Image DPI help

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 06.13.2006, 02:00 PM

Alright, Ive got this picture and it says its about 6''X6''. But the person whos going to print it out says it should be about 300 DPI. But When I change the DPI to 300 it shrinks the image print size to about 1.5".

heres a screenshot from the menu

if someone could help explain this I would be quite abliged.

Hip Priest · 06.13.2006, 02:04 PM

I think it's to do with the number of pixels in the image - changing the dpi does not change the total number of individual pixels in the picture as a whole - it merely compresses them into a smaller space.

To do what you want, you may have to print the image, then scan it in at high dpi.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 06.13.2006, 02:08 PM

this sucks because I dont have a scanner or a printer.

Hip Priest · 06.13.2006, 02:13 PM

Maybe you could just try printing it and see if it's satisfactory? Or print it at a number of resolutions and see what's best - does it have to be 6" X 6"?

You may get a better answer than mine, incidentally - I'm not an expert by any means!

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 06.13.2006, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hip Priest

Maybe you could just try printing it and see if it's satisfactory? Or print it at a number of resolutions and see what's best - does it have to be 6" X 6"?

You may get a better answer than mine, incidentally - I'm not an expert by any means!

yeah it has to be 6x6. I might just have the guy do it for me. Its for a cd cover.
I appeciate the help though.

Dues · 06.13.2006, 07:38 PM

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"have the guy do it for me"

Onani Nic · 06.13.2006, 08:00 PM

In the Future:

Anything for Print: 300 dpi (dpi stands for dots per inch)

For Web: 72dpi

If you don't know how big you need something to be, its always better to work in a bigger size and then resize it.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 06.13.2006, 08:17 PM

thanks for advice and help. Unfortinately I don;t have photoshop so my choices are limited.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 06.13.2006, 08:22 PM

oone other question.
when I change the print size to 6x6 the screen image size takes up more than 100%. When printed out, how will it look?

with it at its screen size it looks quite blurry, will this change?

heres the image at 300 PDI and 6"x6"

http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cover24ft.jpg

its big so i wont post it.

Tokolosh · 06.14.2006, 04:02 AM

If you send me the picture, I'll resize it for you chip chop.
Just let me know at what size you want it. No problem.
my e-mail: info@smallcities.nl
Let me know if you send it.

Dues · 06.14.2006, 04:24 AM

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"have the guy do it for me"

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 06.16.2006, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tokolosh

If you send me the picture, I'll resize it for you chip chop.
Just let me know at what size you want it. No problem.
my e-mail: info@smallcities.nl
Let me know if you send it.

hey I appreciate that, but I found a program and fixed it.

06.13.2006, 02:00 PM	#1
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	Alright, Ive got this picture and it says its about 6''X6''. But the person whos going to print it out says it should be about 300 DPI. But When I change the DPI to 300 it shrinks the image print size to about 1.5". heres a screenshot from the menu if someone could help explain this I would be quite abliged. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I think it's to do with the number of pixels in the image - changing the dpi does not change the total number of individual pixels in the picture as a whole - it merely compresses them into a smaller space. To do what you want, you may have to print the image, then scan it in at high dpi. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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06.13.2006, 02:08 PM	#3
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	this sucks because I dont have a scanner or a printer. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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06.13.2006, 02:13 PM	#4
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Maybe you could just try printing it and see if it's satisfactory? Or print it at a number of resolutions and see what's best - does it have to be 6" X 6"? You may get a better answer than mine, incidentally - I'm not an expert by any means! __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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Dues little trouble girl Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 80	... "have the guy do it for me" __________________ The true test, after all, is to be like everyone else. Once that happens, he no longer has to question his singularity. He is free—not only of others, but of himself.
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Onani Nic the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 930	In the Future: Anything for Print: 300 dpi (dpi stands for dots per inch) For Web: 72dpi If you don't know how big you need something to be, its always better to work in a bigger size and then resize it. __________________ I don't give a fuck thats the problem. I see a motherfuckin cop i don't dodge them.
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Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	thanks for advice and help. Unfortinately I don;t have photoshop so my choices are limited. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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06.13.2006, 08:22 PM	#9
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	oone other question. when I change the print size to 6x6 the screen image size takes up more than 100%. When printed out, how will it look? with it at its screen size it looks quite blurry, will this change? heres the image at 300 PDI and 6"x6" http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cover24ft.jpg its big so i wont post it. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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06.14.2006, 04:02 AM	#10
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	If you send me the picture, I'll resize it for you chip chop. Just let me know at what size you want it. No problem. my e-mail: info@smallcities.nl Let me know if you send it. __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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06.14.2006, 04:24 AM	#11
Dues little trouble girl Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 80	... "have the guy do it for me" __________________ The true test, after all, is to be like everyone else. Once that happens, he no longer has to question his singularity. He is free—not only of others, but of himself.
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