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3Dillusions
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Does FF make images at 300DPI or only 72DPI as I recently got the pro version and now I am wondering why I should of bothered?

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The resolution FF generates images at does not matter because it is interchangeable once the image has been generated. What does matter is the pixel dimensions of the image.

So, for example, a 1024 x 1024 image (stated in pixel dimensions) is still that size whether set to 72 DPI or 300 DPI. The difference between them only comes up when you output the image to a printer.

1024 x 1024 @ 72 dpi = 14.22" x 14.22"

1024 x 1024 @ 300 DPI = 3.41" x 3.41"

When you upgrade to the Pro version, one of the benefits you receive is the ability to generate an image larger than 3000 x 3000 pixels.
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3Dillusions
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It matters to Me in the scrap industry you papers must be 3600x3600 and 300DPI for printing, I am not making seamless textures in that business or I would not care. Sure I am grateful for the larger size but DPI matters in the business world I am in.

That's the difference between a poser texture maker and a Scrapbook maker.

So basically you are saying no, that means I have to reopen them in Photoshop and change it to 300DPI all over again. Sounds like extra work to me. smile:(
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3Dillusions wrote:
So basically you are saying no, that means I have to reopen them in Photoshop and change it to 300DPI all over again.


----Fred explained it to me a while back, and the easiest way to understand it is like he said, only the actual pixel-size matters. The DPI is something that gets chosen at the end, like the person printing it out will select that DPI setting to correspond with the 12 inch by 12 inch size they want. From how he explained it to me, tagging a graphic image file with a set DPI is irrelevant to the end user anyways, because they can change it before they use it/print it/etc.

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Sign Guy
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3Dillusions wrote:
So basically you are saying no, that means I have to reopen them in Photoshop and change it to 300DPI all over again. Sounds like extra work to me.


It matters to me in the ready-to-use renderings business too and we convert to 300 PPI on most of our files.

Yes, setting the DPI is sometimes required to meet the specs of a job. Could be 300, 400 or whatever. You can save time by creating an action in Photoshop to change to 300 DPI without resampling and then run it as a batch on your files all at once. Should only take a few seconds each. That's how I do it.
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3Dillusions wrote:
So basically you are saying no, that means I have to reopen them in Photoshop and change it to 300DPI all over again. Sounds like extra work to me. Sad


Sounds like you have to open them to print anyway smile;) smile:)
Just like Fred said create an action in PS and your off and running..Don't know what flavor of Operating Syatem you are using but there are also apps that specilize in batch conversions....
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