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# Exporting, upscaling, and printing your comic

You can download any issue to keep, print, or edit outside ComicInk. Open the issue and click **Export** to choose how you want it.

## How do I upscale my comic images to high resolution?

**Upscaling lives inside Export.** Open the issue, click **Export**, and choose **Print quality** — every page and cover is then AI-**upscaled** to print resolution (roughly 3× the pixels of the on-screen version, about 300 DPI). That is the built-in way to get high-resolution, print-ready versions of your comic images. (Choosing **Web** quality keeps the smaller on-screen images and doesn't upscale.) It costs about 10 credits per page or cover that needs upscaling — see the quality details just below.

## Quality: Web vs Print

- **Web** — free and instant. Uses the on-screen images (around 656 × 1024 pixels). Great for sharing on screens, but too small to print well.
- **Print** — high resolution. Each page and cover is AI-upscaled to print resolution (roughly 3× the pixels of the web version, about 300 DPI), so it holds up on paper.

Print quality costs **about 10 credits per page or cover that needs upscaling**. You're only charged for the ones that aren't already print-ready — the modal shows the estimate before you confirm, and re-exporting an already-upscaled issue is free. If you later regenerate a page or cover, its print version is marked out of date and will be re-upscaled (and re-charged) the next time you export it at Print quality.

## Format: PDF or individual images

- **PDF** — a single file with every page (and the covers), ready to send to a printer or share.
- **Images (ZIP)** — a `.zip` containing one image file per page, plus the front and back cover. Handy when you want the pages individually — for example, to open one in another editor and add credits or extra text to the cover.

When you choose **Images (ZIP)**, you can pick the image format:

- **JPG** — smaller files.
- **PNG** — lossless and best for editing outside ComicInk.

## Getting high-resolution individual pages

For the best individual pages — the ones you can edit or print — choose **Print** quality, **Images (ZIP)**, and **PNG**. That gives you lossless, print-resolution page and cover files. (If you pick Web quality, the images will be the small on-screen versions no matter the format.)

## What about character, asset, and world images?

Export and Print-quality upscaling apply to **pages and covers only**. The individual character, asset, and world reference images aren't part of the export and don't have a high-resolution or upscaled version — they exist at display resolution for keeping your art consistent, not as print deliverables. You can right-click and save one from its card, but it will be the on-screen size, not a print-ready file.

## Choosing what to include

- **Scope** — export **all pages** or a specific **page range**.
- **Covers** — include or leave out the **front** and **back** cover.

## While it's working

If some pages still need upscaling, choosing Print starts the upscale first: the modal closes and a progress toast tracks it. Your download starts automatically once the high-resolution versions are ready. Everything that was already print-ready downloads immediately.

## Related

- [Story Video exporting](https://help.comicink.ai/en/article/exporting-and-sharing-story-videos-it6hud/) covers downloading Story Videos (a separate flow).
- [What costs credits](https://help.comicink.ai/en/article/what-costs-credits-what-doesnt-r9f0sz/) explains credits in general.