Images Size & The Web

When putting your photos on the Web or sending them by , the smaller you can get them, the better. One simple thing you can do is changing the size.

The 72 or 96 dpi numbers are NEVER used to show images on the monitor screen. There is no concept of inches or dpi in the video system.

When sharing photos online, 800 by 600 pixels is a good average size to go with. If you wish to reduce file size even further, reduce your images down to 640 by 480 or even 320 by 240. If you're sure your recipients or Web site visitors won't mind waiting a little longer, you may want to go as large as 1024 by 768

There area lot of good image editors that will allow you to change the size of your images

Another Option Would be to create Thumnails and use them to link to the original larger image

Fireworks Adobe Photoshop Paint Shop Pro

Calculating Maximum print sizes: To view pictures clearly on a computer monitor, the screen only needs an output resolution of 72 PPI or 96 PPI. However, in order for a printed image to be sharp. The output resolution from the printer needs to be much higher. A printer output resolution from 140 DPI to 300 DPI is a good range for making prints from your image files. (that is with 300 DPI being professional grade printing)

Photo Enlargement Chart File Size (Pixels) MegapixelsMaximum Print DPI Maximum Print DPI 1,600 x 1,2002MP 8.0 X X 4.0 2,048 x 15363MP10.2 X X 5.1 2,592 x 19445MP12.9 X X 6.4 3,072 x 23047MP15.3 X X 7.6 3,264 x 2,4488MP16.3 X X 8.1 3,648 x 2,73610MP18.2 X X 9.1 4,000 x 3,00012MP20.0 X X 10 4,288 x 3,21614MP21.4 X X 10.7