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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


So I had another client the last couple of weeks ask me for 300 dpi images after I had explained to them what DPI really meant and the one of the times was from another photographer!

I finally figured out where the problem is coming from - in the file properties window there is a DPI box and people are thinking that box actually does something when they should really be concerned about the resolution boxes.

I am now going to set that value in LR to be 10,000 on export and see if that will shut them up.

For the last time - DPI means nothing without the desired print size in inches!




Oct 11, 2017 at 11:04 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


One of my all time frustrations. I sympathise. Unless you're sending something to a printer which is going to interpret a DPI command it really has sod all meaning.




Oct 11, 2017 at 02:01 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


Just charge extra for DPI


Oct 11, 2017 at 02:19 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


Unless it changes what you deliver just say yes and leave it. As an engineer by education I guess I've learned to just get over people butchering and misunderstanding terms with specific meanings.


Oct 11, 2017 at 02:57 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


DPI... "Don’t Phucking matter Inymore"

That’s my answer. lol



Oct 11, 2017 at 03:05 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


DPI?

Weren't they a band from the 80's?

Gordon



Oct 11, 2017 at 03:19 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


Littleguy wrote:
I am now going to set that value in LR to be 10,000 on export and see if that will shut them up.


that's actually not a bad idea to do something like that....set it to whatever your max pixel width/height is. But then you might hear "WHY IS MY IMAGE ONLY ONE INCH WIDE!?!?!?"

What amazes me is how many longtime photographers still don't get it.




Oct 11, 2017 at 04:08 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Just venting about the lack of understanding of DPI


Whats DPI? Delivered Per Instructions?


Oct 15, 2017 at 09:18 AM





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