Microsoft KB Archive/163043

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Calculating the Resolution for Printing A .pic File
Last reviewed: February 3, 1997

Article ID: Q163043

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage 3D for IRIX, versions 3.5, 3.51

SUMMARY
If you wish to print a picture from an image created in SOFTIMAGE 3D (.pic), the resolution settings are determined by multiplying the DPI (dots per inch) that the final rendered picture is printed with, by the dimensions of the picture. The resolution unit that SOFTIMAGE 3D uses is Pixels. Pixels have the exact unit value as DPI. For example, if you wish to print a 2" x 2" picture at 300 DPI (dots per inch), based on the formula, you would set the resolution to 600 x 600 Pixels before rendering it.

The following outlines the necessary steps to print an 8" x 10" picture:


 * 1) To print an 8" x 10" image at 300 DPI, the Resolution Pixel setting are: 2400 horizontal; 3000 vertical
 * 2) Render the file, then import it into Photoshop.
 * 3) Select Image size and lock in the file size.
 * 4) Adjust the DPI to 300.
 * 5) Finally, save it as a tiff file (most printers can work with this format).