Comments on: Printing Large Format? Read This First. http://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/ Learn, discuss and explore the realm of Graphic Design. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joshhttp://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/comment-page-1/#comment-72117 Josh Wed, 12 May 2010 15:13:23 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/#comment-72117 This post was a great help, I've just got a job in for a 8x2 metre banner and I'm working at 72dpi and have left a mimimum bleed line of 2 inches. I've set my canvas to 96 x 24 inches as that was requested by my printer. This post was a great help, I’ve just got a job in for a 8×2 metre banner and I’m working at 72dpi and have left a mimimum bleed line of 2 inches. I’ve set my canvas to 96 x 24 inches as that was requested by my printer.

]]> By: Staceyhttp://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/comment-page-1/#comment-71310 Stacey Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:54:58 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/#comment-71310 Okay I got it! :) Thank you very very much Lauren! :D Okay I got it! :) Thank you very very much Lauren! :D

]]> By: LaurenMariehttp://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/comment-page-1/#comment-71309 LaurenMarie Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:26:15 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/#comment-71309 <strong>Stacey</strong>, A backdrop on stage can definitely be at 72 dpi. But if you are mainly using vectors anyway, is there a reason you're not using Illustrator? Illustrator doesn't have a dpi setting because vectors are infinitely scalable (no quality loss) and with Illustrator, I would definitely recommend working at 1/2 or even 1/4 size (be sure to tell your printer you've done this!! Let him/her handle the upscaling necessary for the full scale final product). If you have a combo of raster images (JPG, TIFF, etc) and vectors, you can create them separately and combine them in InDesign (also working at scale), unless they interweave too much and this isn't possible. With InDesign, you would make your raster images at scale, say 1/2, with double the resolution, and work in InDesign at half scale, too. That way, when you place your raster images in the InDesign doc, they will be the correctly scaled size. If you're only working in Photoshop, working at half scale, double resolution is pointless because the file size and load on your computer is exactly the same.Most importantly, talk with your printer and find out what s/he recommends. Printers generally have a lot more experience in this area than designers do and the good ones don't mind that you ask questions, in fact they welcome them! That further insures that you end up with a final product that meets your needs. Stacey,
A backdrop on stage can definitely be at 72 dpi. But if you are mainly using vectors anyway, is there a reason you’re not using Illustrator? Illustrator doesn’t have a dpi setting because vectors are infinitely scalable (no quality loss) and with Illustrator, I would definitely recommend working at 1/2 or even 1/4 size (be sure to tell your printer you’ve done this!! Let him/her handle the upscaling necessary for the full scale final product). If you have a combo of raster images (JPG, TIFF, etc) and vectors, you can create them separately and combine them in InDesign (also working at scale), unless they interweave too much and this isn’t possible. With InDesign, you would make your raster images at scale, say 1/2, with double the resolution, and work in InDesign at half scale, too. That way, when you place your raster images in the InDesign doc, they will be the correctly scaled size. If you’re only working in Photoshop, working at half scale, double resolution is pointless because the file size and load on your computer is exactly the same.

Most importantly, talk with your printer and find out what s/he recommends. Printers generally have a lot more experience in this area than designers do and the good ones don’t mind that you ask questions, in fact they welcome them! That further insures that you end up with a final product that meets your needs.

]]> By: Staceyhttp://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/comment-page-1/#comment-71299 Stacey Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:50:45 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2008/03/printing-large-format/#comment-71299 Hi Lauren :) Awesome post. It really helped clear up many issues when dealing with big banners however I am still confused >__<This is my first time dealing with large workfiles and I am suppose to design a 7m by 3m backdrop on stage. I would be working in photoshop mainly using vectors to reduce problems of pixilation and I would need to add several logos at the end of it.Is the best solution to use a lower value of 100dpi and work at the actual size of 7m by 3m?Should I be working at 72dpi instead? Any tips for me? Hi Lauren :)
Awesome post. It really helped clear up many issues when dealing with big banners however I am still confused >__<

This is my first time dealing with large workfiles and I am suppose to design a 7m by 3m backdrop on stage. I would be working in photoshop mainly using vectors to reduce problems of pixilation and I would need to add several logos at the end of it.

Is the best solution to use a lower value of 100dpi and work at the actual size of 7m by 3m?

Should I be working at 72dpi instead?
Any tips for me?

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