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1. Re: Photoshop inches on my monitor don't match real life inches.

   

   Reply by malcolm · Aug 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   Lame, for some reason I thought 72 dpi was some standard that would make inches show up as actual inches.

2. Re: Photoshop inches on my monitor don't match real life inches.

   

   Reply by MasteroftheFork · Aug 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   I'm pretty sure 72 dpi is just talking about when you print it out.

3. Photoshop inches on my monitor don't match real life inches.

   

   Topic by malcolm · Aug 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   So I had this idea today that I could make an image 72dpi and make an image 3x2 and if I measured it on my monitor with a ruler the inches would actually be the same in physical space. This is not the case. Am I missing something here or do measurements in Photoshop vs screen resolution never match up?

4. Re: Photoshop inches on my monitor don't match real life inches.

   

   Reply by Vailias · Aug 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   The rulers in photoshop (ctrl+r) reflect actual inches at print size. (When set to inches obviously) 72dpi is a sort of generic standard for monitors, however, its only rarely held to. Measure your monitor, then divide its resolution by each dimension to find your PPI. Mine is 90. IF you want to fix your print size zoom…