Changing Resolution from 72 dpi to 300 dpi: I have Corel Paintshop Pro X7 and all my pictures are being saved at 72 dpi. I have a publisher that needs my pictures to be in 300 dpi and...

bobhoco Loc: Oklahoma

I have Corel Paintshop Pro X7 and all my pictures are being saved at 72 dpi. I have a publisher that needs my pictures to be in 300 dpi and 5" x 7" or less. I need to resize about 40 pics. What is the easiest way to do this?

TheDman Loc: USA

You don't. Your publisher doesn't know what he is talking about. DPI is meaningless to digital images. Just send a 2100 pixel file on the long end and you'll be fine.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

PPI and DPI are about image clarity when viewed or printed.
PPI is for screen (square - sort of)
DPI is for printers (round)
Both have to do first with the media (Screen or paper) limitation. The image is not involved. Its size (viewed or otherwise) depends on the final media used.

A 100px wide image will create a 1/3 of an inch wide print out on a 300 DPI printer
a 72px wide image will create a 1 inch+ on an older display (PPI).

So the request really relates to the size of the image It would be best to ask what is their printer DPI is and how big they will print, that way you can deliver the exact size needed.

Note: PS CC users. Adjust your program to your monitor for best clarity.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

May not be your software version, but didn't take a lot of effort in google to find ...

http://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/216435317-How-to-Resize-a-Photo-in-Corel-PaintShop-Pro

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

TheDman wrote:

You don't. Your publisher doesn't know what he is talking about. DPI is meaningless to digital images. Just send a 2100 pixel file on the long end and you'll be fine.

72 is an obsolete measurement and I ignore it. The 2100 pixel he indicates is simply the 300 pixel/inch times 7 inches.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

CHG_CANON wrote:

May not be your software version, but didn't take a lot of effort in google to find ...

http://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/216435317-How-to-Resize-a-Photo-in-Corel-PaintShop-Pro

I'm with you. It take very little time or effort to use Bing or Google to find a wealth of answers to most any question, but there are many people who apparently prefer someone else to do the research. I guess it's all about the conversation.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

[quote=rmorrison1116]I'm with you. It take very little time or effort to use Bing or Google to find a wealth of answers to most any question...

Excellent! Then I can stop wasting hours a day on UHH, and this forum can be shut down permanently!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bobhoco wrote:

I have Corel Paintshop Pro X7 and all my pictures are being saved at 72 dpi. I have a publisher that needs my pictures to be in 300 dpi and 5" x 7" or less. I need to resize about 40 pics. What is the easiest way to do this?

An explanation -
https://layersmagazine.com/photoshop-resizing-images.html

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

CHG_CANON wrote:

May not be your software version, but didn't take a lot of effort in google to find ...

http://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/216435317-How-to-Resize-a-Photo-in-Corel-PaintShop-Pro

Very good article, but it doesn't mention DPI. It's all about pixels.

Mary Kate Loc: NYC

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I'm with you. It take very little time or effort to use Bing or Google to find a wealth of answers to most any question, but there are many people who apparently prefer someone else to do the research. I guess it's all about the conversation.

So I guess you will no longer be involved in the "conversation". I don't think sitting next to you at a dinner party would generate much conversation.

FrumCA

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I'm with you. It take very little time or effort to use Bing or Google to find a wealth of answers to most any question, but there are many people who apparently prefer someone else to do the research. I guess it's all about the conversation.

Perhaps he did Google it but wanted more insight from some more experienced folks here on the hog. Since you had nothing to offer evidently that possibility didn't occur to you.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Beg pardon, but 72 is not obsolete.
--Bob

PHRubin wrote:

72 is an obsolete measurement and I ignore it. The 2100 pixel he indicates is simply the 300 pixel/inch times 7 inches.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

rmalarz wrote:

Beg pardon, but 72 is not obsolete.
--Bob

I don't print, so I have a question for those of you who do. Do modern printers actually look at the dpi figure?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

The shop that does my printing for me requests, for best results, the image be 300dpi.
--Bob

rehess wrote:

I don't print, so I have a question for those of you who do. Do modern printers actually look at the dpi figure?

TheDman Loc: USA

rmalarz wrote:

Beg pardon, but 72 is not obsolete.
--Bob

Please, then, enlighten us all as to what value it has.