Episode 35 Print Your Own Backgrounds

G`day Folks,

This week we have a short tutorial on PosterRazor which is a free software package designed to allow you to print posters on your home computer. The software re-arranges the image into parts that will fit onto A4 pages. The program settings can be changed enough to allow quite big images to be printed out.

I have used this program myself to print the backgrounds you may have seen on Great Chesterford Junction. It`s very basic and very easy to use and the main thing is the price is right!!!.....

Enjoy the video

Link to " Print Your Own Backgrounds " on YouTube



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No worries Ian,

I`m pleased it will be useful for you.

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That seems a bit odd Keith??,

I just checked the download section on the site again and it gives the impression that you should be able to download, double click and you`re away.

Then again, we are dealing with computers and software, so nothing should surprise me.??

I hope you can get it sorted. Maybe Paul may have a solution.?

Thanks to all the other replies for your positive comments.

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Thanks Gary old mate!!...

And Happy Fathers Day for tomorrow to all the Dads out there in forum land.http://www.clickhttp://www.click

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Settle down Toto old son,

It`s alright!!!.....In Oz it`s the first Sunday in September, so my post should have read " Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads in Australia in forum land ".

Just sit down for a moment, have another swig of brandy, a puff on your ciggy......don`t try to paint any detail on any wagons until your hands stop shaking and just remember what Corporal Jones used to say in Dads Army......" Don`t Panic......Don`t Panic.!!!!"



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Thanks Anthony,

I had to look up Microsoft Ice........it looks good for stitching pics together. I have some Canon software that will give similar results.

The tricky part is stitching together pics that are different sizes and from different locations. That`s where you need photo editing software that will allow you to resize and blend them together. To blend I use a clone tool which in effect copies parts of the image and allows you to paste them into other parts of the overall image.

There are a number of programs available that will have good features. I use a free, fairly basic one called PhotoFiltre.7

http://www.photofiltre-studio.com/pf7-en.htm

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Good question Pete.???

On reflection I would have to say that it`s much easier than GIMP and Inkscape and Paint.Net. These programs are also free and GIMP in particular is very well endowed with features and a steep learning curve as well.

There will be a learning curve as with anything, but it`s certainly far more intuitive than it`s more powerful cousins.

I have used PhotoFiltre a lot and am quite used to it so you could probably answer the question better than me now as you will be seeing it with fresh eyes. I guess the best comparison would be Windows Paint. A good program but lacking the features of PhotoFiltre.....so it`s like the next step up from Windows Paint.......a bit more complicated but relatively easy to get to grips with.

I used to practice with it using an image of no importance to me. Try using all the tools and you`ll quickly work out what they can do. When you`ve finished just don`t save the changes and the original image will be retained or save the changes as a new / different file name which will also retain the original.

Here`s a link to some tutorials I did on that other forum

http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=12705&forum_id=58&page=5#p224217

http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=12705&forum_id=58&page=6#p224272

They are not comprehensive tutorials, but may allow you to get you feet wet in PhotoFiltre and inspire you to stay with it and explore it`s potential. Please bear in mind the tutorials were done on version 6 which is ever so slightly different.

If you need any help.....just give me a yell.!!

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