Silly question - the dpi vs ppi thing...

[ShoeQueen]

I'm looking into using a small local printing lab - they want images in 400dpi.

I shoot and edit in raw in LR3 and export as jpeg.

It gives me the option of ppi - default to 300 - but that's not the same is it?

How do I get my images to 400dpi?

Thanks!

 

[2clumbersandaess]

Select image in library to be exported.

Press "export"

In Export screen that pops up go to tab "Image Sizing" and there is a box labled "Resolution". Just type in 400.

Steve

 

[ShoeQueen]

Yes I can do that but that sets the ppi - so is that the same as dpi?

Sorry, I feel very silly asking this as I should know!

 

[2clumbersandaess]

Sorry, that'll teach me to read posts more thoroughly

Steve

 

[admirable]

I'm guessing the print lab is wrong.

DPI is dots per inch

PPI is pixels per inch

They are asking you to supply a digital image so it should be PPI

You could clarify this with them but I'd just go with what Steve says.

 

[ShoeQueen]

Thanks, I'll double check with them but can just change to 400ppi if needed.

Thanks for the help.