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Anyone know the resolution size of printing paper?

Hero

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I have to use paper the size of printing paper to make a poster. However, since I need to print stuff on it, I need to know the resolution so that I can make everything fit. I can't personally check myself since I don't own a printer but I'm printing it from a friend's house while making the picture over at mine.

Edit: Btw, I think the paper is Great White, just in case anyone needs to know.
 

arev

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You need to know the resolution of the printer. Usually 300dpi (dots per inch) is enough, and any higher doesn't look much better unless you use a magnifying glass. So, assuming the 300dpi quality multiply it by the paper size (in inches) and you'll have the resolution of the picture you need to make. For A4 format this would be around 2480x3507.
 
No ... That small will result terribly.

You should never drop below 100 pixels per sq. inch on a printed sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper (American standard letter size). That's only for printed text, however. If the page will have graphics, it should not go below 300 dpi, and any more than that will not likely be picked up by a standard printer.

2550 x 3300 pixels results in an 8.5 x 11" canvas at 300 dpi. Doing any less will cause the printer to "upscale" the image, causing fuzziness. If you are doing it for a school assignment, I heartily recommend not making it any smaller than 2550x3300, otherwise you'll probably get a bad grade.

612 x 792 at 300 dpi will result in a high quality image of 2.04 x 2.64 inches. Upscaling that to 8.5 x 11 will look awful. Trust me, try both, you will see the difference.

I never recommend raster images to be printed (vectors turn out much better, and you can get away with smaller canvas sizes with vector images), but if you have to use raster, that's the size. :thumb:


(Also, the brand of the paper makes no effect on its size or the image being transferred to it. But if you are printing photos, I recommend glossy to semi-gloss, and for graphics and text, a matte finish. For a school assignment don't use paper any less than 28 lbs.)
 

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