Printing 8 inch x 12 inch @ 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
8 inch x 12 inch
A/R: 0.67
aspect ratio
12 inch x 8 inch
A/R: 1.5
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)
203.2 mm x 304.8 mm
61935 mm2
diagonal: 366.32 mm
20.32 cm x 30.48 cm
619 cm2
diagonal: 36.63 cm
8 inch x 12 inch
96.00 inch2
diagonal: 14.42 inch

Print Pixel Size

Net dimensions (no bleed)
Pixel dimensions
2400 x 3600 pixels
width x height
Megapixels
8.6 megapixels

Common examples

References

  • Dots per inch
  • Bleed (printing)