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Printing size? - OurJud - 02-12-2017
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.
RE: Printing size? - Blighty - 02-12-2017
For 8 inches @ 300 dpi:
8 * 300 = 2400 pixels
So you will need a 2400 x 2400 pixel image.
RE: Printing size? - Espermaschine - 02-12-2017
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.
RE: Printing size? - Blighty - 02-12-2017
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
![[Image: g0N0a]](http://imgur.com/a/g0N0a)
RE: Printing size? - Ofnuts - 02-12-2017
(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...
RE: Printing size? - rich2005 - 02-12-2017
Probably confusing the issue but my stab at covering the essentials.
http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Beginners-set-up-for-printing?pid=1199#pid1199
RE: Printing size? - OurJud - 02-12-2017
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.