i am doing an advert for the first time in a huge scale but i dont know how i can work out the size of the image i use. i have a hign res photo from a photo library but the size of the poster is aprox. 13ft x 13ft (over 3m x 3m)how do i get my image so big?
and how do i save my file? curently the photoshop file is well over 5GB (giga bites) impossible to FTP it to the printers :(
2006-09-22 00:09:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
how can i find out what resolution should my poster be if it is to be seen from an eye level lets say from about a 1m -3ft away-? are there specifications for big size prints and their resolutions?
2006-09-23 16:18:04 · update #1
How do you get your image so big? Well, they should be able to stretch it to fit the poster, so I wouldn't worry about that. However, if your file is that large, it sounds like the resolution is WAY too high for a poster (typical res for a poster that size might be 10-20 dpi if it's not vector-based). Assuming you can't get it any lower resolution, you'd have to burn it to a DVD and fed-ex it to them.
2006-09-22 02:38:48 · answer #1 · answered by moore850 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how big you can get your photo to print is dependant upon the resolution of the actual photo...
its a very tuff call to make w/o actually looking at the file, but, if you open it in photoshop (and jeez hope your pc is strong enuff :P) set the resolution to 300 and then see the size in inches... for something that large, you may be able to go down to 150 ppi, but like i said, cant really tell w/o the file...
some printers (i mean actual people who handle print jobs) have scaling software, which may aide in getting a larger picture from a low res image...
if you feel adventerous enuff, you can actually print it yourself (depending on the printer you have, and by printer i mean hardware connected to your pc) having the printer print out "tiles" that you can combine into the final piece...
if, being the operative word obviosly :P
best of luck dood...
try these dudes too: http://www.picturesalon.com/
2006-09-22 10:32:33 · answer #2 · answered by thedigitalsurrealist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I use a free prog called 'picture-clip' to section blueprints, might work for your purposes.
Second, you may need an external hard drive, usually via USB hook-up. Good Luck
2006-09-29 23:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by Brigadier Mobius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋