How many pixels is a CD cover?

Answer 1

depends on the resolution which is the "dots" or "line screen" per inch used to print with - much debate over the correct resolution for printing due to so many types of printing and printers - i find if in doubt go with 300 ppi (pixels per inch) in your image and you will get acceptable results 99.99% of the time - no regular printer uses more than this (a 2400 dpi image setter actually is only a 300 dpi output because it has a line screen of 8 (2400/300) so take dimensions of you CD cover, multiply by 300 - then allow a bit for bleeding off the edges so you dont get the white edges - also keep in mind the pixels/dots per inch are not exact with the printers so the final print may actually be smaller or larger than you calculated - so do a test print and adjust the pixels up or down as needed also be aware that what is square on your moniter screen may not print square from a printer as the actual dots per inch on the printer are usually not perfectly square - so once again do a test print and adjust pixel dimensions as needed - you can test your printer by having it print a perfect square as large as the printer paper will allow - then measusre the sides to determine the ratio of lenght to width then you can use that ratio to help calculate exact pixel sizes for that printer