Tag Archive for 'Pixel dimensions'

Resizing

You can ‘resize’ an image for printing without not changing the number of pixels it contains. Instead, you’re simply changing the size at which they will print.

Resampling

This means changing the number of pixels in the image by adding more (‘upsampling’) for big prints or taking some away (‘downsampling’) for on-screen use. For example, you need to ‘downsample’ digital photos to display them on web pages, where a [...]

Pixel dimensions

The size of a digital image in pixels. A 12-megapixel digital SLR image, for example, may measure 4,000 pixels by 3,000 pixels (3,000 x 2,000 = 12 million).

Pixel

Basic building block of digital photos. Every digital photo is made up of pixels, and each pixel is a square block of a single colour. Viewed from far enough away, the pixels and the colours merge to produce the impression [...]

Downsampling

Reducing a digital photo’s size in pixels. You’ll need to do this to put a photo on a web page, although some web design software will do it for you automatically. A digital SLR, for example, will typically produce an [...]