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Old 06-29-2004, 06:30 PM
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Default PPI Explained

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This is off topic, but I've written an article for Digital Media Thoughts that explains the often confusing issue of PPI (pixels per inch) and answers the external question "How big can I print that digital image before it starts to look horrible?". Check it out!
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Old 06-29-2004, 07:18 PM
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This article was worth a million dollars (uh pixels :wink: ). I hope you don't mind that I threw a copy of it in "My Documents" folder?

Thanks :mrgreen:

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Old 06-29-2004, 07:19 PM
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This article was worth a million dollars (uh pixels :wink: ). I hope you don't mind that I threw a copy of it in "My Documents" folder? Thanks :mrgreen:
Glad you liked it. :-) Feel free to pass the URL around to other people who might benefit from it...
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Old 06-29-2004, 07:55 PM
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That makes so much sense, but I never grasped the concept. Thanks!
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Old 06-29-2004, 09:42 PM
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Nice summing up and analogy Jason. I'll have to rememberer to point folks in it's direction when the question next comes up. :wink:
 
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Old 06-30-2004, 06:27 PM
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... Feel free to pass the URL around to other people who might benefit from it...
I sorta jumped the gun and did that while I was waiting for a reply. Now to take care of the rest of my list - Thanks

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