Resizing a photo

[kanihoncho]

How do I change an 17x17 at 72 dpi to an 8x10 (I have to crop it of course) at the highest possible resolution? Scaling an image down always increases the apparent resolution. I can't remember how photoshop used to do it  but I could change the physical size and dpi separately and an interactive number that would change as I entered numbers. I alway reduced the image by physically adjusting the physical size to the one I wanted and could raise the dpi separately (when reducing a photo only) but did not go over the original file size which was also posted in the scale control window. I never had any problems with press-printed photos doing it this way. If this doesn't remind anybody of the pShop feature, can you point me to a resource that allows me to properly scale down large photos with low dpi to smaller photos with a higher dpi?

[Komatös]

Hi @kanihoncho

It's easy to do. Go to  Document -> Resize Document. Set DPI to the value you need. Set the document size to 10 x 10. Then use the crop tool. Set the Mode to unconstrained. Set the value to 10 x 8 or 8 x 10 as you need. Press Apply and you have done.