{"id":6892,"date":"2021-09-29T15:39:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folders.conformer.com\/?p=6892"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:05:14","slug":"file-prep-101-how-image-resolution-affects-print-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/file-prep-101-how-image-resolution-affects-print-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"File Prep 101: How Image Resolution Affects Print Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6892\" class=\"elementor elementor-6892\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-749aa201 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"749aa201\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c09a704\" data-id=\"2c09a704\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48af314c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48af314c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve all heard it a million times, a picture is worth a thousand words. It\u2019s true in our day-to-day lives, and it\u2019s true in marketing. Modern advertising harnesses the power of photographs \u2014 in print and collateral material \u2014 to create an emotional bond between the consumer and the product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because most of us process images much faster than we process text, picture quality is critical. When we talk about the quality of a photo, what we\u2019re really talking about is its resolution.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Image_resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Wikipedia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">image resolution is the detail an image holds. The higher the resolution, the more detail.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, we\u2019ll quickly explain how to improve your image resolution to ensure your folders and packaging offer customers sharp, colorful, and eye-catching images. Plus, we\u2019ll offer five handy <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/v\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">File Prep 101<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tips that are easy to implement. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd72c81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd72c81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-219cc46\" data-id=\"219cc46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae03b4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae03b4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec45ff\" data-id=\"8ec45ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935801e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"935801e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does Image Resolution Affect Print Quality? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dcba43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dcba43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-466d2ca\" data-id=\"466d2ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c90d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c90d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply put, image resolution has everything to do with your photo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">once printed,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> not how your images or photos look on a laptop or in your hand as a photograph.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Printers want higher resolution because they produce clearer and more vibrant artwork. You can tell an image was printed at a low resolution if it has the following qualities:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blurry skin tones<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faded colors<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hard to read text<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blocky backgrounds<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>The standard image resolution measurement is dots per inch, or DPI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This number represents the total dots of ink per inch on the printed artwork or logo. For example, a 300 DPI image file will output 300 microdots of ink every inch of printed space. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8454a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8454a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e51c5ce\" data-id=\"e51c5ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a5c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a5c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is There a Minimum Image Resolution?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edccb4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edccb4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a1485\" data-id=\"45a1485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc802c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc802c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! Most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/artwork-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">artwork guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will suggest a minimum image resolution. As a general rule of thumb, 300 DPI is the standard print resolution for high-resolution output.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can create images with a higher resolution than 300 DPI, but keep in mind that the higher the resolution the larger the file. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147ecb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"147ecb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.printplace.com\/blog\/reasons-for-cmyk-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6896\" alt=\"folder print quality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-230x154.jpg 230w, https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/bank-phrom-Tzm3Oyu_6sk-unsplash-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3ffea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3ffea8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90834da\" data-id=\"90834da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b23bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b23bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Print Images<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e404ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e404ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6629b54\" data-id=\"6629b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57597ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57597ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crisp, vibrant, and eye-catching images will go a long way to impress your customers and help you gain new ones, too. These five tips for integrating high-quality images are easy to implement and won\u2019t take up too much of your time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af75b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af75b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Always give your printer high-resolution images.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48f41bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48f41bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-236d37d\" data-id=\"236d37d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a9701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a9701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Images should be supplied as high-resolution (300 dpi) TIFF (tagged image file format) files..<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23ab98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d23ab98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Don\u2019t increase the size of an image.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e534303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e534303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TIFF images cannot be scaled up without a loss of resolution. If your picture is 300 dpi at a size of 2 x 2, it will print well at that size or smaller, but won\u2019t print well at a larger size.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0109407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0109407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Save digital pictures as large as possible<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23527a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e23527a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re taking pictures of your products, store or other items that you want to print, save them at a size large enough (5 x 7 or 8 x 10) to allow for sizing flexibility when you set up the print file. Large, high-resolution images will take up more space on the camera\u2019s memory card, so you\u2019ll want to have several handy at the photoshoot.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4237f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f4237f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Buy the right image online.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7ca80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a7ca80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most online stock photography houses offer several size options. Here too, you want to make sure the picture is available in a size large enough to use at the size you want. It should also be available at 300 dpi and not just 72 dpi, which is appropriate for use on a website but not for printed material.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2296f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2296f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. The same tips go for your logo as well.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1604f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1604f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your logo is a TIFF file, follow the above resolution and sizing tips. 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