topic Re: Digital Photo Professional output Resolution in Camera Software

Digital Photo Professional: How to control output resolution

AndyInAnnapolis — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:24:41 GMT

I just started using RAW mode (actually J+R mode) on my recent vacation and am now using DPP4 to edit the RAW files to create pictures I can print & frame. So I have a full size (not cropped) image and I save it as a jpg and my PC reports that it has a resolution of 6240x4160. Doesn't seem to matter if I save them in DPP with a different output resolution. Does that say than the best I can do for a raw image from my I EOS R is ~20x13" (on a 300 dpi printer)? Looking for a better understanding the best way to post process the images from my camera as well as a general rule or formula in order to determine the size I can reasonably print a photo. TIA

Re: Digital Photo Professional output Resolution

kvbarkley — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:06:37 GMT

How close are you going to view the image? For large formats, 150 dpi is generally OK because you view them from several feet away.

Re: Digital Photo Professional output Resolution

AndyInAnnapolis — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:30:35 GMT

Thanks kv! Good advice. Since these would be at a distance I can reasonably expect to stretch a bit as long as I don’t over do it

Re: Digital Photo Professional output Resolution

kvbarkley — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:41:02 GMT

You can also use a program - I don't know if DPP can do it - to up res a bit.

Re: Digital Photo Professional output Resolution

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:21:02 GMT

Canon has this tool:

Neural network Image Processing Tool

Re: Digital Photo Professional output Resolution

AndyInAnnapolis — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:34:52 GMT

Thanks, I saw that after paging through the DPP manual but in my case I wasn't that interested in the noise reduction feature. True it can do 2x but per kvbarkley I can stretch the image a few more inches and should still have a reasonable picture to hang on the wall