On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 05:07:34PM -0800, Tom Williams wrote: > Hi! Ok, I'm using Gimp 1.3.23 on Linux. I've got a JPEG taken by a > digital camera at 1892x1992 (pixels) resolution. The "Print Size & > Display Unit" info is: > > Width: 26.278 in > Height: 27.667 in > Resolution X: 72.000 px/in > Y: 72.000 px/in > > > So, I take this to mean the image is 72dpi and could be printed to a > size of 26" x 27". >
Correct. Though being nitpicky, the correct term is ppi (pixels per inch). > Now, I want to print this image as a 5x7 image so I change the "Height" > setting in the "Print Size & Display Unit" section to 7 and the width > changs to 6.649, leaving the units in inches. The resolution then > changes to 284.554 px/in. So I take this to mean the image now is the > size of 6.65 inches wide and 7 inches high at 284.55 dpi. Is this > correct? If I click "Ok", will I now have an image which is 6.65x7 in > size instead of the 26x27 I started with? > Yes. It won't actually change, but the amount of dots (or pixels, more accurately) per inch will be higher, resulting in a smaller image on paper. > If I then printed this image, would it print as a 6.65x7 image? > It should. It can vary slightly depending on the printer, but it should generally work out. Marco _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
