Re: file size for print 2004-08-11 - By totyosensei
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And try to use a compressor like win zip or better, winrar (try with
your picture in tiff with LZH compression and with a jpg with a 90%
compression and see which is the better)
Thomas
--- In Carrara@(protected), "Andrew" <awbenson99@(protected)> wrote:
> 1000 x 700 would not produce the image that he would need to print
> with without a major loss in quality and massive amounts of
pixelation.
>
> You will need to set the number of pixels to be 5600 x 7000 for it
to
> match his specs. The math works like this:
>
> 8 inches times 700ppi (pixels per inch) = 5600 pixels wide.
> 10 inches times 700ppi = 7000 pixels tall.
>
> As for the file size, I would try using lower quality settings for
> JPEG. Be careful to not go to low otherwise, the artifacts will be
> quite appearent. However, your email did say Tif/Tiff. In the
print
> world, the tiffs that are typcially used are uncompressed. The file
> size of it uncompressed would be truly huge. Compressed Tiffs (with
> LZW compression) may or may not be compatible with his printer, and
it
> may not even then become useable on your machine (assuming that you
> don't have a high quality bitmap program to work with, like
PhotoShop.)
>
> Personally, I would send it as a JPEG and have him convert it to the
> file format that he needs, or have him let his printer to that.
There
> may be a slight different in colors and it may have the JPEG
> artifacts, but with something this big it may be worth just letting
> him to the work.
>
> AWBenson
>
>
>
> --- In Carrara@(protected), "Naomi Sullivan" <cathlametw@(protected)>
wrote:
> >
> > I'm having a bit of a problem with getting the picture I created
in
> > Carrara to the guy who wants to print it out LARGE. First, I
converted
> > it to a jpg at 150 dpi (using Irfanview). That file was 35 meg.
He's
> > evidently on dial up and had trouble downloading it, and once
done
> > couldn't even find it on his hard drive. LOL
> >
> > So, he then told me that the printer company he uses really only
> needs a
> > TIF format of 8" by 10" by 700 dpi in order to print out large
with no
> > problem. I'm hoping there's a communication problem between us,
cause
> > that file size would be 107 meg!!! So, I've written back to him
asking
> > if what he really meant was 800 X 1000 (pixels) by 700 ppi? That
file
> > would only be around 2.2 meg.
> >
> > My question to those in the know, is will that last setting hold
up for
> > a rather large printout? I initially rendered at 9000 wide by
6750
> > (yeah I know that's not 8 x 10 ratio, but it's what the scene is
set
> for
> > and he knows that). So, in Irfanview, can I resample that render
to
> > 1000 x 750 pixels by 700 dpi, and have that work ok, or do I need
to
> > rerender the scene, and if so - at what setting?
> >
> > This is turning out to be waaaay more work than I bargained for.
LOL
> >
> > --
> > Naomi
> > 2D or not 3D
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