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| 8 x 10" at "Good Quality" and "Excellent" Quality | ||||||
Digital Image Chart |
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| The example below illustrates how many pixels your digital file
should have if you want a "Good" quality 8 x 10" canvas print. An "Excellent" quality would be the yellow highlighted areas. |
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Print Quality |
Fair |
Good |
Excellent |
Some info on image resolution: | ||
Size to Print (width or height) |
Number of Pixels Required |
It is important that you have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch) for any image you send us. If you can make it higher - all the better! This is definitely a time when "Bigger is Better!" In fact, when it comes to printing the larger pet portraits at 24 x 36, we often scan in photos at 1200 dpi! Something to note is the difference between "Screen Resolution" and "Printing Resolution.""Screen resolution" is the number of pixels needed to display an image on a computer monitor ... usually around 72 dpi (Mac) & 96 dpi (PC)). Print resolution is the number of pixels needed to display an image to be printed with ink on paper. It is much higher. A standard request by most printers, is a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.Take a look at the following examples: The image below will print great at 300 dpi...
If we use a 72 dpi of the same image...which looks good on the monitor (below)...
and then enlarge it to print...
It WILL be blurry!... |
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1" |
72 |
150 |
300 |
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2" |
144 |
300 |
600 |
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3" |
216 |
450 |
900 |
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4" |
288 |
600 |
1200 |
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5" |
360 |
750 |
1500 |
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6" |
432 |
900 |
1800 |
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7" |
504 |
1050 |
2100 |
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8" |
576 |
1200 |
2400 |
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9" |
648 |
1350 |
2700 |
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10" |
720 |
1500 |
3000 |
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11" |
792 |
1650 |
3300 |
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12" |
864 |
1800 |
3600 |
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13" |
936 |
1950 |
3900 |
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14" |
1008 |
2100 |
4200 |
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15" |
1080 |
2250 |
4500 |
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16" |
1152 |
2400 |
4800 |
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17" |
1224 |
2550 |
5100 |
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18" |
1296 |
2700 |
5400 |
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19" |
1368 |
2850 |
5700 |
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20" |
1440 |
3000 |
6000 |
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21" |
1512 |
3150 |
6300 |
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22" |
1584 |
3300 |
6600 |
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23" |
1656 |
3450 |
6900 |
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24" |
1728 |
3600 |
7200 |
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25" |
1800 |
3750 |
7500 |
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26" |
1872 |
3900 |
7800 |
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27" |
1944 |
4050 |
8100 |
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28" |
2016 |
4200 |
8400 |
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29" |
2088 |
4350 |
8700 |
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30" |
2160 |
4500 |
9000 |
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31" |
2232 |
4650 |
9300 |
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32" |
2304 |
4800 |
9600 |
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33" |
2376 |
4950 |
9900 |
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34" |
2448 |
5100 |
10200 |
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35" |
2520 |
5250 |
10500 |
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36" |
2592 |
5400 |
10800 |
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| You may be tempted to increase the size in a software program like Photoshop, but in actuality you are not adding relevant data. What photoshop does, is called "interpolation". Interpolation means the computer is calculating the amount of missing pixels and adding copies of the original pixels. Computers do not add new data to your image, they basically "fill in the gaps." What you invariably end up with is a jpeg image that is 300 dpi, but extremely blurry. How to overcome this problem? Make sure to use your camera's highest settings. You may not be able to shoot & store as many shots on your flash card as your regular settings, but at least you will be able to correctly print those once-in-a-while amazing shots you might get. If all of this confuses you, don't be alarmed. You are not alone. It is hard to keep up with the lightening changes taking place in technology! Simply send us whatever you have and we'll give you the scoop on whether your image is workable or not. In many cases when can use certain filters to "grab" the key lines of your pet photo and do an abstract or comic art portrait. We always give it our best shot! You can always snail-mail the actual snapshots to us, and we will scan them at the proper resolution for you. |
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| All the artwork on this site, is protected by International Copyright and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you would like to use an image from this site please contact us first and ask permission. Do NOT alter the artwork or attempt to copy or print it for sale. Copyright 2006 - 2007 PET PHOTO ARTIST. All rights reserved. Pet Portraits by Noah. | |||||||||
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