Size matters..

[Aschu]

Hey there. I'm just starting to figure out photo shop and i never know what size to make a project when starting something new. I usually select the default settings. Are there any rules to follow on that?

 

[egproductions]

all depends on what you are doing. If you are making posters for print then you will want a very high resolution (2'x4' at 400DPI which translates to a very high resoltuion maybe 4,000 x 8,000 pixels) if you want to make stuff for DV then there is already preset for 720x480 pixels (@ .9 or 1.2PAR). If you simply want to edit an existing image that is on your clipboard then you can use the defualt setting which automatically conforms to the resolution of that image.