Print Aspect Fit
Fit an image aspect ratio into a print frame and see the letterbox or crop needed.
About Print Aspect Fit
The image is scaled to fit inside the print frame, leaving bare margins on the axis that does not fill, which can instead be cropped. Knowing the fit before ordering a print avoids surprise crops and lets you choose between matted margins or cropping to the frame.
Formula
Print Aspect Fit
Scale to fit one axis; leftover becomes margin or crop
- letterbox
- Unfilled white or black bars along one axis
Worked example
With the default values below, Print Aspect Fit returns Fitted Print Width of 8.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Image pixel widthminimum 1
- 3,000
- Image pixel heightminimum 1
- 2,000
- Print widthminimum 0.1
- 8
- Print heightminimum 0.1
- 10
Results
- Fitted Print Width
- 8.00 in
- Fitted Print Height
- 5.33 in
- Fit Guidance
- Fits width - letterbox top/bottom
- Crop Required
- 46.67%
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Print Aspect Fit
- 3Fitted Print Width= 8.00 in
- 4Fitted Print Height= 5.33 in
- 5Fit Guidance= Fits width - letterbox top/bottom
- 6Crop Required= 46.67
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Print Aspect Fit calculated?
Scale to fit one axis; leftover becomes margin or crop The image is scaled to fit inside the print frame, leaving bare margins on the axis that does not fill, which can instead be cropped.
Why does Print Aspect Fit matter?
Knowing the fit before ordering a print avoids surprise crops and lets you choose between matted margins or cropping to the frame.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Image pixel width, Image pixel height, Print width, Print height. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.