PIXELATED: getting some resolution
GREETINGS! Okay, call me a slacker this week. My blog is a couple of days behind.
Forgive me??? Onward and upward with the pixel discussion.
Last week Wikipedia informed us that a pixel is a picture element---and that idea dates back
to the late 1880's in Germany. Now I want to talk about the idea of being PIXELATED.
Generally that means that the resolution of an image is a very low amount of pixels per inch
also known as ppi.
Screen resolution (required number of pixels) is only 72. Perhaps that's because it is
constantly refreshing the image. But if you zoom in on a small image @ 72 ppi, you will find
that the picture becomes square little tiny blocks of color. It looks like a computer drew it.
(Imagine that!) The colors don't blend seamlessly into each other any more.
Curves become jagged lines.
The same image at high resolution, say 300 ppi, will still look good when you go in for a
closeup. This is the resolution required for high end printing. The more pixels, the larger
the file you end up with...the more time it takes to upload & download...and some
servers just reject large files within an email. So, if you're just emailing a picture to a
friend for the screen, you could crop it to 8x10 @72 would give you about a 1 meg file whereas
@250 ppi, it's 14 megs. Most email programs now ask what size image you want to send and
downsize it for you.
2x2 at 72 ppi 
4x4 @72 ppi
Now for the real question that has been burning in my soul:
CAN YOUR LIFE BE PIXELATED??????
Like, you know, when everything goes wrong and it's shattered into little sharp pieces.
Or maybe you FEEL PIXELATED?
When people don't seem to REALLY see you.
I guess the question is basically whether the word can have new forms but kinda similar
meanings. What do you think?
PHOTOTIP: Remember that small files @72 ppi will still look good on the screen &
travel quickly to your fans.
BLESSINGS!
Luke 10:25 -37
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Forgive me??? Onward and upward with the pixel discussion.
Last week Wikipedia informed us that a pixel is a picture element---and that idea dates back
to the late 1880's in Germany. Now I want to talk about the idea of being PIXELATED.
Generally that means that the resolution of an image is a very low amount of pixels per inch
also known as ppi.
Screen resolution (required number of pixels) is only 72. Perhaps that's because it is
constantly refreshing the image. But if you zoom in on a small image @ 72 ppi, you will find
that the picture becomes square little tiny blocks of color. It looks like a computer drew it.
(Imagine that!) The colors don't blend seamlessly into each other any more.
Curves become jagged lines.
The same image at high resolution, say 300 ppi, will still look good when you go in for a
closeup. This is the resolution required for high end printing. The more pixels, the larger
the file you end up with...the more time it takes to upload & download...and some
servers just reject large files within an email. So, if you're just emailing a picture to a
friend for the screen, you could crop it to 8x10 @72 would give you about a 1 meg file whereas
@250 ppi, it's 14 megs. Most email programs now ask what size image you want to send and
downsize it for you.
2x2 at 72 ppi 4x4 @72 ppiNow for the real question that has been burning in my soul:
CAN YOUR LIFE BE PIXELATED??????
Like, you know, when everything goes wrong and it's shattered into little sharp pieces.
Or maybe you FEEL PIXELATED?
When people don't seem to REALLY see you.
I guess the question is basically whether the word can have new forms but kinda similar
meanings. What do you think?
PHOTOTIP: Remember that small files @72 ppi will still look good on the screen &
travel quickly to your fans.
BLESSINGS!
Luke 10:25 -37
See more pix
Find me on Facebook
Posted by Pamela at 2/17/2011 9:29 PM 
Categories: Photography tips, Instructional, Personal
Tags: pictureel pixelated shattered resolutionimage
Categories: Photography tips, Instructional, Personal
Tags: pictureel pixelated shattered resolutionimage
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