Re: DPI?

[Marilyn <marilyn160@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, Tina and James.  I’ll look into what you suggest.

 

Marilyn

 

From: Tina Manley

Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 6:53 AM

To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students

Subject: Re: DPI?

 

Hi, Marilyn -

 

You probably mean PPI instead of DPI.  Pixels per inch.  If you open the image in Photoshop and go to Image > Image Size a dialogue box will come up allowing you to set the PPI and size of the image.  Do not click Resample.  You will notice if you put in 600 PPI as the resolution, the size will be smaller (maybe 4x6 inches).  If you change the resolution to 150 PPI, the size will be enormous (maybe 25x18 inches).  They are exactly the same.  Nothing has changed.  When you e-mail the images and the other party opens them, nothing has changed.  They are just looking at a different resolution.  They should know that, though, if they deal with images and printing.  All they have to do to get 600 PPI is change the resolution without clicking Resample.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Tina

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Marilyn <marilyn160@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello All,

 

I hope the holidays are going well for everyone and I wish you all the best for 2013.

 

I’m having a problem and I’m hoping someone may be able to help me out.

 

I’m sending images via e-mail to a publishing source.  When I size the images (drawings) at my end – I size them 600 DPI.  When they arrive at the other end, they are only 150-200 DPI.  I’ve read and listened to a Photoshop tutorial about sizing images, but what it suggests doesn’t help me.

 

Can anyone explain what happens to the DPI during transit and how I can correct it?

 

Marilyn

 

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Tina Manley, ASMP
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