Jim wrote:
"Scotius" wrote in message
Make sure that an image is the proper dpi (not ppi) for print? I’ll be finishing the designs of some advertisements soon, and I will need to make sure that the image dpi is appropriate for the print medium that they’ll be used in. Thanks in advance…
If you mean dots per inch as used by the printer, that is determined by the print driver (on the PC) or the corresponding piece of software wherever it is being printed. PS has no control over dots per inch on the print.
PS allow you to specify the desired pixels per inch. There are at least 3 printer dots per pixel because it takes that many dots of primary colors to define a color.
Jim
Thank you. Finally, and explanation that I can understand about it. I read one where the advisor told the guy asking the question that PPI was directly equivalent to DPI, which I knew was wrong because of what I’d already read.
So then, to ensure that a picture reproduces well, all I have to do is see that it’s got good detail to begin with, and not worry about DPI, etc? I was wondering about that, because I downloaded a stock photo from the Stock Xchange, and the guy had this info with it that it’s "300 dpi at 4 x 3 inches", or some measurement close to that, which to me kind of throws a wrench into your explanation, but maybe there’s something I’m misunderstanding? I hope I haven’t "misunderestimated" all this, to use my favorite Bushism.
