Someone help me!
I was told I need a picture of 300 dpi (high resolution) to use but I don't know much about this. If my picture's info says it's a resolution of 96 x 96 dots per inch, does that mean it's at least 300 dpi?
2007-03-21 17:39:02 · 3 answers · asked by Ihaveaquestion 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Does anyone know if there's a way to change the resolution to 300 dpi then?
2007-03-21 17:50:21 · update #1
Do you have the original file? How big was it? If it was taken at low resolution, then you're really out of luck. There are interpolation programs that boost the dpi, but the resulting image quality is nothing to brag about.
If the original file is big, just re-size the file to 300dpi in your image working software. I use Adobe PS, but other programs will do the same thing.
2007-03-22 01:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dpi is a specification used by publishers. what photographers normally work with is pixels. if you let 1 pixel = 1 printed dot, then a 480x640 pixel image will print out at about 1.6 x 2.1 inches in the publication. if you want your pictures to fill a page, then an 1800 x 2400 pixel original is needed (8 inches wide). when an image is saved in jpeg format, a dpi specification is attached, and this property can be changed using your photoshop. this does not change the pixel count or otherwise damage the file, but it will allow your printer to size its print to be the same as your publisher wants. your camera specified the 96 dpi originally as this is a common size for use with computer screens.
2007-03-22 16:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That picture would be 96 dpi. DPI is dots per inch. 300 dpi is a very fine quality image.
2007-03-22 00:47:34 · answer #3 · answered by Chris_Knows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋