#MOVIE POSTER STANDARD SIZE MOVIE#

If it goes to a sheet fed press, probably never. what resolution are most 24'x36' Hollywood posters done in?

#MOVIE POSTER STANDARD SIZE MOVIE#

Then I was told printers will print movie posters at 72dpi so anything above that is wasted anyway. Others find that resolution too demanding on the computer, and work at half-size (150dpi). There has long been debate at the various studios I worked for regarding ideal poster size resolutions.įor 24'x36' posters, some studios work in full 300dpi.

So I use 300 as my default for image printing.įrom: Ideal resolution (dpi) for standard 24'x36' posters? If used for printing a photo, that image looks rasterized or chunky in its smoothness. Take this information as only a starting point for your research.Īs a photographer, I see 72 ppi as fuzzy crap for the web. It might be 72 dpi / lines per inch on really large items that are viewable from a larger distance. So a 320 ppi Tiff would equate to a 160 line CMYK screen printing quality. Some companies want the photos submitted at twice the resolution before conversion for printing. If memory serves right that is the lowest line level for decent looking printing. For the size of poster you mentioned, not to mention that most posters of the size are viewed close up by the public, I would expect the image quality to be around 160 to 175 lines per inch. I used to run printing presses for 30 years but am now out of that business due to the economy.

Movie poster standard size