Printing size?

[OurJud]

I'd like to knock out a few prints for friends and family and am looking for some advice on the size and resolution I need to be working at to give me a a print of 'wall-hangable' size (maybe 8 inches square).

I currently work at 600px square / 300 PPI, but converting px to inches seems to be far more confusing than I imagined.

Any and all advice very welcome.

[Blighty]

For 8 inches @ 300 dpi:
8 * 300 = 2400 pixels
So you will need a 2400 x 2400 pixel image.

[Espermaschine]

You dont have to do the math (although its good to know what the math behind it is).
Gimp helps you doing it when you set up a new document via the menu.

You can change units in the dropdown menu, and adjust DPI (Resolution) in the Advanced Settings, when you click the little plus.

[Blighty]

Yes, Espermaschine is right. Gimp can do the maths for you.

1. Enter the image size - 8x8 inches
2. Enter the resolution - 300 pixels/in (dpi)
3. Gimp calculates the image size to be 2400x2400 pixels

http://imgur.com/a/g0N0a

[Ofnuts]

(02-12-2017, 09:24 AM)Blighty Wrote: Yes, Espermaschine is right. Gimp can do the maths for you.

1. Enter the image size - 8x8 inches
2. Enter the resolution - 300 pixels/in (dpi)
3. Gimp calculates the image size to be 2400x2400 pixels

This is also true in Image>Scale image...

[rich2005]

Probably confusing the issue but my stab at covering the essentials.

http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Beginne...99#pid1199

[OurJud]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

rich, your video certainly doesn't confuse the issue. In fact it covers all the concerns I had. Thanks again all.