How much dpi is enough?
Generally the higher the dpi, the longer it takes to scan a photo, the longer it takes to burn a CD / DVD, and more computer power is needed to process data image files. We could make our lives easier by dropping to 300 dpi. This would look OK on screen and in most cases reprints would be acceptable. Certainly less than 300 dpi is not acceptable. We opted for 600 dpi, because we didn’t want to offer ‘just enough’ when it comes to the quality of our scans. At 600 dpi you have an image that looks great on screen, that can be printed with a significant degree of enlargement. More importantly it contains enough data for you to be able to edit / crop so that you have the final image you want without ending up with a poor quality image. So while 300 dpi is enough for some services, we deliver at 600 dpi as standard because we know it’s so much better.
