Digital Photo Ouput HELP MAN PLZ

[Clocker]

I am fairly new at this and I cant seem to have my output of pictures looking even decent. I used Photoshop to acquire the image and I scan the image at a high res. But everytime the picture prints out on glossy photopaper the image looks crappy I can see dots making up the picture. What gives. My images have been saved as a psd file can someone give me pointers.

I used a Lex 53 printer and a Canon 300 but the images look the same no matter waht setting I use. Im not loooking ofr great but just decent.

Any pointers you picture experts out there?

Clocker

 

[fr]

Try using a different program other than Photoshop, like IrFanView, to print the image.

 

[Rakkis]

You might be looking at the wrong solution.

Try seeing how the picture outputs in another printer.

 

[DanFungus]

check teh dpi settings of the PRINTER, and for my epson printer, when I choose glossy paper, ir adjusts itself to a higher DPI rate, so try changing the paper type, making the quality of Best, set the type as a photo, all of these within the printer properties...good luck

 

[Clocker]

I have tried two different printers and the reviews for both of them were pretty good in regards to pics. ANd I used the highest dpi settinggs and I bought kodaks best paper. Maybe since I saved it as a psd file i am goofing it up?

Clocker

should I save it as a tiff or something?

 

[przero]

I have had trouble with Kodak paper in the past. The picture showed a series of dots. Using the same printer and same resolution but changing the paper cleared it up immediately.

 

[Clocker]

man if that is true then i better switched to canon paper for my printer. hmm i guess im gonna have to spend some change on paper then.

Clocker