how to find dpi in photo

How do I find out the dpi size of a photo in my library?

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Sep 19, 2015 1:23 PM

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Sep 19, 2015 2:16 PM in response to Cid Gillispie

Photos in your library do not have DPI


DPI is Dots per Inch so until you add inches (the print size) you only have Dots (pixels) - once you know the print size as your remember form fifth grade math per means divide so you divide the Dots (Pixels) by the inches and you have DPI


DPI is the answer to a math calculation - not a property of an image


for a longer discussion see http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/mythdpi.html


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