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72.009 dpi screenshots?!

When I take a screenshot and open it in photoshop it is 72.009 dpi?
What is that about? …and how do I change it so my mac takes screenshots that is 72 dpi? ...and if I take a screenshot with Shift+Control+Command+4 and paste it into a 72 dpi photoshop file the screenshot is blurry... can anyone explain why this happens?

The screenshot setting is on PNG now and I want to keep it that way...

screenshot from photoshop:
http://byandreas.com/click/archives/16

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You could try resetting/changing the default screenshot format by using Terminal (set it something other than jpg and then reset it to jpg):
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050627224051361&lsrc=osxh

Look for this person's post, jhogeterp as this person has the same issue.

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If I change the screenshot file format (with an application called Onyx) to jpeg, gif or pict my screenshots turn up as 72 dpi. PNG turns up as 72.009...

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Change the dpi to something other than 72 and then change it back for png. See if it sticks.

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