Points to Pixel — Please help!

I don’t think that it is possible, because ultimately, the resolution of the image will determine the pixel size of the font.

For example, if there were such a thing as 10px font, and you were working with an image that has a resolution of 300 ppi (for print), first off, you would not be able to see the text because it would be so small, and it would no longer be 10 pixels if the user saved it for the web at 72 ppi.

The font/pixel relationship, as far as I know is limited to the Web, and Photoshop is not.

On Jan 14, 7:57 pm, "blranger57" wrote:

Can anyone here explain how to set up Photoshop CS to use pixels instead of points in the character palette? Is this even possible with photoshop? When I set the font size, I want it to be 10 px instead of 10 pt. I’ve looked around the Web and can’t find instructions to do this, although i’ve seen tuts advising to set photoshop up like this when working with bitmap/pixel fonts.

thanks in advance!

blranger57 wrote:

Can anyone here explain how to set up Photoshop CS to use pixels instead of points in the character palette? Is this even possible with photoshop? When I set the font size, I want it to be 10 px instead of 10 pt. I’ve looked around the Web and can’t find instructions to do this, although i’ve seen tuts advising to set photoshop up like this when working with bitmap/pixel fonts.

Set the document resolution to be 72ppi, then, as there are 72 points in an inch, 1px=1pt.

Or type px as the unit when you type in the text size – Phoroshop will convert it to the size in points.

Andrew

"Andrew Morton" wrote in message

blranger57 wrote:

Can anyone here explain how to set up Photoshop CS to use pixels instead of points in the character palette? Is this even possible with photoshop? When I set the font size, I want it to be 10 px instead of 10 pt. I’ve looked around the Web and can’t find instructions to do this, although i’ve seen tuts advising to set photoshop up like this when working with bitmap/pixel fonts.

Set the document resolution to be 72ppi, then, as there are 72 points in an inch, 1px=1pt.

Or type px as the unit when you type in the text size – Phoroshop will convert it to the size in points.

Andrew

does that hold true for 96 ppi monitors or does 72 always give one inch? or is it 96 to an inch on diff screens??

KatWoman wrote:

"Andrew Morton" wrote in message

blranger57 wrote:

Can anyone here explain how to set up Photoshop CS to use pixels instead of points in the character palette? Is this even possible with photoshop? When I set the font size, I want it to be 10 px instead of 10 pt. I’ve looked around the Web and can’t find instructions to do this, although i’ve seen tuts advising to set photoshop up like this when working with bitmap/pixel fonts.

Set the document resolution to be 72ppi, then, as there are 72 points in an inch, 1px=1pt.

Or type px as the unit when you type in the text size – Phoroshop will convert it to the size in points.

Andrew

does that hold true for 96 ppi monitors or does 72 always give one inch? or is it 96 to an inch on diff screens??

Completely and utterly ignore the resolution of the monitor: it’s the document’s resolution that is of concern because we want a certain number of pixels. I don’t think many people go to the effort of actually adjusting the hsize and vsize of a monitor to match anything in particular; as long as the pixels have the correct aspect ratio to avoid distorting the image, it doesn’t matter. It’s too awkward to put a rule up to a monitor to measure things with any sort of accuracy (better than about 1/8 inch).

As I wrote, there are 72 (computer, not typesetter’s) points to an inch, so if the document’s resolution is also 72ppi, then each pixel will correspond to one point, and vice versa.

Does that make sense?

Andrew

"Andrew Morton" wrote in message

KatWoman wrote:

"Andrew Morton" wrote in message

blranger57 wrote:

Can anyone here explain how to set up Photoshop CS to use pixels instead of points in the character palette? Is this even possible with photoshop? When I set the font size, I want it to be 10 px instead of 10 pt. I’ve looked around the Web and can’t find instructions to do this, although i’ve seen tuts advising to set photoshop up like this when working with bitmap/pixel fonts.

Set the document resolution to be 72ppi, then, as there are 72 points in an inch, 1px=1pt.

Or type px as the unit when you type in the text size – Phoroshop will convert it to the size in points.

Andrew

does that hold true for 96 ppi monitors or does 72 always give one inch? or is it 96 to an inch on diff screens??

Completely and utterly ignore the resolution of the monitor: it’s the document’s resolution that is of concern because we want a certain number of pixels. I don’t think many people go to the effort of actually adjusting the hsize and vsize of a monitor to match anything in particular; as long as the pixels have the correct aspect ratio to avoid distorting the image, it doesn’t matter. It’s too awkward to put a rule up to a monitor to measure things with any sort of accuracy (better than about 1/8 inch).

As I wrote, there are 72 (computer, not typesetter’s) points to an inch, so if the document’s resolution is also 72ppi, then each pixel will correspond to one point, and vice versa.

Does that make sense?

Andrew

yes it does thanks