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Understanding image resolution is absolutely crucial when you’re working with graphics since it is involved in the output of your images both onscreen and in print. If you want your artwork to print sharp, the resolution needs to be higher. What is Resolution? Resolution is the measurement of how many dots/pixels fit into one inch (hence the term, Dots Per Inch). The higher resolution, the sharper the image will be. In the print world, the standard resolution for the final layout is 300 DPI—anything lower than that will look fuzzy, blurry, or jagged edges/pixilated. One of the main thing that a lot of people misunderstand is enlarging the file to 300 DPI from 72 DPI doesn’t necessarily fix the resolution problem (Resolution and image size are inversely proportional to each other. Enlarge an image, the resolution decreases; reduce an image, the resolution increases.)

Monitors on the other hand usually have a display setting of 72 DPI. If you know that the image you are working on will end up on websites or screens, 72 DPI if sufficient. However, it is important to know that using images from online is not the best way to go for print because the majority of the files on the web are set to 72 dpi for fast loading.

Here at Disc2day, we highly recommend artists and graphic designers to provide their art files at the highest resolution possible for discs (CD or DVD), posters, and inserts (entrapment, traycards, etc) printing for better quality and the best looking for your CD/DVD package!

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