# 300dpi and back again

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/300dpi-and-back-again/246011>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [December 6, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/300dpi-and-back-again/246011 "2007-12-06T09:57:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/300dpi-and-back-again/246011/1 "2007-12-06T09:57:48Z")

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hi

i’m making a staff poster. I have a number of big raw images at 72dpi RGB. But the print will be 300dpi CYMK.

Should I change the 72dpi images to 300 then strink them to the appropiate size. Will this actually have an effect?

thanks:red: