Question about resolution
So when I save as a JPG, I am allowed to choose whatever pixel height and width I want. For example my latest map, I chose to go really big and then planned to use Photoshop to shrink back on it some before printing. When I open any of these saved JPGs in Photoshop, the overall resolution is still 72 pixels. Why is it not 300 pixels like I think the CC3 manual says it will be?
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png is better, not lossy like jpg.
The final Bitmap (png, png, bmp) that CC3 exports will always be at 72 dpi - the CC3 export function can't do anything else. But you can change this in most graphics editors (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Irfanview, etc.).
The DPI setting has normally o effect on an image on the computer screen. Only if you print the image will the setting become apparent. If your goal is to print the bitmap, you'll have to do a quick calculation what export size you need. E.g. You want to print a 11"x8.5" map at 300dpi (dots per inch). For the best resolution you'll need to export from CC3 at 11*300 (3300) by 8.5*300 (2550) pixel.
Normally if printing is your goal, it's better to print directly from CC3, or - if you want to take the image to another printer - print as a pdf.
JSM
When you print to pdf, you can set the size of your output in the virtual printer's settings. You can usually choose the paper size there (which of course relates to inches or cm), or set this size to your own values (custom size). How exactly that works depends on the pdf printer you are using.
I got PDF Architect working and am able to do everything we spoke about but what I desperately need to know now is how I crop my image in CC3. I have made some of my mountains so big that they extend a little past the white box border of the whole image and when I need the main map itself to be a certain size it makes my over-all paper size just outside of the 42 inches wide I have available with the printer. If I can crop that white border away and everything outside of it, I will make. Any ideas?
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Thanks for offering help though.
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