12 × 12 inch sheet at 300 DPI is 3600 × 3600 pixels
12 × 12 inch sheet (12 × 12 in) at 300 DPI is 3600 × 3600 pixels, which is 13 megapixels.
| Portrait | 3600 × 3600 pixels |
|---|---|
| Landscape | 3600 × 3600 pixels |
| With 0.125 in bleed | 3675 × 3675 pixels |
| Megapixels | 13 |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1 |
| File size | 37 MB as uncompressed 8-bit RGB; a JPEG or PNG is smaller |
| Paper size | 12 × 12 in (304.8 × 304.8 mm) |
The working
Pixels are inches multiplied by the resolution.
- Width: 12 in × 300 = 3,600, which rounds to 3600 pixels.
- Height: 12 in × 300 = 3,600, which rounds to 3600 pixels.
Bleed is extra image past the trim line, so that a cut that lands slightly off still leaves ink to the edge. Print shops usually ask for 0.125 in on every side of a US size, which makes the file 3675 × 3675 pixels.
Is your photo big enough?
To fill 12 × 12 inch sheet at 300 DPI an image needs at least 3600 × 3600 pixels. Cropped to fill the sheet:
- A 12 megapixel phone photo (4000 × 3000) gives 250 DPI: short of 300, so it would be upscaled or printed softer.
- A 24 megapixel camera photo (6000 × 4000) gives 333 DPI: enough.
- A 48 megapixel photo (8000 × 6000) gives 500 DPI: enough.
At 300 DPI the pixels of a print blend together from about 11.5 inches (29 cm) away. 300 DPI is the standard for print that is held in the hand: books, magazines, photo prints, business cards and flyers. At reading distance the eye can no longer pick out the pixels.
12 × 12 inch sheet at other resolutions
| Resolution | Pixels | With bleed | Megapixels | Uncompressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 DPI | 864 × 864 | 882 × 882 | 0.75 | 2.1 MB |
| 96 DPI | 1152 × 1152 | 1176 × 1176 | 1.3 | 3.8 MB |
| 100 DPI | 1200 × 1200 | 1225 × 1225 | 1.4 | 4.1 MB |
| 150 DPI | 1800 × 1800 | 1838 × 1838 | 3.2 | 9.3 MB |
| 200 DPI | 2400 × 2400 | 2450 × 2450 | 5.8 | 16 MB |
| 240 DPI | 2880 × 2880 | 2940 × 2940 | 8.3 | 24 MB |
| 300 DPI | 3600 × 3600 | 3675 × 3675 | 13 | 37 MB |
| 400 DPI | 4800 × 4800 | 4900 × 4900 | 23 | 66 MB |
| 600 DPI | 7200 × 7200 | 7350 × 7350 | 52 | 148 MB |
| 1200 DPI | 14400 × 14400 | 14700 × 14700 | 207 | 593 MB |
Other sizes at 300 DPI
- A0
- A1
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- A6
- A7
- Letter
- Legal
- Tabloid
- Half Letter
- 4 × 6 in
- 5 × 7 in
- 8 × 10 in
- 11 × 14 in
- 16 × 20 in
- 12 × 18 in
- 18 × 24 in
- 24 × 36 in
- Business card
12 × 12 inches is the standard scrapbook page and the size of the cutting mat on most craft cutters. See 12 × 12 inch sheet in pixels at every resolution or everything at 300 DPI.