Low resolution warning in iPhoto 09 but on screen looks great

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Low resolution warning in iPhoto 09 but on screen looks great

Hi:

I'm working with Snow Leopard and iPhoto 09. I'm building a book and have added photos. Some of the photos show a low resolution warning.

I'd like to keep them at the size shown in the book. I've increased the zoom on the pages and the photos look crisp and clean. Should I be concerned

about the low res icon then?

OR where do I find dpi info and how do I increase it?

Thanks everyone!

Terri

Here's a sample of the pic:

file://localhost/Users/terrimcreynolds/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/2008/ R.%20Back%20to%20Venice/R_623.bmp

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iTunes 10

Posted on Jun 24, 2013 8:14 PM

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LarryHN

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Jun 24, 2013 9:33 PM in response to terrifromvancouver

1 - yes you should be concerned - that is why there is a warning

2 - screens display images at 72 DPI - printing requires at least 150 DPI and 300 API is better

3 - you can not "increase DPI" since it is a mathmatical caculation - Dots Per Inch - Dots (pixels) divided by inches

4 - the solution is to use another photo or to reduce the "zoom" so that the photo does not have a warning

5 -

Before ordering your book preview it using this method - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 - and save the resulting PDF for reference - the delivered book will match it.

LN

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