Resolution
Resolution
Resolution
Resolution
(DPI, PPI, SPI & LPI)
(DPI, PPI, SPI & LPI)
(DPI, PPI, SPI & LPI)
(DPI, PPI, SPI & LPI)
DPI, SPI, LPI, and PPI
Resolution is one of the trickier things to get a handle on when you're learning graphic design. Even I struggle with it from time
to time, but hopefully by the time you're done with this feature you'll understand not only the different types of resolutions, but
also what resolution to use.
Resolution Definitions
There are several different types of resolutions, and they all have their own acronyms.
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LPI or Lines Per Inch
LPI is the resolution used in printing, and it's very important. When documents that include photographs or shades or
tints of a color are printed, they're screened. This used to be done by laying a piece of film with dots printed on it over
the film before exposing it, but now it's all done through the imagesetter. The principles are the same.
The dots were arranged in rows, or lines. LPI referred to the number of lines per inch. The higher the LPI, the
smoother the shades look. Some typical LPI:
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50 LPI for laser printers
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85 LPI for newsprint
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133 LPI for uncoated stock
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150 LPI for coated stock
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175-200 LPI for color magazines
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DPI or Dots Per Inch
Here's just the beginning of the confusion. Dots per inch also describe printer resolution. Not only do we refer to the
number of lines per inch, we also refer to the actual number of dots that can be printed per inch.
The higher the DPI, once again, the smoother both photographs and line art will appear. LPI has no effect on line art,
since line art isn't screened. Line art is art made up of shapes like rectangles and ellipses, and lines. Line art can only
be one color, so it doesn't have any shading.
When I started out in graphic design, 600 DPI printers were uncommon, but if you looked at type from a 300 DPI
printer versus a 600 DPI printer, there was a noticeable difference. And there definitely was a difference in the
photographs! Today, 600 DPI is fairly standard for laser printers.
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