You're both right, in a sense. And this situation is not unique to Paint.
Some image formats have the DPI is saved in the header of the file, some do
not. All image formats have the number of pixels saved in the header of the
file.
So, if the DPI is saved in the header of the file, the software that reads
it can know what the intended size in inches is and display it according. If
the DPI is not saved in the header of the file, it cannot, it is typically
assumed that the DPI is the same as the screen, which is most commonly 96
DPI.
Having said that, many programs don't care about this stuff. They just
display pixel for pixel what the picture looks like. Paint does this, and it
kind of has to because it intended to draw pixel by pixel so it is showing
you pixel by pixel.
What type of image is this (Bitmap, JPEG, GIF, etc?) Is Paint really
changing the DPI of the image, that is writing DPI=96x96 to the header of
the file and permanently changing it, or is it just not displaying it how
you would like?
Paul
"Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
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> Resolution is number of dots per inch. Pixel dimensions are the size in
> pixels. They are different things.
> If you think it is impossible, then try yourself, scan a A4 sheet with 600
> dpi resolution to a 1bit tif and try to print it from Paint with 100% size
> in the Page setup. Paint will print just 1/6 of the image.
> I did not write about size on screen, but about size on a printed paper.
> I do not want to "Select the print size", I want the Pain to print with
> the
> original size stated in a tif.
> "yves alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> сообщил/сообщила в новостях следующее:
> news:OSltkyE5FHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Pixel dimensions and resolution are the same thing!
>> Paint does not print anything 6+ times larger. Impossible.
>> What you see from Paint is the size that your image would occupy on your
>> screen, at 96 dpi, with the number of pixels contained in your image
>> file.
>> Nothing more and nothing less. Paint does not print anything. It simply
>> tranfers the file to your printer. Select the print size.
>> Get some free software from here to edit and print your images:
>> www.faststone.org
>> and forget about Paint.
>>
>> "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
>> news:%23GhOoxC5FHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >I did not write about pixel dimensions, I wrote about resolution. The
> Paint
>> > changes resolution and length dimensions of a scanned image, not pixel
>> > dimensions, therefore, Paint prints a 600 dpi image 6+ times larger.
>> > "Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> сообщил/сообщила в новостях следующее:
>> > news:uM5fnM84FHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> >> I don't think anything is wrong.
>> >> The 96 dpi displayed by Paint is simply your monitor display.
>> >> Open the Properties of the file and check the pixel dimensions of it.
> It
>> >> should have the same pixel dimensions as the original file, say,
>> >> something
>> >> like:
>> >> 1200 x 800.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
>> >> news:eshXZf54FHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Hello
>> >> > How to stop MS Paint changing resolution of b&w tif files from 600
>> >> > to
>> >> > 96
>> >> > dpi? After editing the 600 dpi files in MS Paint and saving them the
>> > files
>> >> > become 96 dpi.
>> >> >
>> >> >
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