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What is the best resolution for my photos?
What is resolution?
What resolution is best for which products?
How cropping affects resolution
 
What is resolution?
Resolution is an indication of the quality of your photos. The higher the resolution, the clearer and more detailed your photo -- and the more options you have for printing or creating photo gifts.

Every digital image is made up of pixels, or tiny, light-sensitive squares. The number of pixels determines the resolution. The more pixels your photo has, the clearer your photo remains as you increase its size (for prints) or print it on a gift. At the same time, the greater the resolution, the more memory is required to store the image.

Most digital cameras allow you to change the resolution, so you can select the quality of your photos as you take them.

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What resolution is best for which products?
The table below lists the optimum resolutions for each print size and product that we offer.

Note: We always check the resolution of every photo when you order a print or photo gift. If we think the photo isn't large enough to produce a quality image, we'll let you know.

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Print Size/Product Minimum image resolution required
4x6 540x360 pixels
5x7 630x450 pixels
8x10 900x720 pixels
10x15 Posters 750x500 pixels
12x18 Posters 900x600 pixels
20x30 Posters 1500x1000 pixels
Wallet Prints 270x180 pixels
Photo Gifts 900x600 pixels
Photo canvas, 16x20 2000x1600 pixels
Photo canvas, 20x24 2400x2000 pixels
4x8" Photo Cards 640x426 pixels
Memory books 1639x1233 - 1280x1024 pixels
Folded greeting cards 525x375 pixels
Stickers 370x370 pixels
Notebook 480x480 pixels

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How Cropping Affects Resolution
Whenever you crop a photo, you decrease its resolution by reducing its number of pixels. While cropping a photo often makes a photo look better, cropping also affects the photo's suitability for certain sized prints or gifts.
Whenever you crop a photo with Truprint's 'fix & enhance' tool, we'll let you know if you've cropped so far that your image is no longer suitable for the print size or gift you have selected.
Still have questions?
If you still need help, please browse the rest of the Truprint Help section or check out our Customer Service page for the best way to contact our Customer Service team.


   
 
 
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