From http://www.dizteq.com/scrapstuff/scrap200.html
by Sally Beacham
Working at 200 PPI is more "cost-effective" for you, in many ways. Digital images that are created at 200 PPI, versus the same image created at 300 PPI, in the same print dimensions, are 2-4 times SMALLER in file size. This equates to faster download times, less hard drive space to store them, and - most importantly - much less computer power required to work with them. Creating and manipulating a digital layout with 20-30 layers at 200 PPI is much less processor-intensive than the same task at 300 ppi! And - if you have an older or less powerful machine, you will surely appreciate the time saved in not having to wait nearly as long for effects to render on a layout. (Sometimes you could bake a cake while a drop shadow applies!)
BUT WAIT! You can now "have your cake and eat it too" - because there IS a solution to this dilemma. You can buy or download all the 300 PPI layout kits you want, and easily convert them to 200 PPI, without losing quality, without losing the original files, and without causing any fuss or muss on anyone's part! You can convert an entire folder full of images in seconds. You can then work with the converted files, exactly as you would have with the 300 PPI files, and still keep the originals around in case you ever need them. And - it's almost as easy as pushing a button. In fact, it IS pushing a button! And best of all - it's free, completely free, all yours, no strings attached. Have a happy!
This magic is accomplished through the use of a special script, written for Paint Shop Pro version 8 or later that will do all the hard work for you. Here's how it works -
1. Download the script from the link below:
*This script was created by Jos Croeze and is free for unlimited use.*
**Paint Shop Pro 7 and prior versions will not be able to use this script**
2. Unzip the file and drop it in the Scripts-Trusted folder in the Paint Shop Pro files folder in My Documents (or the Scripts-Trusted folder in the Paint Shop Pro Program folder) in the version of Paint Shop Pro that you use - either PSP 8, 9 or X. If you use more than one version, the script works in all three. You will need to tell all three versions to find the script, but if you are smart enough to need 3 versions of PSP on the same machine, you are smart enough to figure out how to tell all 3 to see the same script.