The highest possible photo print quality is achieved when the resolution of the photo matches the print resolution of the printer: the target width and height of the photo should be multiplied by the printer resolution.
For example, if you are using a 300 dpi (dots-per-inch) printer, the ideal photo resolution that will occupy a 1 x 1 inch area is 300 x 300 pixels, a 2 x 2 inch area is 600 x 600 pixels, and a 2 x 3 inch area is 600 x 900 pixels.
Mathematically, the ideal resolution can be calculated as (rX, rY) = (w*DPI, h*DPI) where:
· (rX, rY) is the resolution of the photo
· rX is the number of pixels in width
· rY is the number of pixels in height
· w is the target width of the image on the badge
· h is the target height of the image on the badge
· DPI is the resolution (dots-per-inch) of the printer
The Badge Format includes a function to automatically optimize images.
Select Badge Designer from the Admin menu.
Click the Design button to open the Badge Format.
Select Optimize Images from the File menu to resize all photos in the template to the area they occupy on the badge.
Note If the photos do not optimize with sufficient resolution, you may need to manually resize photos in an external photo-editor to achieve the best possible print quality.
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