Print size · Midjourney square, upscaled four times
How big can you print
a 4096 × 4096 image?
At 300 DPI, fine art standard
34.7 × 34.7 cm
13.7 × 13.7 inches
Drop the density and the print grows, at a cost you can see from a normal viewing distance.
| Density | Largest print | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 300 DPI | 34.7 × 34.7 cm | fine art, held in hand |
| 200 DPI | 52.0 × 52.0 cm | framed poster |
| 150 DPI | 69.4 × 69.4 cm | large format, seen from afar |
Every common print size, judged
The density shown is the one actually reached once the image is cropped to the format's aspect ratio. The short side decides, which is why a panoramic file fails a square print it looks big enough for. The last column is the enlargement needed to reach a true 300 DPI.
| Print size | Density reached | Verdict | Enlargement to 300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A5 | 495 | 300 DPI reached | none |
| A4 | 350 | 300 DPI reached | none |
| A3 | 247 | usable, below 300 | ×1.3 |
| A2 | 175 | poster only | ×1.8 |
| A1 | 123 | too small | ×2.5 |
| A0 | 87 | too small | ×3.5 |
| 30 × 40 cm | 260 | usable, below 300 | ×1.2 |
| 40 × 50 cm | 208 | usable, below 300 | ×1.5 |
| 50 × 70 cm | 148 | too small | ×2.1 |
| 60 × 90 cm | 115 | too small | ×2.7 |
| 70 × 100 cm | 104 | too small | ×2.9 |
| 8 × 10 in | 409 | 300 DPI reached | none |
| 11 × 14 in | 292 | usable, below 300 | ×1.1 |
| 12 × 16 in | 256 | usable, below 300 | ×1.2 |
| 16 × 20 in | 204 | usable, below 300 | ×1.5 |
| 18 × 24 in | 170 | poster only | ×1.8 |
| 24 × 36 in | 113 | too small | ×2.7 |
| 30 × 40 in | 102 | too small | ×3.0 |
| 20 × 20 in | 204 | usable, below 300 | ×1.5 |
| 50 × 50 cm | 208 | usable, below 300 | ×1.5 |
Questions people actually ask
How big can a 4096 × 4096 image be printed at 300 DPI?
34.7 by 34.7 centimetres, that is 13.7 by 13.7 inches. Divide each pixel count by 300 to get inches, then multiply by 2.54 for centimetres.
Is 4096 × 4096 enough for a poster?
At full 300 DPI it holds up to 8 × 10 in. Beyond that you either accept a lower density, which a framed poster tolerates well down to 200 DPI, or you enlarge the file first.
What does Midjourney square, upscaled four times output mean for printing?
Midjourney square, upscaled four times gives 16.8 megapixels. Print shops do not read megapixels, they read density at a physical size, and that is what the table above computes.
Get the file your print shop will accept
The workshop enlarges the image, sets the physical size and the density, adds the bleed, and hands back a file that is ready to send. Nothing here is guesswork: the numbers on this page are the ones it uses.
Nearby answers
Other resolutions: 512 × 512 · 768 × 768 · 1024 × 1024 · 1456 × 816 · 816 × 1456 · all print sizes