diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/covers.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/covers.py
index 152e5984cb..c43ba0294c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/covers.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/covers.py
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ from calibre.utils.config import JSONConfig
 
 # Default settings {{{
 cprefs = JSONConfig('cover_generation')
-cprefs.defaults['title_font_size'] = 60  # px
-cprefs.defaults['subtitle_font_size'] = 40  # px
-cprefs.defaults['footer_font_size'] = 40  # px
-cprefs.defaults['cover_width'] = 600  # px
-cprefs.defaults['cover_height'] = 800  # px
+cprefs.defaults['title_font_size'] = 120  # px
+cprefs.defaults['subtitle_font_size'] = 80  # px
+cprefs.defaults['footer_font_size'] = 80  # px
+cprefs.defaults['cover_width'] = 1200  # px
+cprefs.defaults['cover_height'] = 1600  # px
 cprefs.defaults['title_font_family'] = None
 cprefs.defaults['subtitle_font_family'] = None
 cprefs.defaults['footer_font_family'] = None
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ def create_cover(title, authors, series=None, series_index=1, prefs=None, as_qim
         prefs or cprefs, title_template=d['title_template'], subtitle_template=d['subtitle_template'], footer_template=d['footer_template'])
     return generate_cover(mi, prefs=prefs, as_qimage=as_qimage)
 
-def test(scale=0.5):
+def test(scale=0.25):
     from PyQt5.Qt import QLabel, QApplication, QPixmap, QMainWindow, QWidget, QScrollArea, QGridLayout
     app = QApplication([])
     mi = Metadata('xxx', ['Kovid Goyal', 'John Q. Doe', 'Author'])