Short answer: our landscape file is 2880 x 1920 pixels, which prints at about 9.6 x 6.4 in at 300 ppi. That covers a 6 x 4 photo booth print with room to spare. Every file is a native crop of one 2880px master, not upscaled.
Pixels and inches
A digital file has a fixed number of pixels. How big it prints depends on how many pixels you spread over each inch, called ppi (pixels per inch, often written dpi). The sum is simple: pixels / ppi = inches. A file 2880 pixels wide printed at 300 ppi is 2880 / 300 = 9.6 inches wide.
- 300 ppi is the usual target for photo prints you hold in your hand.
- 200 ppi still looks sharp at normal viewing distance and is fine for most booth prints.
- 150 ppi is the lower limit for prints seen from a step away, such as a framed print on a wall.
In a composite, the backdrop is behind the subject and is often a little soft anyway, like a real background out of focus. So it can sit a little below the ppi you use for the person without anyone noticing.
Our file sizes
Each scene comes in three shapes. The free files have a small watermark in the bottom-right corner; the high-resolution 2880px files have none.
| File | Shape | High resolution | At 300 ppi | At 200 ppi | Free file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape | 3:2 | 2880 x 1920 px | 9.6 x 6.4 in | 14.4 x 9.6 in | 1280 x 853 px |
| Portrait | 2:3 | 1920 x 2880 px | 6.4 x 9.6 in | 9.6 x 14.4 in | 853 x 1280 px |
| Square | 1:1 | 2880 x 2880 px | 9.6 x 9.6 in | 14.4 x 14.4 in | 1280 x 1280 px |
All files are JPG in the sRGB colour space, which is what printers, booth apps and screens expect.
Print size table
This table shows the pixels a print needs at 300 ppi, and the ppi you actually get when our file fills that print. Where the shapes differ, the file is cropped to fill the print, so the ppi comes from the side that fits exactly.
| Use the file | Needed at 300 ppi | High resolution gives | Free file gives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 x 4 in (photo booth print) | Landscape | 1800 x 1200 px | 480 ppi | 213 ppi |
| 4 x 6 in, upright | Portrait | 1200 x 1800 px | 480 ppi | 213 ppi |
| 2 x 6 in strip (whole strip) Portrait for a whole strip background, cropped from the sides. For each wide photo frame within a strip layout, use landscape. | Portrait | 600 x 1800 px | 480 ppi | 213 ppi |
| 7 x 5 in Slight crop at the sides. | Landscape | 2100 x 1500 px | 384 ppi | 170 ppi |
| 5 x 7 in, upright Slight crop at the top or bottom. | Portrait | 1500 x 2100 px | 384 ppi | 170 ppi |
| 8 x 10 in, upright Crop at the top or bottom. | Portrait | 2400 x 3000 px | 240 ppi | 106 ppi |
| 5 x 5 in square | Square | 1500 x 1500 px | 576 ppi | 256 ppi |
| 8 x 8 in square | Square | 2400 x 2400 px | 360 ppi | 160 ppi |
| 12 x 12 in square | Square | 3600 x 3600 px | 240 ppi | 106 ppi |
The free file is fine for proofs and screens, but it falls short of 300 ppi for most prints and carries the watermark. For prints, use the high-resolution file.
Screens and booth displays
On screens the file only needs to match the display's pixels. The landscape file is 2880 x 1920:
- Full HD screen (1920 x 1080): covered without scaling up.
- Booth tablet or laptop (2560 x 1600): covered without scaling up.
- 4K screen (3840 x 2160): larger than our file, so the backdrop is scaled up on screen. It still looks fine behind people at viewing distance, but it is not native 3840px.
Native vs upscaled
Many digital backdrops are sold with a large pixel number that came from an upscaler: software that invents new pixels between the real ones. The file gets bigger, but no new detail appears, and you often see smeared textures or repeated patterns up close.
Our scenes are made as one 2880 x 2880 master. The landscape and portrait files are straight crops of it, composed so the main feature stays whole in all three. Nothing is upscaled, and each scene page says so next to the file sizes. We would rather give you an honest 2880px than an inflated larger number.
Ready to pick a scene? Browse the backdrops or read what the lifetime plan includes.