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Is your image high enough resolution for printing?

August 26, 2015 By Fiona Raven 14 Comments

Is my image high-res enough for printing?How can you determine whether an image file is high enough resolution to use in your book? That’s a question I get asked all the time! Images should be at least 300 ppi (pixels per inch) at the size they’ll be printed at— and that’s where most people need help. How do you figure out the size of an image, and whether or not it’s suitable for printing? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Book Page Design Tagged With: book printing, images, Photoshop

Preparing a screenshot for print

March 19, 2015 By Glenna Collett Leave a Comment

Sample InDesign screenshotHave you ever tried to add an image on your screen to your printed materials? And noticed that it looked terrible in print—all blurry and pixelated? We had the same problem! Our book has a lot of screen shots in it. We mean a LOT. We use them mostly to show you InDesign dialog boxes—each view of the screen saves many words. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Book Page Design Tagged With: images

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