Thanks!
Since Paint prints >96 dpi image with larger size, the image does not fit on
one sheet of paper and I cannot measure it.
"Paul Baker" <paulb@online.rochester.rr.com> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
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> Why not just print an image at 100% and measure it? Also use the Image |
> Attributes menu item to get the size in pixels.
>
> DPI is the number of pixels divided by the number of inches.
>
> If you get 96 DPI or there abouts, it's 96 DPI! Another possibility is 72
> DPI. Other values are rare unless you have a super duper high resolution
> monitor.
>
> Paul
>
> "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
> news:OLJEf$S6FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks!
> > How to know my screen resolution which Paint uses?
> > "Paul Baker" <paulb@online.rochester.rr.com> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
> > ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ: news:%23BU3p$s5FHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Well, it stands to reason that this number comes from somewhere! Most
> > likely
> >> the DPI of the screen, which on most screens is 96.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >> "Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
> >> news:uFUm$mo5FHA.4076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> >I think that Paint prints with ABOUT 96 dpi. How to know the exact
> >> > resolution which Paint uses for printing?
> >> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> >> > news:ejDClvg5FHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >> If the "print size" is the issue, go into Page Setup and set the
> >> >> scale.
> >> >> if it prints at 96 and the original was 300 dpi 300/96*100=312%
> >> >>
> >> >> Dmitry Kopnichev wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > The problem is - Even if Paint reads an original scan resolutions,
> >> >> > it
> >> > still
> >> >> > prints it as an image with 96 dpi resolution, not the original
scan
> >> >> > resolutions, with different than the original size.
> >> >> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> >> >> > news:%23Br4JnU5FHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>All tiff file formats are NOT the same. MS Paint will read SOME
> >> >> >>original
> >> >> >>scan resolutions and not others. If you give it a format that it
> >> >> >>DOESN'T
> >> >> >>read the "dpi" of, it DEFAULTS to 91 dpi. Simple as that. You
CAN'T
> >> >> >>change MS Paint, so YOU must use a tif format that the "dpi" is
> >> >> >>read.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>Dmitry Kopnichev wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>>MS Photoeditor, Adobe Photoshop and others divide dimensions in
> > pixels
> >> >> >
> >> >> > not
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>by an arbitrary number, but by the original scan resolution in
dpi.
> >> >> >>>How
> >> >> >
> >> >> > to
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>make Paint read the original scan resolution in dpi from a tif
> >> >> >>>file?
> >> >> >>>"Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
> > ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ:
> >> >> >>>news:OPFZMlT5FHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>The software you have does not see the image file in centimeter
or
> >> >> >
> >> >> > inches.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>>It calculates it for you. It makes this calculation by simply
> > taking
> >> > the
> >> >> >>>>dimensions of the image in pixels and divides this by an
arbitrary
> >> >> >
> >> >> > number
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>>such as 72 or 96 to yield and image size in inches.
> >> >> >>>>Look at the pixel dimensions of your image and divide by 72 or
96
> > and
> >> >> >
> >> >> > you
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>>>will get the same answer.
> >> >> >>>>But this is not good for printing.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>"Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
> >> >> >>>>news:%23yk8MWP5FHA.3384@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl.. .
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>MS Photoeditor (which is Part of MS Office), Adobe Photoshop
and
> >> > others
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>see
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>tif image size in centimeters or inches.
> >> >> >>>>>"Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
> >> >> >>>>>ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ:
> >> >> >>>>>news:ewi1elH5FHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>No printing software "sees" centimeters or inches. The
> >> >> >>>>>>dimensions
> >> >> >>>>>>of
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>an
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>image is in pixels only and this is the only thing the
printing
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>software
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>sees about your image. No inches or centimeters (see my answer
> >> >> >>>>>>to
> >> > your
> >> >> >>>>>>message of 5:44AM).
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>When you print, you must select a size in inches or
centimeters.
> >> >> >>>>>>The
> >> >> >>>>>>software takes the dimensions of your image in pixels and
prints
> >> >> >>>>>>the
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>size
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>you select.
> >> >> >>>>>>For a very good print, take the dimensions of your image in
> > pixels
> >> > and
> >> >> >>>>>>divide by 300 to get an idea of how large a print you can
make,
> > if
> >> > you
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>want
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>a smaller print than the answer below there is no problem.
> >> >> >>>>>>So if the dimensions of your image are 5000 x 4000 pixels, you
> > can
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>print
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>at
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>16.6 x 13.3 inches. You can reduce 300 down to 200 and still
get
> > a
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>decent
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>print of a larger size. Below 200 the quality of the print
will
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>deteriorate
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>pretty quickly.
> >> >> >>>>>>Faststone will give you the options such as "fit to page" or
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>"specified
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>size". It will give you a "preview" of how the image will be
> >> >> >>>>>>printed
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>on
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>the
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>page by your printer.
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>However, there is another problem that you must solve before
you
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>print.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>You
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>must fit the aspect ratio of your image to the aspect ratio of
> > the
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>paper
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>size you select.
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>The aspect ratio is simply dividing the width by the height of
> > the
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>pixel
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>dimensions.
> >> >> >>>>>>In the example above it would be 5000/4000= 1.25.
> >> >> >>>>>>So if you print on 10 x 8 in. paper size, 10/8= 1.25 and the
> > image
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>will
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>fit
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>perfectly.
> >> >> >>>>>>If you print on 6 x 4 in. paper size, 6/4= 1.5. The image will
> > not
> >> > fit
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>and
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>Faststone will show you (in the print preview window) how the
> > image
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>will
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>be
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>automatically cropped to fit the size you selected. If this is
> > not
> >> > to
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>your
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>liking. after you open the image with Faststone, use the crop
> > tool.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>Crop
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>the
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>image to the paper size you want to use, placing the crop
where
> > you
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>want
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>it,
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>then print using the paper size you cropped the image with.
> >> > Faststone
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>will
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>also let you save the cropped image, with no alteration to
your
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>original
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>file. Go with this option since you may want to print at a
> >> >> >>>>>>different
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>size
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>in
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>the future and you will want to crop the original image.
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>"Dmitry Kopnichev" <kopn@bk.ruDelete> wrote in message
> >> >> >>>>>>news:enBxiJF5FHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl.. .
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>Yves.
> >> >> >>>>>>>Do the free software from www.faststone.org treat pixel
> > dimensions
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>and
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>resolution as the same things too? Do they require to "Select
> > the
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>print
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>size" too? Do not they see original image size in centimeters
> >> >> >>>>>>>or
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>inches
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>too?
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>"yves alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>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.g bl...
> >> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>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> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ:
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>news:uM5fnM84FHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gb l...
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>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.g bl...
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>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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