No sure if in right thread but I have got this picture of our son and have it in 7x5.
I have scanned this on to the computer and have at 300dpi,600 dpi and 1200 dpi is there any difference?
I am looking to make a copy at say my local kmart of something will the 1200 dpi come out better than say the 300 dpi or make no difference?
I am not very glued up on this and wonder why it gives you the choice.
I want to use to use them for a casting frame framed and others are just normal frames around the home,but who knows may want a canvas later on etc and I'm wondering what the dpi was all about I know it takes up more memory.
I scanned them 7x5 and photo and jpeg.
I suppose you only get as good as the picture you already own.
Yep. That's the most important point.
DPI is dots per inch, i.e. how many pixels do you get per inch of paper. For example, an old digital photo might be 3000x2000 pixels, and printed at 1,200 dpi that would be just 2.5x1.6 inches. "Photo standard" is generally "at least" 300 dpi, so you could print it at 10x6.6 inches, but the photo may be a bit blurry. How much you can tell the difference between a photo printed at 1,200 dpi and one printed at 300 dpi? The biggest variables are actually the ink, the paper, and your eyesight. For just hanging around the home, you could probably print at a larger size if you liked.
If the picture is a print from film, then a higher DPI scan is a good idea, at least for archival purposes. If it was from a digital camera, you'd be better off getting the original file if you possibly can.