{"id":1024,"date":"2026-07-04T06:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/image-resolution-dpi\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:09:32","slug":"image-resolution-dpi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/knowledge-base\/supplying-files\/image-resolution-dpi\/","title":{"rendered":"Image resolution and dpi: how to get sharp printing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blurry or blocky printing is almost always due to too low an image resolution. On your screen a photo looks sharp, but in print much more detail is needed. In this article we explain how resolution and dpi work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is dpi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dpi stands for dots per inch: the number of print dots per inch. For sharp printing you need at least 300 dpi at the size the image is printed. On a screen 72 dpi is enough, and that&#8217;s exactly why a web image often disappoints in print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calculating at actual size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Important: 300 dpi applies at the final size. A 300 dpi photo that you print twice as large effectively becomes 150 dpi and thus less sharp. So don&#8217;t enlarge an image substantially after placing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use original high-resolution photos, not downloaded web images.<\/li><li>Check the effective resolution after placing and scaling.<\/li><li>Avoid enlarging small images; detail that isn&#8217;t there won&#8217;t come back.<\/li><li>Supply your file as a PDF with images at at least 300 dpi.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not sure whether your image is sharp enough? We check your file before production and warn you if the resolution is too low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/contact-en\/\">Ask for help with your file<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/knowledge-base\/supplying-files\/\">More about supplying files<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blurry or blocky printing is almost always due to too low an image resolution. On your screen a photo looks sharp, but in print much more detail is needed. In this article we explain how resolution and dpi work. What is dpi? Dpi stands for dots per inch: the number of print dots per inch&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":695,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1024","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1740,"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1024\/revisions\/1740"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/printiteasy.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}