How to stop MS Paint changing resolution of files to 96 dpi?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Dmitry Kopnichev
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What is an intuitively understandable program with MS Paint capabilities,
which prints with an original scan resolution?
 
If the "print size" is the issue, go into Page Setup and set the scale.
if it prints at 96 and the original was 300 dpi 300/96*100=312%
 
I all you want is the MS Paint editing capabilities, then edit with MS Paint
and save the edited file.
Then open the folder where you saved the file, click on it to select it
(highlight file name in blue) and look at the menu on the left and click on
Print this file. The XP print wizard will open, follow directions including
the printer set up preferences, click on print and you are done.
 
I think that Paint prints with ABOUT 96 dpi. How to know the exact
resolution which Paint uses for printing?
 
The XP print wizard does not print with an original scan size or resolution.
It just fits an image or images to a page.
 
Well, it stands to reason that this number comes from somewhere! Most likely
the DPI of the screen, which on most screens is 96.

Paul
 
You may want to read this about scanning and then printing a specific size.
http://www.scantips.com/
I still think the fastest way to accomplish what you want is to edit with
Paint, save the file and then open it with
www.faststone.org
then click on File and Print.
A window will open, for size, select "Specified size" and enter it. If the
original photo was say 15 x 10 centimeters, enter this. Then enter your
printer preferences and select the highest resolution. Click Print. As long
as the paper size in your printer is the same or larger than the Specified
size, you will get the print at the size you want.
 
Dmitry, you definitely should not be using a primitive application like MS
Paint for photo editing/printing. Buy a proper photo-editing program and you
will soon learn the relationship between pixels and image dimensions. A good
photo-editing program allows you to specify EXACTLY what size you want the
image to be and at the same time it tells you how many pixels-per-inch the
image will have at that size. It also allows you to to 'crop' to get rid of
any unwanted objects at the outer edges of the image. you can also 'save' the
image in any format you like. MS Paint does not not allow you to do any of
that because it's too simple for photo work.
I'm amazed you are using it for scanning/printing photographs. No wonder you
can't get the photo to print the size you want! use something better!
 
My scan area was and usually is less than a paper (usually A4) with a text
or drawing. One cannot remember every scan area size to enter in the
"Specified size".
 
Thanks!
I use Paint for editing 1 bit b&w drawings, not for scanning/printing
photographs.
 
Why not just print an image at 100% and measure it? Also use the Image |
Attributes menu item to get the size in pixels.

DPI is the number of pixels divided by the number of inches.

If you get 96 DPI or there abouts, it's 96 DPI! Another possibility is 72
DPI. Other values are rare unless you have a super duper high resolution
monitor.

Paul
 
Thanks!
Since Paint prints >96 dpi image with larger size, the image does not fit on
one sheet of paper and I cannot measure it.
 
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