Re: Finding out DPI using GD

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On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 08:31:12AM +1300, Karuna wrote:
> dpi is useful in commercial printing. Most printing companies prefer 300dpi 
> images to make sure the images are printed nice and crisp. While on screen 
> there is no difference between 72 dpi, and 300 dpi, on paper the difference 
> can be obvious. This is the very reason I need to know the dpi, since the 
> intranet application that I'm developing has to do with images that may be 
> used for commercial printing.

Just change the dpi from 72 to 300.  If you have a 300x300 pixel image
the print size for the 72 dpi will be:
  4.167 inch X 4.167 inch

The print size for the 300 dpi will be:
  1 inch x 1 inch

What dpi is stored in the image is rather meaningless.


Curt.
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