Re: [Gimp-user] Text rendering

[Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net>]

On 05/27/2017 08:38 PM, zylstra wrote:
> > Did you make sure to use the same PPI value for the image in all
> > applications?

> What do those programs use for PPI?  I think Paint.net uses 96 PPI.  And how do
> I change the PPI in GIMP?

Most applications use 72 DPI as their default resolution.

One way to find the DPI resolution specified in the header of an image
is to load it in the GIMP and do Image > Scale.  The existing DPI value
is shown in the dialog box.  To change the DPI, just enter your new DPI
value and "Scale" the image.  All this will do - unless you entered new
dimensions as well - is change the DPI specified in the file header.

If you change your image size from pixels to inches or another physical
dimension in the Scale dialog, the DPI is used by the GIMP to calculate
the new dimensions in pixels when actually resizing the image.  This is
very convenient when, for instance, exporting images for print at 300 DPI.

:o)