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Re: [Digital BW] dpi vs. ppi

2003-07-11 by Mark Savoia

DPI is for printers (dot makers), PPI is for everything else.

rbecklund11 wrote:

> Okay, I've seen people referring to dpi for scanning which I guess is
> dots per inch, but on the actual scanner software (nikon) it is ppi,
> which is pixels per inch (I'm assuming) and ppi is used in photoshop
> as well. When people are talking about dpi are they actually
> referring to ppi...
> I've always said dpi, but now I'm wondering if dpi is the right term.
> Thanks for any info!
> Robbie
>
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