Can anyone out there tell me the largest print size they have ever rendered in Vue, and what resolution and DPI was used. I remember seeing an image in the Vue galleries some time ago of an artist , who printed his Vue image as a wall size painting, can't remember the artist's name though.

I just typed in 80,000x60,000 and hit OK and it didn't send up an error message - after looking through the manual (the PDF - none printed yet for V6I) I couldn't find a size limitation.

As far as the dpi - it doesn't matter unless you're specifically going to print - and in that case multiply the dimensions of the desired print by whatever dpi you want and you have your settings: and 8x10@300dpi = 2400x3000 - get it? If you'll be printing at 150dpi then your dimensions would be 1200x1500.

Also keep in mind the larger you are going to print, the lower your dpi of output size can be (this is aided b the fact that you'll be standing further away to view it - you won't be within 18 inches typically) - you can really print at 100-150dpi for something that it 20x30 inches.

And don't go overboard with your dpi for smaller sizes as well - inkjet printers really actually max out at around 360dpi (their tech specs may say more, but in actual practice, they really max out) as they have mulitple nozzles spraying inks as droplets, mixing them to form a line/edge - so it won't be any sharper to render/make an image an 8x10@1200dpi.

And if it renders at 2400x300 at even 10dpi, it's STILL 2400x3000 - get it? It's the very same pixel count. You can just change the setting of the dpi later in Photoshop (or like application - at 300dpi it's an 8x10, at 150dpi it's a 16x20 - very same image!).

hope that helps-
-Lew ;-)

When trying to print to wall size, say 12 feet by 7 feet, you want to have a final dpi of at least 128 dpi for a near mag view. 160 to 200 if you want a razor sharp image. Typically resizing an image in Photoshop beyond the original size at the highest and best resolution is usually 200 to 300%. That may sound like a lot but it isn’t. 

Normally when you want to resize to mural dimensions you use a third party app that can resize to such proportions. Such as Genuine Fractals or Imagener’s software. 

As an example; You create a render of 2400 x 3200 at 600 dpi using Vue. Then using Photoshop, you could safely resize to 200 dpi at a dimension of 7200 x 9600. That would translate into a size of about 48 inches wide by 36 inches tall, not exactly the overall size you are looking for. A third party app could additionally resize to about 300 to 400% more and thereby giving you the size you are looking for.  The higher the DPI and size you Render your image, the easier it is to resize latter, but will increase you Render times significantly.

Remember Dot Per Inch and you can do the math a little easier. All software has limitations when resizing resolutions and dimensions. You do not always get the results you expect because of those limitations.