Re: [Gimp-user] resolution



Hi Hija,

What Rick is trying to explain is that there is no such thing as "real resolution".
The number of dots/pixels per inch you see depends on how big you 
display each pixel or, looking it the other way, how many dots you 
squeeze/stretch into a given space.
The first dialogue that Rick points you to will tell you how big an 
image will display/print at the given resolution.
Given the number of pixels in the image, the second dialogue allows you 
to adjust either the size of the finished image so you can see what the 
resolution will be at that size, or the resolution to show you how big 
that would make the image.
If you wish to to have your default resolution be 300ppi rather than 
72ppi, then go to
EDIT > PREFERENCES > DEFAULT IMAGE

and set the X-resolution and y resolution as you wish.

The default of 72ppi is a somewhat historic figure based roughly on the monitors available in the early days of the PC, but still remains a "standard" for many software products.
Greg

On 11/11/16 14:40, Rick Strong wrote:
IMAGE > IMAGE PROPERTIES (This will also show you CMYK)
or IMAGE > PRINT SIZE for resolution and dimensions. These can be reset.

Rick S.

-----Original Message----- From: Hija de la madre patria
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 2:51 AM
To: gimp-user-list gnome org
Subject: [Gimp-user] resolution


When I open an image, the resolution always occurs in 72 dpi but the real is 300, for example. How can I know the real resolution? Also if the image is in CMYK don´t give me that information
Thanks 
--
Greg Chapman
http://www.gregtutor.co.uk
Still helping users of KompoZer but using BlueGriffon



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