Our product images look fine on screen but the printer says DPI is too low. Can this fix it?

Yes, if the problem is the DPI metadata tag rather than actual pixel count. Deliteful corrects the tag so the printer's software maps your pixels to the correct physical print dimensions. Verify with your printer that pixel dimensions are sufficient for the intended print size at 300 DPI.

Will this affect how product images appear on our website?

No. DPI metadata has no effect on how images render in web browsers. Screen display is determined entirely by pixel dimensions, not DPI tags.

Can I process an entire product category's images at once?

Yes — upload multiple images in a single session and apply the same DPI setting to all files simultaneously.

Prepare Product Images at the Right DPI for Print Catalogs and Trade Materials

Product images optimized for web display are often tagged at 72 or 96 DPI — unusable for print catalogs, trade show graphics, and wholesale line sheets without manual correction. Deliteful updates DPI metadata on your product images in bulk so they meet print spec without any pixel resampling or quality loss.

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E-commerce teams managing large product catalogs frequently maintain a single master image set used across web storefronts, Amazon listings, and print marketing. Web-optimized exports from systems like Shopify or Adobe Commerce default to screen-resolution DPI tags, which causes print vendors to flag assets as insufficient resolution even when the underlying pixel dimensions are adequate for the print size. Correcting this at the metadata level — rather than re-exporting from the original PIM or DAM — saves significant time when preparing seasonal catalogs or trade show print runs.

Because Deliteful's DPI adjustment is metadata-only, your product images emerge from the process pixel-for-pixel identical to what went in. Color profiles are preserved, file sizes change negligibly, and the format (PNG, JPEG, WebP) remains the same. For catalog print runs requiring 300 DPI and large-format booth graphics at 150 DPI, you can run two separate batches with different target values.

How it works

1
Export product images from your DAM or PIM
Pull the highest-resolution version of the images you need for print — do not downsample.
2
Upload to Deliteful
Drag the product image files into the DPI adjustment tool.
3
Enter the print vendor's required DPI
Set 300 DPI for catalog printing, 150 DPI for large-format, or whatever your vendor specifies.
4
Download and deliver to your print vendor
Retrieve corrected files with proper DPI metadata and send them to your printer or catalog production team.

Frequently asked questions

Our product images look fine on screen but the printer says DPI is too low. Can this fix it?: Yes, if the problem is the DPI metadata tag rather than actual pixel count. Deliteful corrects the tag so the printer's software maps your pixels to the correct physical print dimensions. Verify with your printer that pixel dimensions are sufficient for the intended print size at 300 DPI.
Will this affect how product images appear on our website?: No. DPI metadata has no effect on how images render in web browsers. Screen display is determined entirely by pixel dimensions, not DPI tags.
Can I process an entire product category's images at once?: Yes — upload multiple images in a single session and apply the same DPI setting to all files simultaneously.