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Re: screen shots: questions about format and resolution
Subject:Re: screen shots: questions about format and resolution From:"Peter Ring, PRC" <prc -at- PRC -dot- DK> Date:Wed, 22 Jul 1998 12:00:05 +1
Jennifer Zilliac wrote:
> I have some questions about screen shots. My boss sent two
> tif images to a magazine. I'm not sure how he ended up with
> tif, but I know he started out with HyperSnap. A woman at the
> magazine requested higher resolution images -- 300 dpi.
>
> I usually take screen shots with HyperSnap and import the
> resulting bitmaps at 150 dpi. What is the resolution of the
> bitmap itself -- before I import it? (Or maybe it doesn't work
> that way -- I don't know much about this.) Is the resolution
> affected when you convert to tif?
>
> Is the problem with the resolution occuring at the magazine's end?
Yes, see my "Tip of the month" for June 1998 "Resizing of bitmaps" at http://www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/ufm/tip-9806.htm and ask the
magazine to do the same! You/they can easily change the resolution in
e.g. Paint Shop Pro.
Greetings from Denmark
Peter Ring
PRC (Peter Ring Consultants)
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