Why 200 dpi for book export?

Why is the default 200dpi when exporting books to PDF/JPG?
Shouldn't we be allowed to select what dpi we want or default to 300dpi?

BrianH wrote:
Why is the default 200dpi when exporting books to PDF/JPG?
Shouldn't we be allowed to select what dpi we want or default to 300dpi?
Whilst I agree it would be nice to select the desired image resolution, the truth of the matter is a RAW file exported as a file or via PDF at it's actual size (the final size you crop or not) at 200ppi will reproduce as well as a 300ppi image.
As long as the output resolution is processed from the original RAW file and not resampled in Photoshop for example.
So it's NOT a conspiracy as stated below, it just all that is needed to produce the final product from the original RAW file at it's actual physical dimension.
Plus it allows for a smaller file to upload.

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I have an illustrator file that needs to be set up for print. The publication requested an image that is x" by x", 300dpi to satisfy a 150 line screen. I generally work exclusively for the web, so this is all somewhat new to me.
Because illustrator is a vector program I obviously can't set dpi on an *.ai file. So this lead me to looking for a dpi option when saving or exporting a raster file. I have had no luck with this. So I have come here hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
So how do I set a specific dpi for a raster image created in illustrator?
Would I just multiply the inch dimensions by 300 and use that as a pixel dimension?

Honestly, I'm not sure I understand what point you're trying to make now. It doesn't seem relevant to the original question about exporting an image from Illustrator.
It's not, I added a second question here:
Also, how does illustrator determine the pixel value of an inch if I can't set a ppi? For instance, if I set up a 1in wide file it will be 72px wide.
Well, the scale-ability of a vector graphic doesn't put it in a permanent state of ongoing change. If it's just sitting there and it measures 1 inch wide, then it's one inch wide. If you scale it to 2 inches wide, then it's 2 inches wide. If Illustrator's Info panel says it's 2 inches wide and I print it at 100%, it will be 2 inches wide on paper without fail. It couldn't make more sense.
Exactly. So if Illustrator is setting the resulting image to 2in and a vector element set to a width of 1px is 1/72" then how can this:
"Pixel value of an inch..." doesn't apply to the artboard.
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I can't reproduce that here. What document profile are you using? I get accurate sizing of placed images whether I use Print or Web. I didn't try the others.
I am using the print profile with width and height both at 1in. Nothing else is altered.

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Unless you plan to use your images only on the Web or as e-mail attachments, I recommend a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. If you use a lower resolution, you won't capture enough data to make high-quality prints at the same size as the original--never mind making enlargements, In fact, you may need to go higher than 300 dpi.
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He also gives a table of maximum print size for the original print and dpi. For a 4x6 print at 300 dpi, the maximum print size at 240 dpi is 5x7.
For a 4x6 print at 600 dpi, the maximum print size at 240 dpi is 10x15.
A 5x7 print at 300 dpi, the maximum print size at 240 dpi is 6x9, and at 600 dpi is 12x18.
The file size of the 4x6 at 300 dpi is about 6MB, but the 5x7 at 600 dpi is 36MB!
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He then recommends making JPEG versions to be working copies of your originals using Automator. Then, when you have the JPEGs, import them into iPhoto.
I don't do that. I am making DVDs from iMovies of all our old photos and videos. I have all my photos as JPEGs and I think the quality of the photos in my DVDs and photobooks has been better than the original snapshot most of the time.
Maybe when I am finished with all the early years, I will save my newer digital photos as TIFFs, since there are no negatives or prints from negatives with them.
Obviously, the scanning resolution depends on your usage of the scanned photos. I did not imagine that I would ever want photos larger than 5x7s, so all my photos have been scanned at 300 dpi. The images look great in my DVDs.
I am now scanning in some that were printed as tiny squares, about 2 1/2x2 1/2 in. I am doing those at 600 dpi so that they will look ok when we play the DVD on large-screen TVs.
Hope this is helpful to you. Maybe you can find that article at MacWorld's site: http://www.macworld.com/magazine/

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Rather than let the program resize I'd prefer to do it myself, is there a way of finding out the exact photo box dimensions so I can size my scan exactly.
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Hi,
Thanks for your reply. No, I haven't converted any color images from RGB to CYMK. The original graphic file was made as RGB. The colored box in PM7 is set to the Color Options of:
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(R 255, G 0, B 0)
As said, in PM7 the two red objects look identical in colour tinting etc on the screen, and you can't tell the difference. But when the doc is converted to PDF the difference is obvious.
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my digital photo files are all 9 mb 300 dpi Tiff.
I would like to save HD space by making them jpgs.
in order to get good iPhoto book quality - does it matter if I have them as 72 dpi or 200 dpi or 300 dpi files as long as I keep them 9 mb?
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Alexander:
Since Apple prints the books at 300 dpi you can keep your files at that and you'll be fine. Converting the tiffs to jpgs will reduce the files size but as long as you keep the overall pixel dimensions you'll be all right.
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I have had strangely mixed results using "Address Book Exporter" to create files that can be imported into Palm Desktop.
I really want to export all 1200 of my Address book cards to my new Treo 700P. Too complex?
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