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Image Basics
Plain-English explanations of image concepts — pixels, resolution, aspect ratio, EXIF data, and more.
How to Crop Images to Exact Pixel Dimensions
Learn how to crop an image to exact pixel dimensions — the difference between fit:inside (no crop, just scaling) and fit:cover (center-anchored crop to exact size) — for Instagram, website heroes, and any fixed-size format.
4 min readHow to Prepare Images for Printing — Resolution and File Size Guide
Print requires higher pixel dimensions than web. Standard printing needs 300 DPI — an A4 page at 300 DPI is 2480×3508 px. Calculate your required dimensions, resize with Pictuary's Resize tool, and export at the correct quality for the format.
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