{"id":1410,"date":"2020-02-17T20:59:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T20:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.printingcenterusa.com\/blog\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2024-03-10T18:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T18:52:52","slug":"7-faq-about-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywebprovider.com\/printingcenterusa\/7-faq-about-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution: What You Need To Know For Print"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"When preparing your project for print, one of your top design considerations needs to be Resolution. This is because you need your images, text, and PDF to be 300 dpi or higher so your printed piece isn\u2019t at risk for being unclear or fuzzy once they have been printed. At PrintingCenterUSA, we make every effort to inform our customers of images that are low-resolution during the proofing process for your project, however being aware beforehand will end up saving you time and money on your project. So let\u2019s dive right into what you need to know!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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1. What is Resolution?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Resolution refers to the detail that an image holds. The higher the resolution, the more detail. The lower the resolution, the less detail. Image resolution is measured in DPI and PPI.\u00a0DPI stands for Dots Per Inch.\u00a0PPI stands for Pixels Per Inch.<\/p>\n

2. What is the difference between DPI and PPI?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

DO NOT<\/i> stress over the difference between the two. DPI refers to how many dots per inch there are in a printed image. PPI refers to how many pixels per inch there are in a digital image. So, technically, it\u2019s PPI until you have a physically printed image, then it becomes DPI and vice versa. However, pixels and dots are pretty much interchangeable. A 300 PPI image will still be a 300 DPI image. They both refer to the number of units within a square inch of an image.<\/p>\n

3. My project looks clear on my screen. Why are you telling me it is low resolution?
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If you are informed by our technical team that your files are low resolution when you are confident that your images are high resolution because they appear clear on your screen, then the screen itself is likely the cause.<\/p>\n

In our increasingly digital world, we spend most of our days staring at our smart phones, tablets, computers, and television screens. We will take a photo on our cell phone, upload it to our social media accounts, and text them to our friends. But what do all of these devices you\u2019re sharing your images on have in common? Well, they are all digital screens which are considered low-resolution devices. This means that images don\u2019t need to be as high-resolution to appear clear on the screen. Since they don\u2019t need to be a high-resolution to be clear, then they don\u2019t need to be saved and uploaded at a high-resolution.<\/p>\n

If you were<\/i> to print those images from your phone, or even images that you found in a quick Google search, then the results will likely disappoint you. They probably appear fuzzy or pixelated once printed. And if you\u2019re printing something out then it is usually important or meaningful, and you want it to look fantastic!<\/p>\n

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4. Why aren\u2019t my images printing crisp and clear?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The digital images you are seeing daily are usually somewhere between 72 and 100 DPI. The images you see when you get film developed or open a picture book are 300 PPI or higher. This is because a printed image requires much more detail per inch to showcase clarity. Here are a few scenarios that could cause your images (even if they were high-resolution originally) to be low-resolution:<\/p>\n

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