200ppi or 300ppi - SBB Digital Scrapbooking Forums | Scrapbook-Bytes

deb f · #1 (**permalink**) 02-19-2006

this is totally unscientific, and open to all sorts of manipulations, but just out of curiosity - what ppi resolution do you scrap at?

LuvMyBoys317 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-19-2006

I'm at 300...basically bec I am new and heard thats the "way to go" I guess HAHA I am curious to hear what everyone else scraps at

deb f · #3 (**permalink**) 02-19-2006

Kelly, you should certainly stay with the higher resolution until you have had the opportunity to learn more about this debate - you can downsize at a later date if you wish, but would not be able to increase resolution without some loss of quality. There seems to be a general standard amongst designers for 300ppi in the kits and elements they create, but there are a few who make their kits at 200ppi.

Jana1506 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-19-2006

I scrap at 300 dpi because this is what my usual printing company requires and because most if not all kits come in 300 dpi now.
My computer likes 200 dpi better, it seems to execute faster. However, there is no sense in sizing the elements down to 200 dpi, doing the layout in 200 dpi and then resizing everything back to 300 dpi. I'm not very knowlegable about all this so, before I screw something up, I leave everything as is.

Synthea · #5 (**permalink**) 02-19-2006

Unless I have scanned-in photos that just cannot be enlarged without ruining them, I scrap at 300dpi. Or, if I have a layout that will never be printed, I do 72dpi just to save rendering time.

shelleyrae · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-2006

If you are wondering or wnat more info on resolution ..check out our SBB article .."Why 300dpi?" http://scrapbook-bytes.com/cgi-scrip...icle_285.shtml

danib · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-2006

I am a 300ppi scrapper. The products I make and purchase are all 300ppi so it just makes life easier.

matilda · #8 (**permalink**) 02-20-2006

Oh no,200 DPI makes my life easier by following reasons.
1. 200 DPI is still enough for good printing quality.
2. 300 DPI kits slow down my program.
3.I'm on a farm with no possiblity to get DSL one day.Downloading such huge kits takes forever.By this reason I buy my stuff elsewhere as they sell 200 DPI graphics only.