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Bobafett
03-03-2005, 08:02 PM
Hello,
I am new to this forum, and I have a quick question for everyone out there. I know that 300 dpi is the standard print resolution in America. However, I need to send some images to Australia, and I was wondering if 300 is the standard resolutionfor centimeters. I understand that the "dpi" means "dots per inch". Is there a more specific term when using centimeters, like "dpcm"? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Bobafett
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DPK
Where K could be Kangaroo or Koala
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morea
03-03-2005, 08:11 PM
maybe this will help? I don't have time to read it all the way through but I mean well.
www.answers.com/topic/dots-per-inch (http://www.answers.com/topic/dots-per-inch)
1 inch = 2.54 cm
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red raw
03-03-2005, 11:09 PM
Whether you work in Inch or Cm you can use either 300 dpi or 120 dpcm, they are approx the same and no one will notice any difference
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Bobafett
03-04-2005, 04:19 AM
Thanks everyone!!! The links and other information that you all provided were a big help. I appreciate your time. And 1984, I loved your take on the Australian angle of it all -Dots per Kangaroo. That's great. Thanks again!
-Bobafett
morea
03-04-2005, 05:55 PM
oh, and by the way, welcome to the forum! /DesktopModules/dotNetBB/emoticons/cheers.gif
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Eggles1
03-09-2005, 04:42 PM
Speaking as an Aussie - we really DO understand the term 'dpi'. So I am quite sure you could send that image file just as it is, and the receiver will know what it means.
But you may also notice in Photoshop, under Image>Image Size, if you click on the resolution button, you can change the measurement unit from dots/inch to dots/cm (300 dpi = 118.11 dpc) N.B. 1' = 2.54 cm.