How can you get an image's resolution information in OS X 10.3?

In Windows Explorer you can see an image's size and resolution by right-clicking on it and looking at its properties. Is there any way you can get this image information in Finder or by running an AppleScript?
Thanks in advance,
Daniel
Message was edited by: Daniel Walker3

Hi, Daniel. The Finder doesn't know anything about the resolution of an image file — that's why you can't ask the Finder to display it. Resolution simply isn't a Finder-accessible attribute. You need to use an image-editing, -viewing or -browsing application to display an image's resolution on a Mac. There are dozens of such apps to choose from, ranging from freeware to Photoshop, and they all work differently and have different capabilities from each other.
Let me add that an image's dimensions (length and width, in cm or inches) are meaningful only when it is printed. They have nothing at all to do with how it is displayed on a computer screen. And similarly, the image's resolution expressed in ppi (pixels per inch) is meaningless except when you're printing it, since the size at which you print it literally determines its ppi.
What is far more meaningful to know about an image is its dimensions in pixels, e.g. 1024 x 768, 1680 x 2240, etc., since those pixel dimensions are what actually limit the image's visual quality at any given size, both on a computer display and in print. The image's file size in KB or MB can also be useful, although if the image has been compressed into a .jpg file, its file size may be misleadingly small.
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