DPI

[Sean-Mcr]

Hi

Looking for some advice please on a photo that i want to have framed and make a gift of to her parents. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12556&stc=1

Jpeg taken at 3504 x2336 at highest quality.


I'm taking it to printed today, the dpi is 72 and i was wondering if i should increase it and if so what to. Total novice with dpi:o

Also how big could i have printed before it starts looking pixilated?


Many thanks, it's really important i get this right:) i know i should know already:o

[SomeLady]

What software are you using for the resizing?

I ran this one through PS, and it looks to me like you can get an 12 X 8 out of it and still wind up with a resolution of around 290ppi. You'd still have to trim a tiny bit to get the even number. "They" say 300ppi is the target for decent printing, but there's a lot of leeway. I've gotten some nice photos as low as 200ppi.

How big do you want it? You've got a lot of original data to work with, but you most definitely want to send it to a printer at something way higher than 72ppi!

[Curtis N]

the dpi is 72 and i was wondering if i should increase it and if so what to.
Ignore that number. Always. DPI is the most useless statistic in the entire realm of digital imaging, and whomever invented it deserves a dope slap. The only thing it has ever done is confuse people.

Photo print vendors don't care about the dpi setting on the digital file. They enlarge your image to fit the print size you ask for. If you printed your 3504 x 2336 image at 72 pixels per inch, you would get a print approximately 48 x 32 inches!

As somelady alluded to, you have plenty of pixels for a very nice 8 x 12, assuming the sharpness is there. With the pixel counts of today's cameras, print quality is more often limited by the sharpness of the image than the number of pixels.

Nice shot, by the way. I'm sure the girl's parents will love it!

[Jesper]

Do a search for "dots per inch" in the forums and you'll find lots of posts that explain what it is and why the DPI number doesn't mean anything.

[Sean-Mcr]

Thanks guys;)