Divide 1 Single photo into 9 equally sized separate images

[PictureTaker62]

I am looking for an action preferably or directions to the steps to perform the following process.

How do I divide/split or whatever the proper term is called (to know that would be helpful) to take the single original image I shot with my Digital Rebel and separate it into the 9 equally sized separate images so that when I print the 9 separate 4X6 photos I want to frame them individually and hang them on the wall with the frames butted against each other to make 1 big picture.

 

[PictureTaker62]

Here is a link to a site I found that can give you a visual idea of what I am trying to do. http://www.changeyourart.com This company will acutally take you photo and put it on tiles. I am just trying to figure out how to do this on my printer on 4X6 photo paper.

 

[Isola Verde]

I am looking for an action preferably or directions to the steps to
perform the following process.

How do I divide/split or whatever the proper term is called (to
know that would be helpful) to take the single original image I
shot with my Digital Rebel and separate it into the 9 equally sized
separate images so that when I print the 9 separate 4X6 photos I
want to frame them individually and hang them on the wall with the
frames butted against each other to make 1 big picture.

If you've got Elements, PS or similar, can't you just resize your image - without resampling - to something like 18" by 12" and then work your way through - copying one ninth of it (6"x4") each time to a new file, with the rulers showing so it's easy to find the exact cutoffs?

The resolution of the individual pictures may be too low (170ppi) - it's as if you were printing the original at that 18x12 size - if so try resampling upwards first and print one section to see if it's OK.

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Peter
http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde

 

[PictureTaker62]

Thanks for your input Isola. I was able to get a Photoshop action that creates gridlines to divide the image into 9 equal sectors. I then used the gridlines to select and copy each section and paste each section to a new image. The quality of each printed 4X6 is good (I have the Canon IP 8500).

My next issue is that using the Canon Easy PhotoPint software (that came with my Digital Rebel to make my prints it is cropping each picture just a little bit so that when they are put together the intersections are not completely matching. I have also tried printing them with Photoshop and it is doing the same thing. I guess my next step will be to crop each sector a little over the gridlines to compensate for the printing process cropping a small amount.

 

[David Hughes124436]

Hi,

There is some Freeware called "FastStone Image Viewer" that is idea for cropping exactly. Its crop tool opens the picture again and "greyed". The size of the crop can be entered and then appears in normal colours and can be moved around.

It's very much like using an enlarger and paper and chemicals, as the crop can be seen and moved to suit.

For 9 equal segments you'd just need to divide the size of each side by 3 and add a bit for overlap - sorry if this states the obvious but I have been posting here for a long time and think everything has to be spelled out in full.

I often chop pictures up into halves or quarters, with an overlap and then print at maximum size and glue together. You can print on paper, turn over and put stciky tape on the edge then peel off to thin the paper, on both sides of the join. Use "Postit notes sticky side upwards to get the join right and then turn over carefully and glue with long term sticky tape. (This is where I remember "Butterfly" sticky tape and sigh... )

For hiding the joins, look where the picture will hang and arrange the overlap so the shadows of the normal light falling on the picture will hide the clean bright edge of the individual sheets. Usually not noticed, especially if hung where furniture makes it hard to get near the picture (about a foot is enough).

I keep meaning to experiment with overlaps like brick work: so that the join doesn't run the full height of the picture and (say) the bottom is two halves and the top is a quarter, a half and a quarter again. But I never have the time.

BTW, it's a usefull trick to find out if a picture can be printed at (say) A3 as the important bit can be included in a half crop and then printed on A4 to see if it works. Cheaper still to crop out a quarter and print on A5, BTW.

Regards, David

 

[maxwell171064]

How do I divide/split or whatever the proper term is called (to
know that would be helpful) to take the single original image I
shot with my Digital Rebel and separate it into the 9 equally sized
separate images so that when I print the 9 separate 4X6 photos I
want to frame them individually and hang them on the wall with the
frames butted against each other to make 1 big picture.

Get a 30 day trial here http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/

Qimage is an excellent printing program. It can do exactly what you are looking for, and it's not hard. It can also do many other printing tasks. For your split image follow Example 6: Printing a Multi Page Poster here: http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/qimagehlp/lbe.htm

I'll be surprised if you don't end up buying the program.

-Max

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Max's Pictures, mostly taken with a Panasonic FZ-1O: http://www.thelehmans.net/gallery

 

[Lin Evans]

I am looking for an action preferably or directions to the steps to
perform the following process.

How do I divide/split or whatever the proper term is called (to
know that would be helpful) to take the single original image I
shot with my Digital Rebel and separate it into the 9 equally sized
separate images so that when I print the 9 separate 4X6 photos I
want to frame them individually and hang them on the wall with the
frames butted against each other to make 1 big picture.

 

[PictureTaker62]

I just wanted to reply and thank everyone for their response to my question. I was able to complete the task I was attempting by the following.

Using Photoshop CS2 took my original photo and added a beveled frame to it.
The resized the image to 12 by 18 inches to give me 9 4X6 sections.
Then used Guides set to 4, 8 then at 6, 12 inches
Cropped each sections of the grid and pasted it to a separate image file.
I used Canon’s Easy-PhotoPrint software to print each 4X6 borderless.
Mounted each pint into a frame then put them up in the wall.

Here is a shot of the finished product.

http://home.comcast.net/~picturetaker/Butterfly_effect.jpg

 

[jefferson wilson]

look at
http://www.posteriza.com/es/index.php?lang=en_US
give a way of making a poster.
also not the same
http://www.panosfx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=27
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a few of my pics
http://www2.msstate.edu/~jcw1

 

[dutch2]

you will find many other features giving many alternatives for printing.

Upsizing, downsizing, very good sharpening etc.

maurice

 

[Ian Yаtes]

I've been amazed at how many posts do not feature the OP further down the list after many people offer help. You however have the class to respond with thanks and show us all the finished work, an excellent job I might add.
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