Re: [OT] Large scale printing

[Phil Dye <phil@xxxxxxx>]

I'd imagine you need a much higher resolution transparency than you
can realistically print on an inkjet. That 4x3" tranny is going to be
enlarged about 16x - so to print your posters at even 150dpi, you need
the source to be 2400dpi - and that's real dots, none of this
"interpolated, smoothed out, honest it really is a dot" stuff
that
most modern printers use to bump the specs up...

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phil


On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:31:10 +0000, Don McAllister
<donmc@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Yeah, I know what you mean Chris, but I thought it might be a
specialist
> transfer like a 35mm slide transparency. Not thought of just printing
out a
> transparency!
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> Think I'd best get the printers details and give him a call!
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> Thanks
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> > Not an expert, but can't colour printers do transparencies -  we
certainly
> > used to do them at university like that for presentations.
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> > The transparencies come with a white backing you peel off.
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> > From: Don McAllister <donmc@xxxxxxx>
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> > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Large scale printing
> > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:21:04 +0000
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> > Friend of mine want's a hand in getting some photo's taken and
blown up to
> > 100cm x 160cm for advertising purposes!
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> > He's found a printer to do it but the printer wants the source
material on
> > 4" x 3" transparencies - Any ideas how to get a high
res digital image
> > transferred to a 4" x 3 " transparency? I've googled
away but can find
> > nothing:-(
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> > Any pointers\suggestions welcomed!
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phil