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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1568048" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hello again - I've attached several pics (the first another screen capture w/ the 'Resize' option opened; and a pic from the web illustrating 'Print sizes vs. Megapixel size' needed for a decent print).</p><p></p><p>For web posting, the resolution of a computer monitor is typically 72 ppi (pixels/inch) - in the pic below mine is set for 144 ppi, which is fine for the web - your next concerns are the size of the image and the overall number of pixels (720 x 400 in my example); the latter is important in emailing/uploading images, i.e. the smaller the better (of course, w/o compromising quality - it's a 'trade-off'). As to image dimensions, the pic should fit the monitor or be smaller; this will vary w/ the size of the monitor & its resolution - I usually keep my uploaded images under 1000 pixels (for the larger dimension) - experiment yourself.</p><p></p><p>For printing, that is an entirely different set of guidelines; the standard 'good' quality print will require 300 dpi (dots/inch - same as ppi); SO, an image will need MANY more total pixels to make a decent print - look at the attached chart and see the blue arrow I added - for a 5 x 7 inch print, over 3 MP is suggested (even 1.5 MP at 200 dpi). Let us know if this helps - Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]20174[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]20175[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1568048, member: 234411"] Hello again - I've attached several pics (the first another screen capture w/ the 'Resize' option opened; and a pic from the web illustrating 'Print sizes vs. Megapixel size' needed for a decent print). For web posting, the resolution of a computer monitor is typically 72 ppi (pixels/inch) - in the pic below mine is set for 144 ppi, which is fine for the web - your next concerns are the size of the image and the overall number of pixels (720 x 400 in my example); the latter is important in emailing/uploading images, i.e. the smaller the better (of course, w/o compromising quality - it's a 'trade-off'). As to image dimensions, the pic should fit the monitor or be smaller; this will vary w/ the size of the monitor & its resolution - I usually keep my uploaded images under 1000 pixels (for the larger dimension) - experiment yourself. For printing, that is an entirely different set of guidelines; the standard 'good' quality print will require 300 dpi (dots/inch - same as ppi); SO, an image will need MANY more total pixels to make a decent print - look at the attached chart and see the blue arrow I added - for a 5 x 7 inch print, over 3 MP is suggested (even 1.5 MP at 200 dpi). Let us know if this helps - Dave :) . [ATTACH=full]20174[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]20175[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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