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gedee

08-15-2005, 02:01 PM

Dear Photoshopers/Painters,

I am working on a painting that should be printed/plotted on a Epson stylus pro 7600 at 24" by 32 inch (or for people like me at A2 60x80 cm).
What dimensions should my painting have to get decent results?
I tried 24" at 300 dpi, but i get a pretty huge file. I have 2Gig ram and it is not sufficient if i work at that size.
If somebody here has any experience with large format printing, I would appreciate it to get some feedback.

Thanks in advance,
Geert

allenatl

08-15-2005, 03:04 PM

24X32" at 200 dpi (ppi) will produce very good results and give you a much smaller file size. I've printed files on a Colorspan digital printer on a regular basis. 150-200 ppi is the average size and for huge prints that are viewed from a distance, you can get away with 100 ppi.

el_ninio

08-15-2005, 11:56 PM

i waz just curious

does (or can) an hp 1200 give diecent printing on large canvases?

gedee

08-16-2005, 05:38 AM

Allenatl,
Thanks for the nfo i think i will start blocking in colors at lower res and then upres it to 200dpi to add details

Geert

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