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)
- specialists in user friendly manuals.
prc -at- prc -dot- dk
- the "User Friendly Manuals" website with links, bibliography, list
of prof. associations, and tips for technical writers:
http://www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/
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http://www.prc.dk/software/




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