Is your photo good enough for printing? Resolution | Pixel Density | PPI & DPI

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Is your photo good enough for printing? Resolution | Pixel Density | PPI & DPI
A little explanation about photo quality and size to make sure your prints looks sharp and detailed.

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[alohaleslie]

You have saved me hours of hair pulling investigation. Thank you so much. I had been wondering if my photos would be good enough for printing and you helped me understand the whole ppi and dbi standards. Much appreciated!

[BeachcomberNZ]

As others have said, you explained the print requirements in a more easily understandable way than many others have. Thanks!

[RandyM]

Finally. Someone who answered my question. Everyone talks about ppi dpi and resolution but I had yet to see a video that did the math for the output. Thank-you.

[carolinezaramati]

Your channel is a goldmine of information! I was clueless about how to approach printing a photobook, there is so much to learn from you. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put in those videos.

[kensrobertson]

First time I've heard the output math explained. How simple that is. Thanks for that little gem!

[Webber]

Great video ! Very clearly laid out. I’m annoyed its taken me this long to find your channel. will defiantly look at your other videos, keep up the great work.

[agua]

This is what exactly I needed to know and you did a great job explaining it. Thanks!

[jassmindelrio]

Thank you for making the info easy to understand!

[AboAbdulrahman_YT]

Thank you very much for this.. i loved that u dont have unnecessary information..

[tiana]

God bless you! Thank you, your rant was so helpful and I get it now.

[myronachtman]

Well presented! I was worried that you were not going to cover "viewing distance." Thankfully, I watched until the end and you finally talked about this key factor.

In my experience, large poster prints or "wall art" look spectacular when viewed from several feet away, even when their pixel density is only 100 ppi.

For the most part, you did a very good job using ppi (instead of dpi) in its proper context. You did slip up on three occasions. I would have corrected these errors in post-production before uploading to YouTube.

In today's world of AI (2024) images with very low pixel densities (eg: 50 ppi) can be "upscaled" using specialized AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms and the resulting files can look great when they are printed at home, or by a commercial printer.

One final point... most commercial printers use high-quality hardware for printing (ie: an Imagesetter) that have an ink print density of 2500 dpi.

[kodiererg]

I printed a metal print of a 20MP photo 36x24 inches, and the DPI is about 144, however it looks great hung up on my wall. A billboard by the freeway can be shot with 1MP.

[Lesterandsons]

Very useful.
In metric system I use 100px per cm. Very simple and good enough.
Number of pixels is definition and resolution is a pixel density per inch or cm

[shikhac]

Love your video. Trying to put together my wedding photo book and this really helped. Also your video on comparison between Shutterfly vs Photobook WW, vs etc.

[newaccount]

Thank you so much for this video, I am publishing my own children's book, and I was having a hard time deciding what PPI I should use. Great video, thanks so much and have a nice day!

[lynnqi]

It is a very clear and helpful video. Thank you so much!

[ellaraystyle]

great video! Saved me so much time researching. Thank you a lot!

[twinkie]

Thx ya for this. I was trying to figure out what's the long side of a photo. So I can make my submission. You wouldn't believe the video's in yt not explaining this.

[petermcginty]

Thank you. Excellent video. Strong content and good presentation skills. 🎉

[haroonphotos]

Thank you so much, Solved so much confusion in a single video... Much appreciated!