{"id":1870,"date":"2020-01-01T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/why-is-resolution-important\/"},"modified":"2020-01-01T08:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T08:02:00","slug":"why-is-resolution-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/why-is-resolution-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is resolution important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Optimal print resolution is 300 dpi or above; however, if your images are 180 dpi or higher the printed product will generally appear acceptable. Below 180 dpi, images will start to appear pixelated or blurry.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to check or change your resolution for the following design programs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help\/page\/file-preparation\/resolution\/indesign\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/resolution-indesign\/\">InDesign<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help\/page\/file-preparation\/resolution\/illustrator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/resolution-illustrator\/\">Illustrator<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help\/page\/file-preparation\/resolution\/photoshop\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/resolution-photoshop\/\">Photoshop<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help\/page\/file-preparation\/resolution\/canva\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/resolution-canva\/\">Canva<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help\/page\/file-preparation\/resolution\/publisher\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/resolution-publisher\/\">Publisher<\/a><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/help\/page\/file-preparation\/resolution\/word\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printingcenterusa.com\/help-center\/resolution-word\/\">Word<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optimal print resolution is 300 dpi or above; however, if your images are 180 dpi or higher the printed product will generally appear acceptable. 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