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Last post: 3 years, 5 months ago | Thread started: Aug 18, 08, 6:07 a.m.

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• kewHexton

  client says

  "Hey, You guys gave us some screen grabs last year that were awesome. We are working on making a better presentation in our catalog. Do you have the higher-res images then the 72 DPI that we received last year."

  Happy Monday.

  Aug 18, 08, 6:07 a.m. – Permalink

• Raniator

  Haha. Good luck explaining that one...

  Stuff like that pisses me off too, but remember not everyone is as clever as you and I.

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 6:11 a.m. – Permalink

• roundabout

  hahah, Just tell him the scan his computer monitor if he need 300Dpi screen shot.

  • that was a great thread!– neverblink

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 6:11 a.m. – Permalink

• canuck

  Happen all time.

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 6:12 a.m. – Permalink

• nicnichols

  Just size them up and be like "heeeerrreee ya go!"

  ..they won't notice the pixelization...

  • hahahaha– Meeklo

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 6:32 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  actions->execute client->play action

  • hahahahhahha– Gucci1/2

    can you email me that action?– nicnichols2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 6:36 a.m. – Permalink

• orangecrunch

  Keep fighting the good fight. I have a client and when I ask for logo files she goes to the website and just saves the GIF of it off the page, because she is too lazy to pick up the phone.

  These marketing people aren't dumb their just ignorant because they CHOOSE not to educate themselves.

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 6:44 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  quick solution:

  - turn on your Zoom In function in Universal Access in System Preference
  - get your web site and Zoom In and capture piece by piece (it will capture in 72dpi but in zoom)
  - piece it together. You should have able to get at least 144 dpi for decent color print.

  • Cheers, going try this– kewHexton1/2

    Thats a good idea, actually. But it perpetuates the ignorance amongst the clients by delivering.– ETM2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 7:04 a.m. – Permalink

• KwesiJ

  i'd like to know how this 300dpi thing started, why everyone thinks this. i remember being told 300dpi in school and on the net when i was first getting into digital imaging, i had to figure out myself that it wasn't nessary then bring it up with a printer one time who confirmed my suspicions that it wasn't nessesary.

  • res should be 2x line screen, so 300dpi if you're printing with 150lpi screen– acescence1/3

    i'm confused– KwesiJ2/3

    umm yes a minimum 300dpi is necessary for offset, perhaps you were talking to a digital or sign printer?– horton3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 7:42 a.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  what's DPI? I use vectors ALL THE TIME.

  • screen grab vectors!– kewHexton

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 7:58 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  DPI = Dicks Put Inside

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 8:01 a.m. – Permalink

• MLP

  #1 question i get from friends in PR:

  I just stole this shit off a website and need to send it into [insert huge fashion magazine here] by lunch. How do I make it hi-res?

  That question is usually followed by "Can I do it in MS Paint?"

  I'm not joking.

  • MBHAHAHAHAHAHAHA– Meeklo1/3

    its funny cause its true– Meeklo2/3

    so so true. sigh.– theredmasque3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 8:26 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  other silly solution...

  find a good matte monitor, large enough capture the whole site. If the site is long, get a monitor that can support vertical placement so show the whole site.

  get a high res camera, take a pictures.

  i have done this and works ok. make sure you get a monitor that refreshes really fast so when you take a pic it wont capture the refresh..

  and call it your "design solution, to view web its native setting that show case how the viewers would see it"

  • lol - oh lord– sikma

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:10 a.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  I love that request. High Res Screen Caps comin' right up, douche.

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:25 a.m. – Permalink

• MLP

  screen grabs are always why you should design hi-res so you can make mockups later. someone posted vector window borders awhile back. can't find the link though.

  nothing makes me more mad than our web dudes asking for hi res files all the time, but when we need to go backward, ie take a shot for print from them, they say they never save or build from (bullshit, i give you hi-res files daily) quality files.

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:31 a.m. – Permalink

• acescence

  well actually... if you're printing screen shots you do need to up the resolution by resizing with nearest neighbor selected or they'll come out fuzzy low res instead of crisp low res, so it's not that crazy of a request.

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:39 a.m. – Permalink

• Dr_Rand

  i just had to design postcards to advertise short films that were shot in video, using video stills. I up-resed to triple the size and then added "film" noise to obscure the jags

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:48 a.m. – Permalink

• Julienharcc

  Its not crazy of a request at all. Why would you make fun of them for not knowing the nuts and bolts of a industry they arent part of. Stuff like that can be explained, no need to make fun of the client. Bad attitude.

  • spoilsport– Dr_Rand1/2

    its attitudes like yours that are spoiling an industry– Dr_Rand2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:50 a.m. – Permalink

• JackRyan

  I have a vector mock-up of safari, if anybody wants it.

  • I will pay you 1000– Dr_Rand1/2

    Check your mail.– JackRyan2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:55 a.m. – Permalink

• horton

  how big are they actually printing the screenshots? @50% they'll be 150ppi which is ok for desktop printing. from there you *may* be able to use a res-up pluggin to get something decent and close to 300dpi.

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 10:59 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  I don't understand what's so hard to understand about this:
  web = 72 dpi
  print = 300dpi or better

  c'mon, it's pretty fucking basic.

  • umm.. reading the previous thread responses is pretty basic too. i don't think anyone is misunderstanding the concept.– horton

  

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  Dog-earAug 18, 08, 11 a.m. – Permalink