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How to see DPI of image in Illustrator - Illustrator CC
Is there a way to see the DPI of an image you hae opened in illustrator? I have an image open but it doesn't show in the document info window any resolution
Also checked linked and it shows the PPI ...
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Dot vs. Pixel - rudimentary explanation
I've read many explanations, but either they all are too abstruse or they gainsay each other.
Why Dots Per Inch Isn't Pixels Per Inch
A dot refers to ink density, effectively; a pixel refers to image ...
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What is difference between overprint, pass, resolution, PPI and DPI in design printing? [duplicate]
I have read through many resources but I still don't understand what are the difference between them. Can anyone give good examples that is able for me to imagine the different and explain what is ...
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Print resolution when Photoshop shows pixels per inch not dpi [duplicate]
I am about to send some sketches which I have scanned and and tidied up in Photoshop. My scans were 300dpi at the scanner. I've checked by docs and they all say 300 pixels per inch.
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PPI vs. DPI confusion (not a duplicate! NOT the same question that's been asked!) [duplicate]
I was also confused about the meanings of PPI vs. DPI and so I read a few tutorials on Google (including the top posts on StackExchange network addressing this). I think I know why people are ...
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What resolution should I use for my photos in Inkscape?
question from a non-graphic designer here who doesn't fully get the whole 'resolution' thing.
From what I understand, Inkscape saves all embedded images as 90dpi. However for printing, 300 dpi is ...
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Screenshots from different computers/monitors have different dpi
Has anyone had this issue where they get screenshots from different sources, say two different computers/monitors - pull those screenshots into photoshop, only to find they are different in DPI and/or ...
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Images appear bigger on other monitors, possibly caused by low dot pitch?
Images and all dimensions in px or pt that I export for web assets appear to be bigger on another monitor than they appear to be on my monitor. For example, an image of 800 pixels height looks like ...
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Inept knowledge about dpi and ppi,please help?
I have designed a web header 1000x98 at 72 ppi using Macromedia Fireworks for our website and we are planning to print a billboard using that header? The printer has told us that he needs the image ...
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What exactly is a "Pixel"?
"Pixel" always confuses me whenever I do web banner work.
I use CorelDraw x5 for my work. I usually prefer to use inches rather than pixels as inches are much intuitive for me. But when I do an "...
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Optimizing a screenshot for adding in a document and printing
This question is not directly related to graphic design, but I think you guys can help.
I am writing a thesis and I need to add several screenshots of the tools I have used and screenshots of web ...
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Raster Graphics [duplicate]
How is resolution connected to ppi and dpi units?
In the context of editing photos, resolution is a measurement of the output quality of an image. DPI and PPI because that is what you will be dealing ...
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How to set up artwork page when measurement given in pixels?
I normally design (mostly theatre posters etc) for print so the size of artwork in cms or mm always. However, when folks ask me design graphics for web they stipulate the pixel size i.e 200 pixels ...
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How to Compare a Dot (used in printing) with a Pixel (used in websites)?
I am a web developer but I am noob in designing. I have an html page of size 640 pixel * 800 pixel. I have converted this html page to pdf using wkhtmltopdf. But my boss is saying that we need to ...
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