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cferrero
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April 17, 2019
Question

best way to customize DPI for photoshop generator?

  • April 17, 2019
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I love the PS generator, I use it for almost everything and works great (most of my work is digital).

I was working on some images for a large scale printed signs, and I set them up like I always do, to use the generator, only to have all the images be generated in 72DPI instead of 300DPI, and I can't find a way to specify the DPI I want, is there even a way to do it? if so how?

thanks

Carolina

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    sarahs3974560
    Participant
    October 25, 2019

    We use generator for more than just web and screen assets and the old version left the resolution the same as the document, but now it is 72dpi always. Using the "save as" function requires you to save each manually which defeats the purpose we were using genrator for to begin with. It would be nice to save out everything with one click again. 

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      vanfam
      Participating Frequently
      August 13, 2022

      I've been using the asset generator for a few years and have just realised (blindly doh!) that somewhere along the line it changed and now no longer takes on the default dpi of the document so all my print images I've been generating have come out as 72dpi instead of 300dpi as they used to (I have a ton of images for sale as printable digital files - you can imagine my heartbreak right now!!!) .   When it changed I have no idea but I use the Generator in scripts and actions I've written to save time and I'm really bummed that this has changed.   How now do I easily generate printable 300dpi images easily like I used to be able to do using the Generator?????  Do I have to manually now save every Group as a file??  💔😭😔 Devastated!!

      PLEASE ADOBE !!!!!  make generator use the native dpi of the document not default to 72 .. it makes the generator useless unless you only create images for the web 😞

      davescm
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      davescmCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 13, 2022

      Nothing changed. Export does not include ppi. It never has, it was designed for screen images where ppi is irrelevant and additional unnecessary metadata would just bloat the file size.

      Note - it does not 'default to 72', it removes ppi altogether i.e. no value is included.

      Dave

        D Fosse
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        D FosseCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        April 17, 2019

        For print you use Save As.

        Generator (and Export) is for web, screen and mobile devices, where ppi doesn't apply. So it's stripped from the file entirely. The 72 figure appears as a default when the file is reopened into Photoshop, which for unrelated reasons needs some ppi value.

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