You may create products on our web site using digitized images from a variety of sources. Your designs, photos and images can come from a digital camera, scanner, or a hard copy.
 

Any image you plan to use must be saved at approximately 300-dpi at 100% output size for the very best results.
 

If you wish to use images from a digital camera, before you snap pictures make sure the camera is set at a high enough resolution to result in 300 DPI at the intended photo print size. Most cameras have various settings for resolutions. The highest resolution for your camera depends on how many megapixels it has.
 

You cannot increase the resolution of a photo after it is taken, except by reducing its printed dimensions (after you upload the image). Be careful when cropping a photo after it is taken. Cropping will reduce the number of pixels in the final image.

 

Like a digital camera, a scanner must be preset to the proper resolution before image capture. Many scanners default to 150-dpi (or spi). Set your scanner’s resolution so that it results in 300-dpi at the image’s final print size. If your resulting scanned image is smaller than the recommended size or has less dpi than you need, you should either rescan your original at a higher resolution, or use the image for a smaller printed area.
 

Images found on the web are typically at a resolution of 72-dpi. This resolution is much too low for quality printing and engraving. In addition, most images on the web are protected by copyright laws. For these reasons, we do not recommend using images from the web.