http://drawar.com/notes/ Drawar Thread: What resolution to print? en Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:28:42 +0000 http://drawar.com/art/notes/5848/p/1/#response-73301 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:26:36 JoeLencioni 73301 <p>72 is good for display on your monitor. In print it's a very bad idea. </p> <p>I usually assume 300 ppi for print, but when I got my business cards printed, the printer mentioned that they could take advantage of 400 ppi so I went for it. </p> http://drawar.com/art/notes/5848/p/1/#response-73088 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:54:04 peroty 73088 <p>I'd check with your print shop.<br /> Often times large format printers require different setup than smaller sizes.<br /> Your print shop can tell you how to best setup a file for their equipment and they will know how to get the best output from it.</p> <p>Printers are finicky beasts and sometimes have their own personalities. I speak from experience running a Fiery front end that had a tendency to make everything blue come out purple unless tweaked. </p> http://drawar.com/art/notes/5848/p/1/#response-73059 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:10:18 LorriM 73059 <p>I would suggest 300 ppi, as a basic beginning. If you don't like the way it looks, then go higher. </p> http://drawar.com/art/notes/5848/p/1/#response-73025 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:47:05 Justin 73025 <p>72 isn't a standard <em>dpi</em> it's a standard <em>ppi</em>. Dots do not equal pixels -- one is a measure of printed dot density and one is a measure of screen density.</p> <p>To be safe I'd shoot for 600 dpi, as you'll probably end up using a laser printer. Maskau's right about the number 200, but use that for ppi not dpi.</p> <p>So 12" x 24" @ 200 ppi = 2400 x 4800 pixels. Make sure your image is at least that many pixels big, bottom line. To be extra sure shoot for 300 ppi (3600 x 7200 pixels).</p> <p>More info <a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/aboutgraphics/l/blscanning3.htm">here.</a> </p> http://drawar.com/art/notes/5848/p/1/#response-73012 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:16:23 Moskau 73012 <p>I always thought it depended on the printer and the surface you are printing to, but seeing as it's a question, I'd say 200dpi. If that's not enough then go for 254dpi, if that still will not suffice then go 302dpi. </p> http://drawar.com/art/notes/5848/p/1/#response-73011 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:55:48 StevenCampbell 73011 <p>I'm making a 12" high, 24" wide poster. What resolution (dpi, ppi, etc.) would be best to print at? I'm not looking for super-high quality, but I didn't think the standard 72 dpi would suffice. </p>