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01/24/2005 03:35:26 AM · #1 |
 
also... first time I noticed I could change the DPI. What is that exactly? Does 300dpi make it better quality or bigger size or anything? I've been saving all mine at 72dpi. Thanks
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01/24/2005 03:47:56 AM · #2 |
| Dots Per Inch. My printer can print at 300 dpi or 600 dpi and most monitors display at 72 dpi. You need to process your shots with your output in mind so you have the control. If you produce an image with the wrong dpi the computer will decide how to shrink it or expand it, and my computer has little regard for my taste of my aversion to artifacts. |
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01/24/2005 04:03:01 AM · #3 |
DPI only matters for printers, where the number of dots per inch varies and the more there are per inch the better the quality of the print -- provided the printer can handle it.
On a monitor, 640 pixels is 640 pixels and how many of those pixels are in an physical inch of the screen display depends on both the size of the monitor and the resolution it is desplaying. For instance, my current resolution is 1600x1200, which has twice the vertical and twice the horizontal dots per inch than it would have if I set it to 800x600.
David
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01/24/2005 07:03:20 AM · #4 |
Changing the dpi will not change the actual number of pixels in the image. What it does affect is the size of the print where the higher dpi will produce a better quality print.
e.g. image size: 2400 x 3000 pixels (just for illustration)
At 300 dpi this would be 8 x 10
At 100 dpi this would be 24 x 30 however 100 dpi will not be enough for a good quality print.
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01/24/2005 05:59:48 PM · #5 |
Thanks for the info on DPI... anyone have C&C for the images?
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