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How will my image look as a poster?

Ensuring a high quality poster or photo enlargement all starts with submitting a high quality source image. Photos are made up of tiny pixels (or dots) per inch, and the more pixels your source image has, the more we can enlarge it with high quality. This is commonly referred to as “dpi”.

Our file quality check tool will show you the pixels your source image has in width and height, and give suggestions for a recommended print size based on it’s resolution.  

Your file resolution

Your image resolution

13307
pixels width
x
10645
pixels height

Quality meter

We recommend your source image have between 75 (minimum) to 300 (maximum) dpi at the actual desired print size for a photo quality print.

The chart below shows how the dpi of your source image can be used to print at various quality levels from good to excellent. Start a print within any of these size ranges for each quality level.

DPI

Inches W

Inches H

Quality

300

x

Extreme

150

x

Excellent

100

x

Better

75

x

Good

The maximum recommended size for your poster based on this image’s resolution is .

Printed this size or smaller, it will look photographic. Printed much larger is not recommended as it will start to appear blurry or pixelated.

Need to check aspect ratio?

Use our image size and aspect ratio tool to check your image’s aspect ratio. You can also calculate what your image will size to in either direction by specifying a starting width or height.

Our File Quality Check Tool is checking the actual resolution (dpi) of the file you uploaded to ensure there are enough dots per inch to enlarge it to a poster and retain clarity. As you enlarge a poster, the more DPI you have to start, the better chances we have of it remaining clear as it enlarges.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A starting image can have high resolution but still be blurry. Sometimes a customer will try to fool the quality check by “adding resolution” or re-sizing the image using software at home to give it more dpi. This just creates a starting image that has high resolution but is still blurry. A good rule of thumb is to open your starting image at actual size on your computer and study it. If it’s clear at actual size, then it should be clear when we enlarge it. If it’s already blurry at actual size, then your enlarged print is also going to be blurry.

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  • Accepts JPG, PDF, PNG, TIF, DOC, XLS, PPT.
  • Our most common order wizard guides you through the order.

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  • Add text and clip art.
  • Use when you don’t have a design ready to upload.

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  • Upload files without a wizard or quality check to enter an order quickly. Best for experienced customers and designers only.

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You create an account when you place your first order. During the first step of the checkout page, you’ll see an option to “save your order” and create an account with a password. This will create your account for future use and save your new order to the account.

You're not able to create an account before placing your first order, as an account is not needed until there is an order to go with it.