stock photos size
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- MLP
so how do you get pics huge if most stock photos are only 300dpi at 8x10 or something?
- UndoUndo0
printers use somesort of software to blow them up from quarter scale. the reults are amazing, ven up close but i dont have any idea how or what they use
- MLP0
hmmm.. i know for billboards and stuff the res is actually really low because you're not looking at it close up, but i'm trying to figure out how to use it just for like a 24x36 poster
- tny0
for a poster you can probably just res it up in photoshop
- MLP0
please explain... i've heard people say that and mean different things
- tny0
you literally scale it to the desired final size in PS. whats the % of increase?
- MLP0
i will probably take them down to 150dpi because that's all our oversize prints at and get that size, then scale it the rest of the way... i wouldn't go over 125% unless test prints are ok. could i go bigger?
- tny0
well if i understand you correctly, if you're going to go down to 150ppi, tehn scale up 125%... you've got plenty of information to scale either way
- stewart0
or go halftone!
- MLP0
these will be viewed too close up to go halftone
- MLP0
thx for the ass btw
- horton0
there's a couple plugins..
Extensis Pxl Smartscale
Genuine Fractals PrintPro
- MLP0
hmm... maybe my work wants to spend the $300, but i dont!
- horton0
if its just 1 image you could also google for some how-to's of the same description..
i think the plugs really just perform a series of caluclated blur/ resize/ sharpen actions.. i've seen how to's describing the process, just might be a slow process.
- MLP0
word... i will look around. thanks for that link though.. i didn't realize there were even plugins for that stuff