File Setup Requirements
Retail Ordering Online
 When you submit files through our standard retail ordering option (that
red button to the right), use the following guidelines:
- Leave images in the format shot by the camera.
- The online quality guage will let you know if your image will look
good at the selected size.
Professional Ordering Options
While we can print many different types of files,
you will get the best results if you follow these guidelines:
- Files should be saved in JPG format with a high quality setting.
- They should in 8-bit RGB mode and use the sRGB Color Profile.
- If you have worked on the file in a program like Adobe Photoshop, be
sure to discard any extra channels.
- At final print size, images should be 200 to 300 dpi for small to medium
sized prints up to 11x14. Images can be as low as 100 dpi for
larger display prints. Much of this is dependent on your personal preference
and viewing distance, Lower resolutions will make the pixelization more
obvious, but you will not notice it from a distance and some people do
not mind seeing the jaggies on an image so long as they get the print.
- Use the
following table as a guide:
| Max Print Size |
Minimum MP |
Resolution |
| 4 x 6″ |
2 megapixels |
1600 x 1200 |
| 5 x 7″ |
3 megapixels |
2048 x 1536 |
| 8 x1 0″ |
5 megapixels |
2560 x 1920 |
| 11 x 14″ |
6 megapixels |
2816 x 2112 |
| 16 x 20″ |
8+ megapixels |
3264 x 2468 |
Cropping & Aspect Ratio
Not all common print sizes are the same proportions as the images that your
camera shoots. Cameras typically shoot at a 2x3 aspect ratio, which is suitable
for 4x6 or 8x12 prints. Other common print sizes will result in parts of the
image being cut off, or cropped in photographic parlance. When you
order print sizes that are that have a different aspect ratio to your image
we will crop the image to fit the page. We crop the image from the center,
losing equal amounts of the image on both sides, unless you give us special
instructions otherwise.
If
you have any questions about file setup, please contact Photo Express
technical support at (210) 377-3686.
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