Web Resolution

[wbstein]

stuff designed for print should be 300, 600, 1200 dpi.

stuff designed for the web should be 150? 72?

[Fusion]

yup, web I use 72dpi

[disgust]

does it really matter all that much in the end, as long as it looks decent?

[DaveyBoy]

lol yes it does, if you don't use at least 300 for printing a photoshop image, ur goign to find its very pixelated. 1200dpi, i doubt anyone will ever need to use, but 300-600 for printing, 72 for web is the norm.

[Dark_Matter]

If you have a PC, your screen only shows 72 pixels per inch, for Mac I think it's 98ppi. If you're designing just for the web, anything higher only makes the download longer without improving the picture.

I hate it when a site takes forever to load, then I figure out that all the images are some ridculous resolution. Ya gotta take the time to learn these things if u wanna publish on the web.

[Dark_Matter]

If you have a PC, your screen only shows 72 pixels per inch, for Mac I think it's 98ppi. If you're designing just for the web, anything higher only makes the download longer without improving the picture.

I hate it when a site takes forever to load, then I figure out that all the images are some ridculous resolution. Ya gotta take the time to learn these things if u wanna publish on the web.

[DaveyBoy]

doesnt really make sense though, cos like the default DPI on photoshop is 72dpi. No need to change anything.

[thebassman]

MACs=96dpi... so either that or 72dpi.

[Ricoool]

About the print size, it depends on the type of print.
The thump rule is 1,4 - 2 x LPI
so 2xLPI = DPI
If we take something like a newspaper and the LPI (lines pr. inch) is 85, then the image will be 120-170 DPI (85x2=170)