Glossary
Web size vs high resolution.
Web size is a smaller copy of a photo made for screens, phones and posts, while high resolution is the large file you can print from or crop. Most client galleries offer both downloads, and the right one depends on what the photo is for.
What the two sizes are on Pixieset.
Pixieset’s help center gives web size as 640, 1024 or 2048 pixels on the width, and high resolution as 3600 pixels on the long edge, or the original file exactly as uploaded on its upgraded plans. It never enlarges a photo that is smaller than the size asked for.
How big each one prints.
A print looks sharp at about 300 pixels per inch. Divide the pixels by 300 and you have the inches: 2048 pixels is just under 7 inches, 3600 pixels is 12 inches, and the 6000-pixel long edge of a 24-megapixel camera is 20 inches. For a phone or a post, a web size copy is plenty. For an album, a wall or a crop, take the high resolution file.
If in doubt, keep the high resolution file. A smaller copy can always be made from it, and never the other way round.
On a DropYourFiles link.
On DropYourFiles, once your client approves, they can download each photo at full size (the file you uploaded) or as a smaller copy for screens, a 1600 px JPEG. Before approval they see proofs at 1600 px on the long edge at most.
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Questions.
Is web size good enough for social media?
Yes. Most social apps shrink and recompress a photo on upload, so a web size copy looks the same in the feed and is quicker to send.
Can I print a web size photo?
Small, yes. At 300 pixels per inch a 2048-pixel copy makes a sharp 4 by 6 or 5 by 7. Anything bigger wants the high resolution file.
Why is the high resolution file so much bigger?
It holds every pixel the camera made. A photo twice as wide has four times the pixels, and the file grows to match.
Where this comes from.
- Pixieset Help Center, Download sizes and available resolutions, read October 29, 2026.
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- Timecode vs timestamp
- What is a review link
More in the glossary, or see what DropYourFiles does.
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