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VISUAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION

(MPPP1373)

Jamalludin Harun
Department of Educational Sciences Mathematic and Creative Multimedia
Faculty of Education, UTM

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INTRODUCTION

Resolution is the measurement of how many dots/pixels

fit into one inch.
The higher resolution, the sharper the image will be.
Recommends resolution: 300 dpi (dots per inch) for crisp,
clear results.
Lower resolution images appear fuzzy, jagged and blurry.

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INTRODUCTION

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RULES TO REMEMBER

Low resolution images print fuzzy, jagged and blurry.

The settings used during the original "capture" of an
image (ie: scanning, digital camera, etc) determine its
base resolution.
Resolution can only be improved by decreasing the image
size, or by recapturing the image at a higher quality
setting.

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RULES TO REMEMBER

Recommended minimum resolution for printing is 300 dpi;

computer monitors generally have a display setting of 72
dpi-96dpi.
If your images have low resolution, they may not look bad
on your monitor but will likely print blurry or jagged.

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WHAT RESOLUTION SHOULD I USE?

Can you tell the difference on screen? How about if

you print it?

300 dpi 72 dpi

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WHAT RESOLUTION SHOULD I USE?

So whats the difference?

300 dpi 72 dpi

This image is 1.4 MB This image is 240 K

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THINGS TO AVOID

Web images are predominately low resolution (72-96 dpi)

GIF or JPEG files.
This resolution is good for quick transmission over the
internet, but is not acceptable for use in printing.

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IMPROVE RESOLUTION?

Upsampling (or interpolation) is when a low resolution

image is saved to a higher resolution with no changes in
dimensions.
It increase the resolution where computer will predict
extra data to form new image with new resolution.
Upsampling adds more pixels/dots per inch (dpi), but
creates blurry images, ugly blocks of color, and high
contrast in images.

http://www.graphics.com/article-old/fundamentals-resampling-photoshop
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IMPROVE RESOLUTION?

What is the best way to increase/improve image

resolution?
The only way resolution can be improved is by decreasing
the image size, or by recapturing the image at a higher
quality setting.

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..PRINT SIZE..

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PRINT SIZE..

The maximum print size that a digital camera can produce

is directly related to the number of pixels on the camera's
CCD (the resolution).

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PRINT SIZE..

What does Megapixel really mean?

Megapixel vs Image size?

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IMAGE RESOLUTION VS PRINT SIZE

This assumes that the

optimal printing is 240
DPI.
Good images and
proper image editing
techniques may allow
considerably larger
prints to be made.
How? What is the
formula to calculate (if
ANY)?
ThinkDiscuss

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IMAGE RESOLUTION VS PRINT SIZE

Image Size/Resolution Calculator:

http://auctionrepair.com/pixels.html
http://www.inmagine.com/printsizecal.php
http://www.scantips.com/calc.html

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FORMULA

Convert pixels to inches (Output to Monitors/Printers)

Pixels DPI = Inches

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CALCULATING PRINT SIZE

You can calculate what printed image size you can safely
achieve from the dimensions of the original image.

A 3,000 by 2,000 pixel image from a 6-megapixel camera

printed at 300 dpi will be 10 inches across the horizontal
axis (3,000 divided by 300).

Pixels DPI = Inches

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CALCULATING PRINT SIZE

Looking at this from another viewpoint, a 1,500 by 1,000

pixel image printed at a size of 10 inches will be printing
at a resolution of 150 dpi (1,500 divided by 10).
You don't need to remember this, but you do need to
understand it

Pixels DPI = Inches

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WHAT IS SCALING?

Scaling is an extremely important working tool for

printing.
There are two ways to scale an image, either during the
scan, or after the scan.
The next page covers scaling AFTER the scan.

Scaling DURING the scan refer:

http://www.scantips.com/calc.html
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SCALING TO PRINT A DIFFERENT SIZE

The practical way scaling is used AFTER the scan

is this:
We have an image we want to print.
It has a size in pixels, perhaps 1200 x 800 pixel.
We want to specify a printed size in inches.
We specify a scaled resolution to accomplish that.

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SCALING TO PRINT A DIFFERENT SIZE

Resolution dpi = (pixels of length) / (inches of

length).

Suppose our image is 1200 pixels wide.

Contemplating printing it, we see that we could
print this image at several different sizes, simply
by changing the scaled resolution.

Example.

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SCALING TO PRINT A DIFFERENT SIZE

1200 pixels / 10 inches = 120 dpi

1200 pixels / 8 inches = 150 dpi
1200 pixels / 6 inches = 200 dpi
1200 pixels / 4 inches = 300 dpi
1200 pixels / 3 inches = 400 dpi
1200 pixels / 2 inches = 600 dpi

Resolution dpi = (pixels of length) / (inches of

length).
Pixels DPI = Inches
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SCALING TO PRINT A DIFFERENT SIZE

This is scaling, the easy way (lying to the

printer)

Given the available image size and the available

printer's resolution needs and capability, you
pick the best choice for your purpose, balancing
resolution against image size.

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Thank You

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