is a 72 dpi image good for printing?

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cadguy33
Dec 22, 2004
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hi,
i am a newbie to graphics printing.
i was trying to download some moview posters from their official websites. most are in jpeg format. when i opened it in ps6 and zoomed it to print size mode, the image was approxiamtely a4 in size. but when I printed it, it was a little bit pixelated…
am i missing something?

tia.
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Waldo
Dec 22, 2004
wrote:
hi,
i am a newbie to graphics printing.
i was trying to download some moview posters from their official websites. most are in jpeg format. when i opened it in ps6 and zoomed it to print size mode, the image was approxiamtely a4 in size. but when I printed it, it was a little bit pixelated…
am i missing something?

Nope…

For most color printers, you’ll need around 300 DPI (much higher doesn’t make much sense). 240 DPI sometimes is also enough, depending on the printing process.

Waldo
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povlhp
Dec 22, 2004
In article , wrote:
hi,
i am a newbie to graphics printing.
i was trying to download some moview posters from their official websites. most are in jpeg format. when i opened it in ps6 and zoomed it to print size mode, the image was approxiamtely a4 in size. but when I printed it, it was a little bit pixelated…
am i missing something?

240 dots/inch is for normal printing. More is better.

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no_email
Dec 22, 2004
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:22:51 +0000 (UTC), "Povl H. Pedersen" wrote:

In article , wrote:
hi,
i am a newbie to graphics printing.
i was trying to download some moview posters from their official websites. most are in jpeg format. when i opened it in ps6 and zoomed it to print size mode, the image was approxiamtely a4 in size. but when I printed it, it was a little bit pixelated…
am i missing something?

240 dots/inch is for normal printing. More is better.

It actually depends upon the printer and more may be better to a small extent. Beyond that it is a myth.
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Povl H. Pedersen – (yes – it works)
Fastnet – IP telefoni: 5 kr/md Se http://www.musimi.dk

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