DPI for images on book cover??
I don't know if this necessarily belongs in this forum, but I didn't know where to post. I need a DPI remedial course. I am probably making this harder than what is has to be. Here is my situation. I am designing this book cover, and the image I want to use is on iStock. They give me four options:
425 x 282 px
5.9" x 3.9" @ 72 DPI
849 x 565 px
11.8" x 7.8" @ 72 DPI
1698 x 1131 px
5.7" x 3.8" @ 300 DPI
3504 x 2336 px
11.7" x 7.8" @ 300 DPI
The image only needs to be 380*253 (give or take). In any case, my logic tells me that since this is going to print (book cover), it is better to go higher DPI (thus higher resolution), and scale down? Meaning take the 5.7 x 3.8, edit it, then scale down. Is that train of thought correct?
I guess where I am getting confused is the part where I shrink the image. Say I want to use another image for the spine. Spine images are relatively small, so does the same principle apply? Should I get 300dpi and scale down, or just get the smaller one at 72?
425 x 282 px
5.9" x 3.9" @ 72 DPI
849 x 565 px
11.8" x 7.8" @ 72 DPI
1698 x 1131 px
5.7" x 3.8" @ 300 DPI
3504 x 2336 px
11.7" x 7.8" @ 300 DPI
The image only needs to be 380*253 (give or take). In any case, my logic tells me that since this is going to print (book cover), it is better to go higher DPI (thus higher resolution), and scale down? Meaning take the 5.7 x 3.8, edit it, then scale down. Is that train of thought correct?
I guess where I am getting confused is the part where I shrink the image. Say I want to use another image for the spine. Spine images are relatively small, so does the same principle apply? Should I get 300dpi and scale down, or just get the smaller one at 72?
ya, ya, illustrative purposes.
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