As soon as you talk about printing and images, the first thing the web designer would ask for is the image resolution. Now this is alien to people and nobody knows what exactly image resolution is. In offset or digital printing, the resolution of the images you use is very important. If you meet a web designer or a graphic designer without having an idea about resolution, then you would surely be wasting time. The images usually comprise of small pixels or dots and we see a full image only when the pixels are put together. When you see an image on a computer screen, you see it in pixels but on a printed paper, you see it in dots and all those dots are made of colors.

People should understand that the image resolution will be excellent if the pixels are more in number. Then the printing would be of top notch quality and the image looks very crisp. Regular image resolution that is used in the web is usually 72dpi (dots per inch) and the image looks crystal clear when the resolution is 72. If the resolution is high for images, it should be reduced to 72dpi. That would be ideal for the image to be printed and you can easily mail it without having to waste time uploading it.

When it comes to image resolution for printing, it should be 300dpi. Anything less than this number would be useless and the images appear blurry. If you want the image to be printed as it is, then you should ensure that the image is of 300dpi. Another important thing you should remember is that, not all printers are the same and the image resolution might not be the same for all the printers. Before you start printing, you should talk to the web designer and check the image resolution the printer requires. That will help and you will get the printed image as it is without being distorted or fuzzy.

Another important thing people should understand about image resolution is that, it can only be decreased easily and can never be increased. That is why web designers ask you to create a copy of the picture and then use it for printing. It will help you to keep the original picture intact. Understanding about image resolution is pretty important if you want the print to be just excellent.