Acceptable File
Formats & Resolution:
It is very important that we receive your file in the proper format for printing. Please follow these
instructions exactly. If you have any questions please
contact
us.
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We will accept your digital
files on CD ROM, DVD ROM, or you may upload your files using our
"Upload My Files" utility. For details go to our
upload page.
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We would be happy to help you optimize your images
for printing if you need us too. Otherwise your images
should be ready to print. If you need our Photoshop services
just let us know.
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Your file should be in either
TIFF (.tif) or Photoshop (.psd) format. JPEG's (.jpg) files
usually do not produce the best results for large prints.
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Images should be sized for your
intended output and should have a resolution of 240-360 ppi.
360 ppi is the ideal.
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Prints are shipped untrimmed and may have a white
unprinted border. This is dependent on the print size and
the roll paper size. For example, a 16x20 inch print would
most likely be printed on a 24 inch wide roll. This would
result in a 2 inch border on each end of the long dimension and
1-2 inches in the width. A 24 inch wide print ordered
without white unprinted borders would be printed on this same roll
resulting in a print with no border in one dimension and a 1-2
inch border in the other. A 24 inch print ordered with a
request for a 2 inch border would need to be printed on the next
widest roll and therefore would be priced at the 28 inch print
price. If you have questions
contact us.
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Files should be in an RGB color
space (not CMYK) such as sRGB or Adobe RGB 1998. The Adobe RGB 1998 color
space is ideal as it most closely approximates the color gamut of our large
format printer and is a wider color gamut than sRGB. ProPhoto RGB
is also acceptable, but you should be aware that it is such a
large color space that it may contain colors we can't print.
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Color matching: Your image file should have an embedded ICC
profile as described in the step above. If you are not using hardware
calibrated monitors and a color managed work-flow, we cannot necessarily
match prints to your computer or monitor even if your file has an
appropriate ICC profile.
Digital Cameras
We get a lot of questions about printing
large images from digital cameras. Usually the question is "How big can I
enlarge my image and maintain photographic quality." There is no exact answer.
In our experience and with
a fair amount of
interpolation, the following
are good guidelines:
2 Mega Pixels = 5x7
3 Mega Pixels = 6x9
4 Mega Pixels = 8x10
5 Mega Pixels = 11x14
6 Mega Pixels = 16x20
8-12 Mega Pixels = 20x30
> 12 Mega Pixels =
40x60
If your digital capture
is of exceptional sharpness,
even larger prints may
be possible. We would
be happy to look at your
file free of charge and give an opinion as to how large
we think it will print. Just
contact us with your questions.
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