Image resolution?

[antonio_frias]

How can I change the resolution when rendering with max from 72 dpi to 150 dpi. What resolution do most people use when rendering?

[JamesTaylor]

just work out how many pixels are required for an image at the appropiate size and resolution.

 

i.e. a 10 inch wide image @150dpi needs to be 10 x 150 pixels wide so in max set the resolution of your render to be 1500, do the same for height value

 

James

[STRAT]

resolution? 72 dpi is fine for every thing. you can always render at a higher pixel rate (still at 72 dpi) if you intend to do final printing at a later date.

 

dont let pixel res, dpi and image size confuse you.

 

usually -

 

printing size - printsize (inches) X DPI = pixel render size

 

so for example, to print and image at A4 at 300 dpi -

 

A4 (11.693 inches) X 300 = 3508 pixels.

 

so at 72 dpi you render at 3508 pixels wide. this will equate to A4 @ 300 dpi when resized in photoshop

[kdavenport]

The best thing to do would be to use the Print Size Wizard in the rendering menu pulldown. You can specify all sorts of print presets and adjust the dpi.

 

Also, you'll want to save the file in a *.tiff format so that you can specify the dpi. Otherwise, you'll have to resize it in Photoshop or whatever other image software you choose to print from

[antonio_frias]

Thanks for the tip on the Print Zize Wizard, I'll try that!

[markf]

My advice is that you ignore dpi. Concentrate instead on ppi (pixel per inch). This is how images are represented in pshop image size dialog.

 

dpi (dots per inch) refers to printer settings and has no meaning for image size.