Pixels, Jpeg, Dpi Confused? aren't we all.

Every day we print personalised or print promotional products for customers and everyday we find ourselves having to explain why there thumbnail size images wont fit on Tshirt or tea towels or alike. The question we always get, 'Can you not just enlarge it'. So this small post is to explain why you can't.

Take these two images below, One on the left is the original and the image on the right has been enlarged

So how do you know if you image is big enough for the product

Most websites that you provide a photograph or logo to will or should state the image dimensions and minimum DPI, normally measured in 'pixels' or 'PX' (meaning at the bottom of page).
If you use a windows computer do the following

* locate your image
* Right click on your image
* Click properties
* Click Details

There you should all the details about your image size, pixels when it last modified etc.

There you go, basic needs to providing a image that is worthy to be printed and no longer should you have to ask 'Is this image ok to print' when you want to design a gift with a photo
 

(Pixel is the smallest unit of picture which can be represented or manipulated. It can also be referred to as a single point in a raster image or the smallest screen)

(DPI is used to describe the resolution number of dots per inch in a digital print and the printing resolution of a hard copy print dot gain, which is the increase in the size of the halftone dots during printing. This is caused by the spreading of ink on the surface of the media.)

Use the notes the next time you want to create a personallised gift with a photo

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