Presenting a poster overseas? You can use the conversion tools available at metric-conversions.org to convert imperial length units into metric.
Calculator Instructions
We offer 36″ and 42″ roll media. You should only enter 36 or 42 into a field in the Reproduction Size section in the calculator below.
- To begin, enter the current height and width dimensions for your existing poster file into the corresponding Original Size fields.
- Type either 36 or 42 into ONE of the fields in the Reproduction Size section. If your file’s current dimensions are 40″ wide by 23″ high and you would like to scale the short side to fit our 36″ roll media, you would type 36 into the height field in the Reproduction Size section. If you wanted it scaled to fit our 42″ media, you would type 42 instead. Leave the other Reproduction Size field and the Percentage of Scaling field blank.
- Click the Calculate New Dimensions button. You will now see the missing Reproduction Size and Percentage of Scaling values appear. These numbers reflect the proportionally scaled size of the poster if it were printed.
- You can use the Percentage of Scaling number to return to your source file. Zoom in on your poster this amount to get an idea of how your text and images will look when printed.
- You must clear out all of the fields if you plan on changing any dimension in order to recalculate your new size.
Questions? Please reach out to posters@abraxas.wustl.edu.