Digital Image Studio wrote: >On 20/10/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> But once you have a digital file, DPI makes no sense because there are >> no "inches" to a digital file. > >This I don't agree with, most image formats have provisions for >scaling information, just because most people don't generally use or >understand it doesn't mean it makes no sense. If the true scan >resolution is embedded in the file you can manage scaling between >images in order to ensure uniformity, correct scaling is very >important in the print industry. I'm aware of this. I just meant there's nothing intrinsic in the image data that relates to a physical size. This is what trips up a lot of people. I've had editors of publications ask for files with no information other than "oh, 300 DPI should do". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
