: Jennifer McKenzie
I'm pretty sure Becky isn't entirely correct. Pixels refers to dimensions (digitally, of course). On digital photos, you get 72 pixels per inch. That means if you have something that's 800 pixels square, the image will be a little big bigger than 11 inches square, full size. DPI is kind of like density. It's how full of color and information the image is. You can have an 800 pixelx800 pixel image that has 72DPI, or that has 300 or even 800DPI. If you keep the photos digital you can't tell much ... more (136 words)
Another thing to keep in mind is that if you have your pictures printed by a company they usually either use an imprinting technology or a wet process. The wet process is better... it's the same sort of technology as when you got your film developed, but for digital. So your pictures will last a bit longer and are usually a bit clearer.
That is a good video! I always wondered why my pictures that I printed turned out like crap. I have adobe so now I will be able to change it! Thank you!
are you still going to do the underground? I like those videos too! I love duct tape. One time I was a duct tape debuty. I protect the usage of duct tape! don't ask... haha.
You can also get a digital picture frame for a digital photo you took from a digital camera. Its really cool you can like make a slide show with music and sweet transitions between pictures and all you need is a flash drive to load the pictures on (digitally). Just another way to go digital. =P
Wow, an episode up my alley in Marketing/Graphic Design. Something that everyone ought to know is something I already knew. Amazing! Also, Heidi is right. DPI is for physical information while PPI (pixel-per-inch) is all things digital. DPI is more commonly used, but not entirely acurate since digitally there are not dots, but pixels (boxes of color). Mostly you can thank marketing like me for throwing PPI into the realm of DPI of effect.
You can print pictures off your computer?
Okay. I'm kidding. I knew that.
I never knew what DPI meant.
And Becky, if the two terms are not interchangeable, why is it that pictures on the web usually have 'dpi' as part of their description?
Hmmm... nit-picker Graphic Designer here. "Pixels" refers only to digital (electronic, on-screen) information. "DPI" refers only to physical information like ink on paper. The terms are not interchangeable if you want to speak accurately. Use pixels when referring to an image still on your computer, and DPI when referring to the output from a printer. For example: if you have a digital image with a sufficiently low pixel-per-inch count, and a printer with a high dot-per-inch output, it is possible to print an image and actually see the little square pixels on the paper. ... more (104 words)
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Marnee
: Jennifer McKenzie I'm pretty sure Becky isn't entirely correct. Pixels refers to dimensions (digitally, of course). On digital photos, you get 72 pixels per inch. That means if you have something that's 800 pixels square, the image will be a little big bigger than 11 inches square, full size. DPI is kind of like density. It's how full of color and information the image is. You can have an 800 pixelx800 pixel image that has 72DPI, or that has 300 or even 800DPI. If you keep the photos digital you can't tell much ... more (136 words)Becky
: Jennifer McKenzie thorondor is correct. Yet another argument for certification in the US for Graphic Designers. Flame on!Lilmissgeek [22]
Another thing to keep in mind is that if you have your pictures printed by a company they usually either use an imprinting technology or a wet process. The wet process is better... it's the same sort of technology as when you got your film developed, but for digital. So your pictures will last a bit longer and are usually a bit clearer.buccs743
i am gonna have to tell everyone about this guybuccs743
very funnyNospinplease
That is a good video! I always wondered why my pictures that I printed turned out like crap. I have adobe so now I will be able to change it! Thank you!Nospinplease
ummm... that is odd it posted the comment on this video. hmmm I shall copy and paste back in that other video!Nospinplease
are you still going to do the underground? I like those videos too! I love duct tape. One time I was a duct tape debuty. I protect the usage of duct tape! don't ask... haha.Mr. Curar
I'm actually currently working on this project so I found this interesting. Loved the ending with the nerd tip, keep them coming ;)steph {207}
You can also get a digital picture frame for a digital photo you took from a digital camera. Its really cool you can like make a slide show with music and sweet transitions between pictures and all you need is a flash drive to load the pictures on (digitally). Just another way to go digital. =PCFTW {207}
Hmm... I usually have a LOT of SMALL pictures so I vector them :DMeandering {207}
Wow, an episode up my alley in Marketing/Graphic Design. Something that everyone ought to know is something I already knew. Amazing! Also, Heidi is right. DPI is for physical information while PPI (pixel-per-inch) is all things digital. DPI is more commonly used, but not entirely acurate since digitally there are not dots, but pixels (boxes of color). Mostly you can thank marketing like me for throwing PPI into the realm of DPI of effect.thorondor {207}
because those people don't care about technicalitiesJennifer McKenzie
You can print pictures off your computer? Okay. I'm kidding. I knew that. I never knew what DPI meant. And Becky, if the two terms are not interchangeable, why is it that pictures on the web usually have 'dpi' as part of their description?Becky
Hmmm... nit-picker Graphic Designer here. "Pixels" refers only to digital (electronic, on-screen) information. "DPI" refers only to physical information like ink on paper. The terms are not interchangeable if you want to speak accurately. Use pixels when referring to an image still on your computer, and DPI when referring to the output from a printer. For example: if you have a digital image with a sufficiently low pixel-per-inch count, and a printer with a high dot-per-inch output, it is possible to print an image and actually see the little square pixels on the paper. ... more (104 words)Curtis
Does that mean my digital clock is really a moving picture?edthemanily
The word "digitial" seems to be in the same phase of being a buzz word as "turbo" was a few years ago. The result-overused!kahrytan
Except the paper photo centers use to print is light sensitive. I asked a photo center person at Costco this one day.Chrissy
so much digital! maybe on a future episode you can say it more than you did in this one. make a record! ^^Heidi
Marc-I've done that. :) I don't suggest it. :)Marc
What if I took a digital photo of digital photo? I know... I am just being crazy.