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CPI and DPI

Created 17th December 2011 @ 13:00

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oxiidee

Hi i need some help, whats the diffenrence between cpi and dpi? And are 400 dpi the same as 400 cpi? i know cpi means characters per inch and dpi dots per inch, thx for help

octochris

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It actually stands for “counts per inch”. CPI == DPI in this context; it’s used by some because “dots per inch” is seen as incorrect terminology due to it being a phrase from the printing industry that doesn’t really make sense when talking about pointing devices.

qkls

qkls

counts per inch

oxiidee

so to my final question, how much cpi is 500 dpi?

TviQ

ft.
007

500 dpi = 500 cpi
It bascily is a diffrent name :)


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oxiidee

alright cheers tviq! :)

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