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Print-Ready in Minutes: Checking Your Files with Print Score and Upscale

Before you send a file to print — or hand it to a client — run it through this two-minute checklist. Here is how Print Score and Upscale catch the mistakes that ruin a print run.

Print-Ready in Minutes: Checking Your Files with Print Score and Upscale

A blurry print, a pixelated logo, a photo that looked fine on screen but falls apart at poster size — these are the mistakes that cost real money once a file is on press. WariPixel's toolbox has a fast pre-flight check built in.

Start with Print Score

Print Score checks an image against the output size you have in mind and flags resolution problems before you commit to a print run, so you catch a 72 DPI photo before it becomes a blurry flyer.

Recover detail with Upscale

If Print Score flags an image as too small for your target size, Upscale adds detail back in, often enough to take a web-resolution photo to something you can confidently send to a print shop.

Double-check overlays and text

Run the final composition through Contrast Checker to make sure any text, price tags, or badges placed over the image stay legible once it's printed, not just on a backlit screen.

Keep logos sharp at any size

If your print includes a raster logo, Vectorize converts it to clean vector paths, so it stays crisp whether it's on a business card or a banner.

Need a backup image?

If a supplied photo doesn't pass the check and there's no time for a reshoot, the Library has high-resolution stock photography ready to drop in.

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Written by

Tasha Reyes

Tasha runs print fulfillment for a small stationery studio and writes about getting files production-ready.

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