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01/10/2007 02:45:34 PM · #1 |
I might need to print some large images 38 inches tops on the long side.
My question is how many pixels minimum, will I need to make them look good? I had great success with a 2800x2300 printed at 36 inches but I'm not too certain about the smaller files being usable. |
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01/10/2007 02:54:44 PM · #2 |
Hi Steve,
Look to get about 4500 pixels on the long side minimum.
My 5400x3600 prints at 24x36" are real clear/sharp. I have one that is 7200 x 4800 @ 13.6mb
Here's a decent guide for any printing:
Prints by Aspect Ratio
Message edited by author 2007-01-10 20:10:02.
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01/10/2007 02:57:17 PM · #3 |
| What's the intended viewing distance? You'll need 3800px on the long side for 100dpi. If the original is very sharp, this will probably look good from more than a couple feet away. It won't stand up to nose-on-the-print scrutiny. |
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01/10/2007 03:00:40 PM · #4 |
in photoshop I dialed in 4500X3000 at 300 dpi and got a 10X15 print, what am I missing?
From what I can gather in photoshop a 25X38 print at 150DPI would be 5700X3800 |
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01/10/2007 03:04:36 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Megatherian:
in photoshop I dialed in 4500X3000 at 300 dpi and got a 10X15 print, what am I missing?
From what I can gather in photoshop a 25X38 print at 150DPI would be 5700X3800 |
Minimum Quality (150 DPI) vs. Excellent Quality (300 DPI)
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01/10/2007 03:12:41 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Hi Steve,
Look to get about 4500 pixels on the long side minimum.
My 5400x3600 prints at 24x36" are real clear/sharp. I have one that is 7200 x 4800 @ 13.6mb
Here's a decent guide for any printing:
Prints by Aspect Ratio |
I think you transposed the 4 and the 5 in the first line that's what confused me ;) |
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01/10/2007 03:14:53 PM · #7 |
shhhh...was a typo and edited it.
;)
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01/11/2007 07:26:32 AM · #8 |
Thanks for the replies.
I'm wondering why the few 2800x2300 prints I did at 32"(with 4" of combined border) looked good...even up close. According to that DPCPrint Chart they aren't supposed to. Hmmmm?
Maybe I should just get a few large test prints to see what happens? |
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02/13/2007 09:36:09 AM · #9 |
One thing that will help with printing is Qimage.
You can find out about it at //www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/
They do a free download, so you can try it out.
Benefits: It handles the re-sizing automatically, based on your image and the destination print size.
You can either use this for your own printing, or save the results to a file if getting someone else to do your prints.
Downsides: They try to put loads of image editing stuff in the package, which most people are unlikely to use. I just ignore these.
Colin |
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