Photo ok to print

[ali_4619]

Hi, I love the attached Adobe Stock image and I want to use it in my book that I'm getting commercially printed soon. When I downloaded it from Adobe Stock, its size was only 73KB and 72 dpi. I have resized it in Photoshop to  1.2MB & 300 dpi. Will it print well? It's important it does because it's going on the cover. 

[jane-e]

@ali_4619 

I can't open your attachment. Can you give us the Stock number and/or the link to the image so we can check it out?

Also, did you purchase it or download the preview?

Jane

[c.pfaffenbichler]

The resolution (which is given in ppi, not dpi) by itself is irrelevant. 

But the filesize would seem to support the suspicion that the image is small – which might translate to »bad« in this case. 

What were the image’s original pixel dimensions and its effective resolution in your layout? 

Could you please post screenshots taken at View > 100% of the original image and the upsampled copy you created? 

[BobLevine]

There is no way you downloaded an Adobe Stock image that size unless it was an FPO. Did you license it? If so, sign back into Adobe Stock and download it again.

[NB, colourmanagement · Accepted solution]

@ali_4619 There's no way to make 73KB image printable even at the size of a postage stamp with any quality .

You'll need to download the full resolution stock image - and, of course, pay for the licence to use it

neilB

[c.pfaffenbichler]

@ali_4619 , please set people’s mind at ease by clarifying that you weren’t planning to produce a commercially printed book with an unlicensed stock-image on its cover. 

[ali_4619]

Hi - I am new to Photoshop and InDesign and learning the ropes so I haven't printed anything yet or used any of my designs anywhere. I have read all the Adobe Stock licence info but I do find it confusing. I pay for an enhanced licence. My plan for my first book was to use four Adobe Stock photos on the cover in a montage design but still seeking to confirm if that's allowed. I haven't modified the individual images in the montage - I just put placed them in a photo grid. But I can modify them if I need to, to stay within the legal terms. I won't do anything I'm not allowed to do in the terms of the licence but I really need more clarity. I talked to someone in Adobe chat about this yesterday and they were great but I am still confused.  For instance, if I make a 50-page book, can I use Adobe Stock images without any modifications/redesign since the book will mostly have text rather than being a photo book.  Or do I have to edit every single image, say in Photoshop.  I’m asking the question because here's what the Adobe license terms page says:  "You may include the asset in some types of products, such as inside a textbook, as long as the primary value of the product is not the asset itself." I also have the question of how much modification is required for each photo. Can you just put a border around an image? Or just change the colour scheme? I understand you can use the AI generated images without editing. 

[ali_4619]

PS @c.pfaffenbichler here's my source for the license terms mentioned above: https://stock.adobe.com/nz/license-terms

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What were the image’s original pixel dimensions and its effective resolution in your layout? 

Could you please post screenshots taken at View > 100% of the original image and the upsampled copy you created? 

[ali_4619]

Hi thanks so much for your help.  I must have done something wrong in downloading the image.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

In Indesign there are several locations where one can check a placed pixel image’s effective resolution, additionally one can use a preflight profile to keep track of problems (like insufficient effective resolution).