Digital and print design files Comparison

Comparison between files for Digital or print uses:

Comparison

Digital

Print

Colors

RGB colors

CMYK, Pantone or special Colors

Sizes

Always in Pixel (px)

  • Centimeter (cm) or millimeter (mm)
  • International sizes

Resolution

72 dpi (Low-res)

Large printing Format : 80 to 200 dpi (Hi-res) Offset or Digital printing: 300 dpi (Hi-res)

Files Format

Image:

  • JPG ( Static image)
  • PNG ( Static image with transparent background)
  • GIF (Animated image) 

Video:

  • Mp4, AVI, MOV

Document:

  • PDF, Doc, PPT

Image:

  • JPG ( Print image)
  • TIFF ( Large image format)
  • PDF (Document printing format)
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