Web, email, print, resolution, dpi and other matters.

We often receive images of bad quality or low resolution—usually taken from the web—and are asked to print them at photographic quality.  This article should help to clarify why this isn’t always possible and how to ensure that you get a sharp printed image.

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Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download speed.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

People are often annoyed and confused when their carefully-chosen typeface does not resemble that which has been printed and delivered to them. We try to avoid this by proofing all our work and warning clients if there are font problems, but let’s get to the root of the problem.

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Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download speed.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

This issue explains the fundamental difference between the two forms of digital image, often misunderstood by J. Public.  Both have their place, but those places are often far apart.

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Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download speed.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

A guide to some of the more popular specialist print finishes, from embossing to spot UV.  Learn about a few ways to make your printing really stand out from the competition!

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Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download speed.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

A guide to understanding which formats are used for different types of content and which are associated with different programmes.

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Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download speed.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

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Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download speed.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

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Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download limits.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

Just click on the link below to open the PDF in your web browser, or right-click on it and Save As…

Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download limits.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!

Just click on the link below to open the PDF in your web browser, or right-click on it and Save As…

Remember, the guidelines in these PDFs are based on ideal scenarios and may not be followed in the PDFs themselves.  For example, the colours may be in RGB and the images at screen resolution to keep the size down for the sake of your download limits.  Do what we say, not what we do, as it were.  Please don’t think us hypocritical!