From the course: Digital Imaging for Business Professionals

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The impact on resolution and size

The impact on resolution and size

- While converting digital images from one format to another is pretty easy, you often have to resize images. That's because most modern cameras shoot at very high resolution. And that excess resolution can lead to bloated file sizes, or unstable documents. You don't want to drop a bunch of 22 megapixels images into a Powerpoint presentation, for example. What you'll find is a need to resample the images. And there are many ways of doing this. The process of resampling allows you to change the dimensions of an image. Usually you won't stretch the image, but you'll simply resize it to a target. This will affect both the display size and the print size of the image. Images will print faster when they are sized properly for your printer, making sure that they're the right target resolution. Images will also print clearer when they're sized to the correct target in advance. Another reason to resample is that images will appear crisper on screen when viewed at 100%. The process of…

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