Poster

[njphoto]

Hi everyone. I am relatively new to PSE and have been learning much from this forum and web site.. Thank you all!!
We are in the process of throwing a 50th anniv party for my inlaws with a movie theme. A thought accurred to me to create a movie poster to announce the room where we will be gathering. Is this something that a relative newbe could do using PSE? (The party will be in July.) If so, where would get it printed.
Looking forward to your opinions.

[Dee Dee Warren]

If you get someone to show you how to design what you want, there is a tip I can post in Scott Kelby's book on how to get something poster-sized without noticeable loss of quality. You could get it printed at a Kinko's though it would be pricey

[PaulH]

Hi everyone. I am relatively new to PSE and have been learning much from this forum and web site.. Thank you all!!
We are in the process of throwing a 50th anniv party for my inlaws with a movie theme. A thought accurred to me to create a movie poster to announce the room where we will be gathering. Is this something that a relative newbe could do using PSE? (The party will be in July.) If so, where would get it printed.
Looking forward to your opinions.

If you could find a good photo of one online- it would be easy to add or modify, rather than start from scratch.

Walmart does several sizes. WalMart (http://http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=166658)

[bjorg]

Paul,
I use PSE4 to make posters for our Country Club. I have made lots of them. I combine PSE with Publisher and have had very good results. Not sure what size you want and what printer you have. That will make a difference on how you go about doing it.
I have used Kinko but as was stated they are very pricey. Depending on your printer you can print out a poster in 4 sections and piece together. I have done that several times and you can not tell it is piecede.
The first thing you want to do is decide on your theme......you can get pictures on many web sites. I Stock but it is one you pay for.
Once you have your photo you can then go to your PSE and edit and save to a JPEG (once you are finished with it). Now you can use that image for all kinds of things. I make invitations, bag tags for golf clubs, posters, flyers all with the same design on them. Hope that helps.
Let me know and I will be glad to help you.

[mom to 4]

labrat/NJphoto:

Costco (my favorite store......hey, they should start paying me advertising bucks!:D ) does poster size photos for $9.99. I use them all the time. You can upload them and they will send you an email as to when they will be ready. Usually a couple of hours for something like a poster. If you use them there is just one thing you need to remember to do on line. Right before the final checkout there is an options button with two options. One asks about auto-correct. MAKE SURE YOU TURN THAT TO OFF. Otherwise you may have color issues ..... happened to me once or twice:o But being you are from So. Jersey, I am sure there is a costco not too far away. Oh, they will also send you the Poster....actually, for a really big size that may be the way you have to do it.

Becareful with Walmart, I have heard people on here say they question if it is your work or not......I guess they don't know just how good PSE makes us look:D

From a former New Jerseyian.....(I miss my beach!)

[Wendy]

Hi there ...

... and welcome to the forum :)

Do hope that one of the suggestions helps ...

Wendy

[Ulysses]

Start your project by conceptualizing the layout and design of the poster you want to print. Then, you can start collecting the pictures necessary to be use for that. You can design it by using PSE. As for printing it, you can either print it yourself or you can have it printed professionally. The latter is a better choice. You'll have your desired result of quality prints and save you trouble from printing it or re-printing it if you don't get your desired output.

[mom to 4]

There are also lots of collages (if that is what you are thinking of doing) in our galleries.....you may want to check them out.....lots of different styles..

[njphoto]

Thanks for all the fast replies.

DeeDee: I have Mr Kelby's book but wouldn't it be easier/better to start with the correct size?

Further info:
Desired size: 24x36 inches.
Content: mixed photos withe text (like typical movie poster)

With this in mind I was thinking of setting it up this way:
1) create a new document of 24x36 inches
2) fill with desired bg color
3) add and arrange text and pics

Sooo... what resolution should I use for the document and do all the other objects added need to have the same resolution?

[OFD678]

Hello,

Which book of Kelby's is the poster article in?

I would be interested in it!
I have one of his books for PSE4, but don't recall seeing it.

Thanks
Brent

[Dee Dee Warren]

The book I am referring to is Photoshop Elements 3 Techniques for Digital Photographers

[OFD678]

I did look in the one I have. It has a couple of things about resizing and a poster like edge.

I'll have to see if I can get a hold of that section.


Thanks
Brent

[jo]

Labrat, start with a new poster-sized file at 300 ppi for the best print quality. Each pic you move in will be on its own layer so you can move the layers up or down if you want some overlap.

It's easiest if the pics you move into the new file already have the same resolution. If they have different resolutions you'll probably wind up resizing them in the new file, which you might want to do anyway. Resizing down is OK, but resizing up will probably lose some clarity.