approx. how many pixels equal 1 inch?
2006-11-26 03:21:43 · 4 answers · asked by Pandora 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
i'm not asking about resolution. I just want to know how many pixels equal an inch. Lets just say i'm using MS Paint...
2006-11-26 03:26:19 · update #1
Depends on the ppi... which is related to resolution. The higher the resolution, the more pixels per inch(ppi). The "dots per inch" (dpi), like ppi but applies to printed images, or ppi can be set in most photo editing programs.
However, in MS Paint, you can't do much. You can check the dots per inch by going to Image, then Attributes or (Ctrl+E).
Hope that helps...
2006-11-26 07:07:50 · answer #1 · answered by Carrasco 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can set pixels per inch to anything you want, so we can not answer. You will have to check it out and see what the default is for MS Paint, but "wrathof..." is pribably right. If you don't find this anywhere, 72 is usually the computer monitor setting. Lord knows if it would print at that, though. Run a few tests including output to your own printer and just measure. If it looks close to 72, then that's it. (Meaning: It is more likely to be 72 than 70 or 75.) 96, 150, 200, 240, 266 and 300 are some other "standard" settings that you might find you are close to, so choose one of those numbers if it seems close on your test.
Or - different camera sensors pack pixels according to the manufacturer's preference, so that are all different and can not be modified.
2006-11-26 06:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are talking about resolution. You can set it to 300 pixels per inch or 72 pixels per inch, it's a setting choice.
Most computers display at 72 pixels per inch.
2006-11-26 04:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the resolution and quality of the pix.
2006-11-26 03:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mona O 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋