Higher PPI = More pixels?????

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Let me get this straight PPI is pixels per inch right? So if i reduce my PPI the image becomes more pixelated or what? How can i get more resolution if i have a LOW resolution and a High PPI? I don’t understand. I know that a higher PPI means a higher pixel density but doesn’t that equals more pixels?!? thereforE a larger X Y Resolution, i don’t get it

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Yes, PPI is pixels per inch. It’s what connects the number of pixles (resolution) to the physical size of the image.

If I have a 10×10 image (very low resolution) and I print it at 10 ppi it’s 1″ x 1″. If I print it at 1ppi it’s 10″ x 10″.

If you reduce your PPI *and keep the image the same physical size* then individual pixels get physically bigger…more pixelated.

A low resolution image at high PPI looks better because the pixels are physically smaller…but so is the image.

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