Low Res Images CorelDraw

Brief Description

Resolution refers to the number of pixels in an image. Resolution is sometimes identified by the width and height of the image as well as the total number of pixels in the image.

Image resolution or "DPI" ("dots per inch", also called "PPI" or "pixels per inch") determines the number of pixels that a digital image can contain and as such the depth of quality and size of the file. The more pixels an image can contain, the better quality it can be but also the larger the file size. It is important to understand how resolution affects image sizes - in print, the resolution does not affect the image size, but on screen, resolution can have dramatic effects on the image size.



What your issue is

Images look very nice on the monitor, however they become poor quality after the job is printed

How to fix this issue

Any graphics that you are producing for screen use (ie website graphics or on-screen displays) should generally be 72DPI.

Any graphics that you intend to print yourself on your desktop printer should generally be 150DPI.

Any graphics that you are having professionally produced by a commercial press or digital printing provider should be 300DPI.

More details Select the items you wish to export with the Pick Tool. Choose File, Export from the Main Menu. Choose the name and location for your file. Choose Selected only. Leave Compression Type as Uncompressed. Click Export. Set Size and Resolution. Resolution should be 300 or more DPI

The Open Prepress Interface (OPI) in CorelDRAW lets you use low-resolution images as placeholders for the high-resolution images that appear in your final work. When a service bureau receives your file, the OPI server substitutes the low-resolution images for the high-resolution images.

References:

CorelDraw: Import and Export

CorelDRAW Tutorials