Print quality in images is a very important quality parameter for the evaluation of the printability. The paper is the material where the pigments and printing fluids are deposited and is one important factor in determination of the printability. The sheets ability to print sharp and well-defined halftone dots in a complex or natural image is not extensively studied. This paper will focus on the relation between paper formation measured by both optical and beta formation analysers and the print quality in images from a prediction model. The statistical prediction model will be published fully later in a complete version and is at the moment confidential. That does not prevent publishing of the correlations between the model and the paper formation, which will be presented in this article. The paper grades in this particular study were newsprint paper grades and ranges from mainly modern paper machines with gapformers. It is common to print both black and white and full colour images in newspapers.