XLG format help
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- linearch
hi peoples.
i designed some banners mock ups the other day that my clients dug. now as i start to make the camera ready art, i am realizing that these things need to be 12ft tall, and was wondering if anybody has any tips or hints as to how to upsize my images with the least amount of degradation. i've never done print work on this scale before and any help would be greatly appreciated.
cheers.
//c
ps. all my images are 300dpi...
- Duane0
Many large format outputs accept files as low as 72dpi. Check with your printer for specs.
- nicko0
I usually produce art for this type of thing at 1/4 scale with images @ 300dpi. Generally these things are produced by inkjet and in any case it's usually seen from a distance, any 'fuzziness' gets lost. Good advice to check with the printer though.
- linearch0
thanks for the reponses fellas. i will check with the printer. i was just wondering if there were any tricks i could do in ps when making an 8x10 inch 300 dpi pic into an 8x10 foot pic. just never done this big of a file before. i guess i'll just do image size and wait for my computer to blow up. :)
- nicko0
A word of advice, it's better to create art at quarter scale (or smaller) than scale up / interpolate in photoshop.
- linearch0
can you expand on that a little nicko? thanks.....
//c
- linearch0
eesh...i did not realize how bad that response was....sorry...wasn't trying to make a joke.
- forcetwelve0
do your artwork at half or quarter final size - the printer just scales up and as someone said here - they print laser jet onto vinyl so it all gets downsampled anyway.
i've printed a 10m banner with an A4 eps file before in the background no problem.
- airey0
just check what the printer prefers. it's amazing how small you'll need to supply the files.
you'll find that photoshop has a size limit (measurements and dpi) so it'll be impossible to make some artwork 100% - not to mention insane anyway!