Helllo! I need to know where to go in photoshop to find out the dpi of the image I am working on...any help is appreciated!
Jodi
#1
In the browser's metadata, and in File > File Info.
BTW, unless you're printing it's Pixels per inch, not Dots per Inch.
Rob
#2
I am working on an ad for a magazine and they need it to be 300 dpi...how do I do this if its PPI??
#3
I figured it out! Thanks for your help!!
#4
Jodi,
They really mean ppi. For years the two have been used interchangeably, but DPI is the incorrect way to speak about an image resolution. DPI is a parameter for printers to measure print quality, as in the number of dots that it can lay in one inch. It is NOT an image measurement.
So when folks say "I want a 300 DPI image", they really mean 300 ppi.
Also, a little known trick. In the lower left hand corner of photoshop, in the status bar, you can display things like image size, color space, etc. If you hold down the Alt key and click that little box, it tells you the image dimensions without having to use anything from the menu.
Peace,
Tony
#5
in the status bar
Darn! I knew I forgot something! Thanks Tony.
Rob
#6
Or right click the title bar of the image.
I do it all the time :).
#7
Or right click the title bar of the image
Yeah, but then you have a dialog that you have to close. I REALLY like the Alt status bar pop up. If your image is in inches, it displays units in inches, if in pixels, it does pixels. Pretty nifty and quick. <shrug>
#8
Tony
Yes, "Alt / Status bar" for a quick check; Title bar if you want to change anything.
I normally do ;> .
#9
It's actually the same thing between dpi and ppi
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I am working on an ad for a magazine and they need it to be 300 dpi...how do I do this if its PPI??
#10
Or right click the title bar of the image.
I never knew that you could do that! Great tip :)
#11
:) Very nice tip...My motto should be RTF: Read the forums :)
#12