How to Upload Your Photos
Simply click the displayed "browse" button to view the files on your computer's hard drive or digital camera. Select the image file you wish to upload and click OK. Now just click the "Add to Cart" button for the product you desire, and your photo will automatically be uploaded to our production servers and electronically attached to your order.
You can edit your image while viewing the photo after upload. You can turn the image and crop in order to save the photo within the parameters of the puzzle size. Please do not forget to hit the icon that looks like a disk to save and click the OK button. You will receive a message that your file has uploaded and that we have your file.
Please note the following:
Uploading Image
Files must be 20MB or smaller and jpeg format. The upload time will depend on the file size and your Internet connection speed. Please be patient when uploading a large image.
Please try to use the best-quality image possible.
Uploading from Cell Phone
If you are uploading a photo from a cell phone, please be sure to transfer the file in its highest resolution. For example, on the iPhone, please transfer the file as "Actual Size". Most files are compressed when transferred, leading to a loss of clarity and resolution. Transferring at the highest setting will provide better results.
Best Size for Image
Depending on print area and size of your photo, minimum photo size requirements will vary. For best print quality your photo needs to be at 300 dpi. For example, if your photo is 3000 x 2400 pixels in size, it will print best at 10 x 8 inches or smaller.
Our photo editing process will inform you if your image is below minimum size.
Low-Quality Image
If your image is below the minimum resolution/size requirements, do not simply increase the size in your editing software. You must either rescan the image or use a higher-quality image.
Older Generation Phone Cameras
Please note that most older generation phone cameras will produce photos of very low quality that are too small for print reproduction. Photos downloaded from Facebook are also of lower quality.
Scanning Photographs
When scanning in photographs, please use a resolution of 300 dpi or more. When taking digital images, set your camera at the highest possible resolution. You can always reduce the resolution later. Low-resolution images cannot be increased without loss of image quality.
Cropping of Image
Your image will be reproduced as it appears. In some cases, we may crop the image for size, to fit the product you order. Close-ups and images with bright colors will produce the best results.
COPYRIGHT:
By ordering a custom photo product from The Missing Piece Puzzle Company, you agree that you are the copyright holder of the image you provide. If you are not the owner of the image provided, you agree that you have written consent from the copyright holder to use their image for the product ordered with The Missing Piece Puzzle Company.
(We reserve the right to refuse reproduction of submitted photos at our discretion should they be licensed, copyrighted, or deemed inappropriate for language, content or material.) For more information on Copyright please click COPYRIGHT HERE.
| PIXEL | PRINT SIZE | |||
| RESOLUTION | 4"x6" | 8"x10" | 16"x20" | 20"x30" |
| 320 x 240 | OK | Bad | Bad | Bad |
| 640x480 | Good | Bad | Bad | Bad |
| 800x600 | Very Good |
Bad | Bad | Bad |
| 1024x768 | Excellent | OK | Bad | Bad |
| 1280x960 1 MP |
Photo Quality |
Good | Bad | Bad |
| 1536x1180 |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Bad | Bad |
| 1600x1200 2 MP |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
OK | Bad |
| 2048x1536 3 MP |
Photo Quality |
Excellent | OK | OK |
| 2240x1680 4 MP |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Good | OK |
| 2560x1920 5 MP |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Very Good |
Very Good |
| 3032x2008 6 MP |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent |
Very Good |
| 3072x2304 7 MP |
Photo Quality |
Photo Quality |
Excellent | Excellent |