>3:2
> > >>
> > >>>cropping the bottom only.
> > >>>
> > >>>Reg
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Pete
> > >>>>
> > >>>>"Reg Siemens" <regsiemens@coldmail.com> wrote in message
> > >>>>news:NpNOa.9533$V8.7146@news1.mts.net...
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>Sorry if you have answered this question a million times, but I'm
> > >
> > > new
> > >
> > >>to
> > >>
> > >>>>the
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>world of digital photography and just found out the hard way that
> > >>>
> > >>>digital
> > >>>
> > >>>>>photos are created in 4:3 format when your standard photo
processing
> > >>>>>facility print is 3:2 (e.g. 6x4, 7x5, 10x8, etc.).  Taking digital
> > >>>
> > >>>images
> > >>>
> > >>>>in
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>to have them professionally printed has resulted in the top and
> > >
> > > bottom
> > >
> > >>>>being
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>cropped.  I like to take my photos with very little head room and
> > >>>>
> > >>>>therefore
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>have found many of my shots are less than ideal when cropped
equally
> > >>>
> > >>>from
> > >>>
> > >>>>>top and bottom.  What I'd like to do is manipulate the images prior
> > >
> > > to
> > >
> > >>>>>burning my CD to take to the printer so that I choose how they're
> > >>>
> > >>>cropped.
> > >>>
> > >>>>>So the point of this whole message...what is the best software to
> > >>>>
> > >>>>facilitate
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>cropping a whack of images to 3:2 ratio prior to printing?  More
> > >
> > > often
> > >
> > >>>>than
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>not, I'd like to crop exclusively from the bottom.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Thanks in advance for your help
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Reg Siemens
> > >>>>>Winnipeg, Canada
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>