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When working with photos, you want to keep in mind what you are going to do with it.
What do you need a graphic/picture for? Know this before you scan anything or change
resolution/dimensions on any picture!
WHERE WILL THE
PICTURE/ GRAPHIC
END UP?
RESOLUTION AND
SAVING INFORMATION
INFO TO KNOW HINT
Website, Blackboard 72 dpi works best
Save graphic as a .gif
format or .jpg (.jpeg)
Monitors can only
view 72 dots per
inch. Remember,
smaller is better.
The larger the resolution, the
larger the file, the longer it
takes to download – who wants
to wait for a picture?
PowerPoint, Word,
Excel, etc.
100-600 dpi MAX
depending how large you
are going to make the
picture.
Save graphic most
commonly as either .gif, or.
.jpg, (.jpeg).
Other not as common file
types to save as just FYI,
.bmp, .wmf or .png
Go with how big
you need the
picture, same size
as the picture OR
smaller, use 100
dpi -200 dpi.
Pictures that you
will make larger,
like a full slide on
PowerPoint, use a
higher resolution.
The larger you need the picture,
the higher number of resolution
you need because you
STRETCH the picture so it
needs all those pixels to fill up
the space!
Keep in mind, more dots per
inch means a BIGGER file size!
Printed brochure or
newsletter
600 dpi + Best bet is to
send originals to printer or
Communications
Department to scan to their
specifications
The larger the dpi,
the larger the file.
For printed
publications, for a
clear picture, you
need the higher
resolution so the
ink won’t make the
picture look fuzzy.
Let the Communications
Department scan the original to
fit their specifications.
Where are you getting these pictures/graphics??
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT
PICTURE/GRAPHIC?
WHO OWNS IT? WHAT DO I DO NOW?
You actually took the picture with
your own camera/digital camera or
AV services took the picture and you
physically have the picture in YOUR
hand.
DMU owns it, you can
reproduce it, alter it, copyright
it, change it, enlarge it, etc.
You are good to go…
Clip Art CDs THEY own them…BUT you can
use for PERSONAL use, NOT
COMMERCIAL/ BUSINESS
USE.
Don’t use them. COPYRIGHT
ISSUES
Microsoft Clip-art or Microsoft Design
Gallery on the Microsoft Website
Microsoft is lifting the copyright
so you can use them for both
personal and
commercial/business use.
You are good to go…
PROFESSIONAL Clip Art CDs DMU owns them. They
purchased the copyright with
the purchase of the graphic
CDs.
Communications Department has
high resolution Clip art
pictures/graphics; Jane in IC has
low resolution pictures/graphics.
From a book/magazine THEY own it. COPYRIGHT ISSUES
From the Internet THEY own it. COPYRIGHT ISSUES