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Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always 240dpi?
Is this change in the camera, the converter software or elsewhere.

Thanks for the help.

MJL Photo wrote:
> Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always 240dpi?
> Is this change in the camera, the converter software or elsewhere.

The dpi is just a number attached to the photo. It's only relevant when
printing. Just about any photo editor will be able to change it to
whatever you like, but it still won't make any difference to your photo
until you try to print it.

I suspect you're confused. What are you actually trying to achieve?

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:09:11 GMT, in rec.photo.digital "MJL Photo"
<> wrote:

>Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always 240dpi?
>Is this change in the camera, the converter software or elsewhere.

It sounds as if you are confusing the resolution of the images with printed
output. if this is the case a good place to get a handle on this can be
found at http://www.scantips.com/basics01.html
--
Ed Ruf ()
http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photog...ral/index.html

Not confused.

Of course this is all about printing.

Trying to achieve - all files to automtically to be processed to 300dpi, not
240 for print. I don't want to use a photo editor to change all images
photographed.


"Derek Fountain" <> wrote in message
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> MJL Photo wrote:
>> Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always 240dpi?
>> Is this change in the camera, the converter software or elsewhere.
>
> The dpi is just a number attached to the photo. It's only relevant when
> printing. Just about any photo editor will be able to change it to
> whatever you like, but it still won't make any difference to your photo
> until you try to print it.
>
> I suspect you're confused. What are you actually trying to achieve?

Nope, I'm not confusing resolution with printed output.

I just want to know how (if) I can change the 240 dpi of the processed file
to 300. I'm assuming this is changable prior to conversion (like Canon).

By the way, thanks for the link.




"Ed Ruf (REPLY to E-MAIL IN SIG!)" <> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:09:11 GMT, in rec.photo.digital "MJL Photo"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always 240dpi?
>>Is this change in the camera, the converter software or elsewhere.
>
> It sounds as if you are confusing the resolution of the images with
> printed
> output. if this is the case a good place to get a handle on this can be
> found at http://www.scantips.com/basics01.html
> --
> Ed Ruf ()
> http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photog...ral/index.html

vancouver wrote:
> Not confused.
>
> Of course this is all about printing.
>
> Trying to achieve - all files to automtically to be processed to
> 300dpi, not 240 for print. I don't want to use a photo editor to
> change all images photographed.

Most output devices and the associated software allows you to set the
dpi or image size. Most ignore or allow override of the file dpi.


>
>
> "Derek Fountain" <> wrote in message
> news:455d75d7$0$97216$ reenews.net...
>> MJL Photo wrote:
>>> Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always
>>> 240dpi? Is this change in the camera, the converter software or
>>> elsewhere.
>>
>> The dpi is just a number attached to the photo. It's only relevant
>> when printing. Just about any photo editor will be able to change it
>> to whatever you like, but it still won't make any difference to your
>> photo until you try to print it.
>>
>> I suspect you're confused. What are you actually trying to achieve?

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:23:16 GMT, in rec.photo.digital "vancouver"
<> wrote:

>Nope, I'm not confusing resolution with printed output.
>
>I just want to know how (if) I can change the 240 dpi of the processed file
>to 300. I'm assuming this is changable prior to conversion (like Canon).

Changeable by what? There is no camera setting for this. This would be
a function of whatever raw converter used (if done at this stage) or
in whatever graphics editor you use after that if not done during the
conversion.
-
Ed Ruf ()
http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photog...ral/index.html

vancouver wrote:
> Not confused.
>
> Of course this is all about printing.
>
> Trying to achieve - all files to automtically to be processed to 300dpi, not
> 240 for print. I don't want to use a photo editor to change all images
> photographed.
>

If you can't find any control in the converter (but there must be one),
you can just create an action in photoshop and run it in batch mode on
all converted files (to change the setting to 300dpi).

But what are you doing with them? Doesn't the driver for the output
device have a setting to ignore the dpi setting in the file?

MJL Photo wrote:
> Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always 240dpi?
> Is this change in the camera, the converter software or elsewhere.

Where are you seeing this 240dpi value, and why is it significant?

dpi is useful to know when cropping, but only to cause the editor to
resize the image and output a specific number of pixels in each
dimension. But in the end, it is the printing software/device that
dictates how many pixels print in an inch.

In the raw file, you'll find there are 2 values already set - X
Resolution and Y Resolution. Nikon sets these to 300, and everyone
ignores them (as you seem to be finding here).

On Nov 17, 2:09 am, "MJL Photo" <mjlphotograph...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Can I change this output resolution to 300dpi, or is it always 240dpi?
> Is this change in the camera, the converter software or elsewhere.
>
> Thanks for the help.

This is setable in every RAW converter I have used, ACR, Capture NX,
Capture 1, and Raw Shooter Essentials. If you are setting up to print
this is a simple quick change, so if your camera produces a 3000 x 2000
file at 240 ppi (yes ppi not dpi) you have a 12.5 x 8.33 inch image. At
300ppi it is 10 x 6.67 image. You can get the same effect by by setting
a custom paper size and printing to size. Explore your RAW converter
more you should have a PPI setting.

Tom