Hi,

I am using Vue 6 Infinite, I have an image that will be rendered in Ultra mode. I would like to get this image printed at A4 size.

With all the post flying around regarding printing in Vue, does anyone know the exact settings(pixels etc) to create a high quality image that will print to A4 size?

Thanks
Jon

300 dpi should do the trick but you're gonna have a long render in Ultra mode.

ok, for 300 dpi one cm is 118 pixels.

You simply can do that calculation in a  program like Photoshop - define a new image with A4 size and with 300 dpi and see how many pixels there are.

Btw - in terms of quality you could live as well with 225 dpi as well. This is the mathematical solution of the equation (223.6 to be precise). 300 is only a security distance value.

You shouldn't use "ultra". Incredibly lon g render times for a result that won't look better than good user settings.

Hi,

Thanks for the input, so to produce an A4 image at 300dpi the render resolution should be

3540x2478

Does that sound about right? I can probably lower the render settings to speed up rendering.

Thanks :)
Jon

There's an A4 setting in Render Options so you might choose that and then set your DPI and Image size.

Hi,

Yes, I used the A4 setting and 300DPI, it automatically came out at 1304x something and everytime you went to a different setting and came back to choose A4 again it changed the resolution lower, anyway I think the resolution I posted above is correct. I will render soon and hope for the best :)

Thanks
Jon

Render in user defined dimensions at 3540x2478 - you should be fine.

DPI/PPI is the 3rd part of a 3 part equation, and is in fact the least important.

Agiel is exactly right - set manual dimensions at 2480x3508 (going by what Photoshop calls A4 size - I'm not arguing with you Agiel ;-)) and it doesn't matter if it renders at 10dpi - the image's dimensions are 2480x3508 pixels.

You can set/change the dpi/ppi to 300 in Photoshop (or PaintShop Pro - or whatever you use for corrections and printing).

Wabe is also right - you can go down to 225 and never see a difference - in which case you set your target image size to 1860x2631. When the publisher tells you they want an 8x10@300dpi (2400x3000 image) it's just for quality safety. I've also heard the number 212 passed around - printers print at 150 lines per inch unless they are a specialty printing house.

Having worked in many photo labs, if you are taking it to a minilab that prints from digital (using a Fuji Frontier, or Noritsu minilab, for example), you can safely print an image in A4 size that is based on 150dpi - set your image target to 1240x1754 - no kidding! And for most inkjet printers you won't see the difference either unless you look REALLY close. So close that you pause, and suddenly realize NO ONE is going to do what you're doing right now...

Good luck - hope that helps-
-Lew ;-)

Printing at a higher resolution does make a difference to an InkJet or Giclee Printer.  The higher the resolution the finer the spray of ink and the greater the coverage.  

Also important is the paper you will print the image on, if rough, a higher resolution is prefereable, and the finer the paper a lower resolution can be used.  

Depending on who you are printing for, 300 is good, but 600 is preferable for a High Quality Archival Art Print.

Hi,

Thanks everyone.

I will be printing an A4 print at home on a HP Photosmart 8050 printer.

The paper is a soft gloss.

Thanks
Jon