Hardwick opened this issue on Apr 20, 2000 ยท 4 posts
Hardwick posted Thu, 20 April 2000 at 4:48 PM
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Having a big problem im going to print some pics on a poster and the problem is that the dpi on the pics are to low to make a big poster so now im woundering if anybody knows how to get higher resolution on the pics so i can print them
Varian posted Fri, 21 April 2000 at 2:17 AM
Hi Hardwick, DPI refers to "dots per inch" which is only applicable on the printing end of things. On the screen, resolution is measured by pixels. To make a long story short, to be able to print with a higher DPI, you need to render with more pixels...in other words, render LARGE. In the case of a poster, render ENORMOUS! You may need to experiment with a minimal rendering to determine the best size, but think in terms of 4-digits for the pixels, for instance, start experimenting somewhere around 1500 or 1600 pixels in width. Check your printer manual for additional info that may apply for your particular printer. :) Varian -- Treasures d'Esprit http://www.varian.net/dreamview/dreamtools/vue/
jarm posted Fri, 21 April 2000 at 5:28 PM
I do a lot of large format printing for my firm, usually we use A1-A0 paper. Generally to get a good full-page image at these page sizes you need at least 2500xXXXX (ratio) images to get a clear image. Basically leave your computer on over night :-)
Hardwick posted Sat, 22 April 2000 at 7:58 AM
thanx for the tips i will to rendering the pics much larger