I've had publishers ask for a file with reference only to DPI. One was the New York Times photo editor who requested a 150 DPI file. I figured the largest they would run it would be four column width, so I gave them an 8 inch wide shot at 150 dpi. They ran it four column width. Oh, and they use PCs by the way. My long-term observation is that most PC users are appliance operators. Many Mac users are graphics professionals who understand image sizing. And I've been in the publishing/advertising business since long before computers were used for page layout. Paul On Oct 19, 2006, at 7:48 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 20/10/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm aware of this. I just meant there's nothing intrinsic in the >> image >> data that relates to a physical size. This is what trips up a lot of >> people. I've had editors of publications ask for files with no >> information other than "oh, 300 DPI should do". > > Unfortunately like any profession, being in-the-industry doesn't > preclude anyone from being an idiot :-( > > The other unfortunate thing is that I've noticed is that this trait > seems to be mainly Mac user centric (just a long term observation > guys). > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
