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Why do graphics appear as one size in some applications and another size in Studio?

Studio interprets the raw data of the bitmap file as if it would appear on a printed page. Some other applications interpret the raw data of the bitmap to display nicely on your monitor. The difference is based on the intended destination.

For example, think of the graphics application as a TV screen and the logo as a TV show. If you viewed the TV show on a 50-inch TV screen vs. a 13-inch screen the picture size would be different. The show (graphic) does not change but the display changes.

One way to judge the true size of the graphic is, when you open the graphic in an application such as PaintBrush, to check the current size in pels or dots.