Printing 297 mm x 420 mm @ 300 dpi

Use this calculator to find out how many pixels (resolution) an image should have to be printed at a certain size.

Input Parameters

Dimensions
297 mm x 420 mm
A/R: 0.71
aspect ratio
420 mm x 297 mm
A/R: 1.41
rotated 90°
Printer resolution
Imperial
300 dpi
dots per inch
Metric
118 dots/cm
dots/in ÷ 2.54 cm/in
Printer pitch (dot size)
85 µm
25400 mm/in ÷ dots/in

Print Dimensions

Net (without bleed)
29.7 cm x 42 cm
1247 cm2
diagonal: 51.44 cm
11.69 inch x 16.54 inch
193 inch2
diagonal: 20.25 inch

Print Pixel Size

Net dimensions (no bleed)
Pixel dimensions
3507 x 4962 pixels
width x height
Megapixels
17.4 megapixels

Common examples

References

  • Dots per inch
  • Bleed (printing)