Techy Stuff

Megapixels

Megapixel has to do with the millions (mega) of PICture ELements (pixels) a camera can capture and store in a photo. The average consumer needs a camera that has a 3 to 5 Megapixel (MP) rating. I know it’s nice
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Lines per inch (LPI)

Lines per inch (LPI) is a measurement of printing resolution in systems that use a halftone screen. Specifically, it is a measure of how close together the lines in a halftone grid are. Higher LPI indicates greater detail and sharpness.
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Samples Per Inch (SPI)

Scanners use Samples Per Inch when scanning an image. The value is set when you determine the resolution you decide to store an image, whether it will be viewed on a computer’s screen or printed. Depending on your scanner, you
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Pixels Per Inch (PPI)

The resolution of an image viewed on your computer’s screen is in Pixels Per Inch (PPI). The image is made up of square pixels (PICture ELements). Each pixel is a specific color. You can see this by zooming in on
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Dots Per Inch (DPI)

The resolution of a printed photograph is in Dots Per Inch (DPI). The origin of Dots Per Inch is from the newspaper industry. If you look closely at an image from today’s paper, you’ll see it is made up of
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Image Resolution

Resolution The resolution of an image is determined by the number of units per inch from left to right and from top to bottom. Where the image will be viewed will determine the resolution. The resolution standard for print is 300
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