Printing 8.5 inch x 6.8 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
8.5 inch x 6.8 inch
A/R: 1.25
aspect ratio
6.8 inch x 8.5 inch
A/R: 0.8
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)
215.9 mm x 172.72 mm
37290 mm2
diagonal: 276.49 mm
21.59 cm x 17.27 cm
373 cm2
diagonal: 27.65 cm
8.5 inch x 6.8 inch
57.80 inch2
diagonal: 10.89 inch

Print Pixel Size

Net dimensions (no bleed)
Pixel dimensions
2550 x 2040 pixels
width x height
Megapixels
5.2 megapixels

Common examples

References

  • Dots per inch
  • Bleed (printing)