paper-tiger opened this issue on Jun 16, 2005 ยท 8 posts
SWAMP posted Thu, 16 June 2005 at 12:28 PM
That final size is a 14x17 inch print (@300dpi), and I have enlarged Poser renders to that size using LizardTech PrintPro that looked good when printed. PrintPro is a bit pricey for the average user but the demo gives you 15 unrestricted uses (which is enough for your use). The trick is to start with a fairly large original (web size images won't work). And to start with proportions that will enlarge exactly to the final size. For my 14x17 inch prints (4200x5100 ppi) I rendered to 10.5x12.75 inches (3150x3825 ppi), which is 75% of final size (and a much more reasonable size for Poser to handle). Save in a lossless format like. Tiff or. Psd. If you do any postwork wait until you have resized the image to do it. The final step is to sharpen (and please note, that sharpening HAS to be the very LAST thing you do). Photoshops Unsharp Mask is good and the Smart Sharpen in the new PSCS2 is even better for general work. But for sharpening an enlarged image for print I found the High Pass filter method works the best. You always lose a bit of sharpness and resolution with any resampling (up or down), but the small amount of loss using this method doesnt matter because it is offset by the greater viewing distance. Hope this helps, SWAMP