Guidelines

What ratio are album covers?

What ratio are album covers?

All About Format In order for the stores to accept your artwork, its format needs to meet several technical criteria: JPG or GIF. Perfect square. Aspect ratio at least 1600 x 1600 pixels in size.

What size are album covers on Apple music?

Perfect square and at least 1600 x 1600 pixels. iTunes recommends images to be 3000 x 3000 pixels pixels) Best-quality RGB Color mode (including black and white images) Resolution of at least 72 dpi (300 dpi is better)

What is the average size of an album cover?

The size of the typical cardboard LP sleeve cover is 12.375 in (31.43 cm) square.

What size should I print album cover?

Dimensions / Pixel Size: At least 1600 x 1600 pixels, but 3000 x 3000 pixels is recommended. Size in Inches: 3000 x 3000 pixels at 300 dpi (which is 10 x 10 inches) is recommended. Resolution: at least 72 dpi, but 300 dpi is required for Amazon on Demand physical CD covers. Format: JPG, PNG, or GIF.

What size is an album cover in Photoshop?

Open a file as a minimum size of 1500 x 1500 pixels (a square) and choose 300 dpi. Using 300dpi or higher makes it suitable for resizing by digital distributors. It’s always best to start with a large file because it’s easy to size down. A small file does not size up without becoming pixelated.

Can you post covers on Apple music?

Yes, with some exceptions. Some examples of songs that may be licensed: A song that was released at one point on iTunes and/or Amazon MP3.

What size is a CD album cover?

CD Cover Size Specifications for Printing The finished dimensions for the outside of printed CD covers are 4.724 inches square. Many printed designs include bleed. The “bleed area” is an extra 1/8″ of space for design elements or backgrounds to extend beyond the finished size of your piece.

Do you need permission to cover a song on Spotify?

Of course, it’s not legal to just toss any cover song up on Spotify — you need to obtain the publishing rights first. But non-label artists need to obtain a mechanical license for streaming someone else’s song (a sync license for video) and pay royalties to the original songwriter each time a cover is streamed.

Can I release covers on CD Baby?

CD Baby no longer licenses cover songs directly, but we’ll continue to support and pay mechanical royalties for all tracks that were previously licensed through our cover song licensing service. For future releases, we recommend you secure your mechanical licenses via Easy Song Licensing.

What are the dimensions of a CD cover?

The standard CD album cover size (front part) is 120 by 120 millimetres (4.7 in × 4.7 in). With RonyaSoft CD DVD Label Maker you will be able to create and print inserts of proper CD cover dimensions. The software provides you customizable templates of standard sizes:

How big is a bleed area on a CD cover?

The “bleed area” is an extra 1/8″ of space for design elements or backgrounds to extend beyond the finished size of your piece. A CD cover with bleeds is printed slightly oversized (4.974 inches square) and then cut down to size, giving the appearance that the printing “bleeds” off the edge of the cover rather than having a white border.

How big should an album cover be for streaming?

For streaming services: 1600 x 1600 pixels – 3000 x 3000 pixels. For physical CD covers: 4.72in x 4.72 inches (perfect square). Make sure your album covers contain: Dimensions/pixels that are at least 1600 x 1600 – 3000 x 3000 pixels (streaming platforms like Amuse lets you push up all the way to 6000 x 6000 pixels)

How big is a jewel CD cover insert?

CD Jewel case insert of 154 by 120 millimetres (9.5 in × 4.7 in) with margins for side borders which commonly contains disk data essentials in short (for example, for music album cover the border may contain the name of the album, artist, and the year of release). The key pros of jewel CD case are: