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Understanding Image Size Resolution Photography

The document discusses image resolution in photography and Photoshop, noting that resolution refers to the number of pixels in an image file that determine its detail. It explains that image resolution is measured in pixels per inch (PPI), with higher resolutions having more pixels and larger file sizes. Monitor resolution also measures pixels per inch, and if an image has higher resolution than the monitor, it will appear larger on screen. Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch (DPI) produced by the printer.

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Understanding Image Size Resolution Photography

The document discusses image resolution in photography and Photoshop, noting that resolution refers to the number of pixels in an image file that determine its detail. It explains that image resolution is measured in pixels per inch (PPI), with higher resolutions having more pixels and larger file sizes. Monitor resolution also measures pixels per inch, and if an image has higher resolution than the monitor, it will appear larger on screen. Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch (DPI) produced by the printer.

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Understanding image size resolution:-

The first step in retouching a photograph in Photoshop is to make


sure that the image has an appropriate resolution. The
term resolution refers to the number of small squares, known
as pixels, that describe an image and establish its detail. Resolution is
determined by pixel dimensions, or the number of pixels along the
width and height of an image.

In computer graphics, there are different types of resolution:

The number of pixels per unit of length in an image is called


the image resolution, usually measured in pixels per inch (PPI). An
image with a high resolution has more pixels (and therefore a larger
file size) than an image of the same dimensions with a low
resolution. Images in Photoshop can vary from high resolution (300
PPI or higher) to low resolution (72 PPI or 96 PPI).

The number of pixels per unit of length on a monitor is the monitor


resolution, also usually measured in pixels per inch (PPI). Image pixels
are translated directly into monitor pixels. In Photoshop, if the image
resolution is higher than the monitor resolution, the image appears
larger onscreen than its specified print dimensions. For example,
when you display a 1x1-inch, 144-ppi image on a 72-ppi monitor, the
image fills a 2x2-inch area of the screen.

The number of ink dots per inch (DPI) produced by a platesetter or


laser printer is the printer, or output, resolution. Higher resolution
images output to higher resolution printers generally produce the
best quality. The appropriate resolution for a printed image is
determined both by the printer resolution and by the screen
frequency, or lines per inch (LPI), of the halftone screens used to
reproduce images.

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