See what fits.
Before you print.
Compare paper sizes, see what gets cropped, and check the resolution of your photo or artwork.
Crop or keep it all?
Crop fills the paper. Fit keeps the whole image with borders. Colored diagrams stand in for your image until you choose a file.
Why an 8 × 10 can cut off your photo
A 2:3 image has the same shape as a 4 × 6 or 8 × 12 print. An 8 × 10 has a different shape. To fill that paper without stretching the image, some of the image must be cropped. Keeping the whole image instead leaves borders on two sides.
What the numbers mean
Image kept is the percentage of image area inside the crop, not a judgment about its composition. PPI means pixels per printed inch, calculated using the pixels remaining after cropping. A file's DPI metadata does not change this calculation.
For example, a 6000 × 4000 image on landscape 10 × 8 paper keeps 5000 × 4000 pixels when cropped to fill: about 83.3% of its image area at 500 PPI. Fit mode prints the whole image at 10 × 6.67 inches with about 0.67-inch top and bottom borders, at 600 PPI.
A plan, then the final preview
These are geometric estimates. Image sharpness, source quality, color, paper, viewing distance and the lab's requirements also affect the result. This planner does not predict print quality or simulate color. Check the lab's own preview before ordering, including bleed, borders and any framing overlap.
Not every print product or ordering system supports fit-with-borders. Border measurements here describe a centered image on the paper, not a mat opening or a guaranteed merchant option.
Sources and further reading
Guidance checked October 10, 2026. This is an independent planning tool. No print-lab affiliate links are configured.