vpik01 wrote:
Anyone gone as far as 40x60 on a non \'up-rezzed\' D700 file?
interesting you bring this up....you\'d THINK that it would just be a terrible idea...but when you really investigate, and consider the viewing distance of such a large print, it really doesn\'t seem like it would be terrible...
for instance, when i wanna make a large print, i take the original size file to photoshop, usually uprez the image to 300dpi @ whatever the print size is.....then i click \"view print size\", which zooms the image to 1:1 print ratio, so 1\" across the screen is actually 1\" (usually about 25-30% zoom)......i then do an appropriate amount of unsharp mask to bring back some detail, and then save it out....
so i just did a little comparison, with the same file....very sharp, well exposed, etc...this time i took the full size file into photoshop, went to image size, un-checked \"resample image\", then input the output dimensions (60\" wide)...the resolution of the print dropped to about 72dpi.......so i clicked \"view print size\", and the image zoomed to 143%....then sharpened the appropriate amount......and honestly, from 2 ft they look exactly the same, and from 10 feet they DEFINITELY look the same
i was fully prepared for the uprezzed file to look better, but it really didn\'t...now whether or not this translates to print as well....who knows....
vpik01 wrote:
Anyone gone as far as 40x60 on a non \'up-rezzed\' D700 file?
interesting you bring this up....you\'d THINK that it would just be a terrible idea...but when you really investigate, and consider the viewing distance of such a large print, it really doesn\'t seem like it would be terrible...
for instance, when i wanna make a large print, i take the original size file to photoshop, usually uprez the image to 300dpi @ whatever the print size is.....then i click \"view print size\", which zooms the image to 1:1 print ratio, so 1\" across the screen is actually 1\" (usually about 25-30% zoom)......i then do an appropriate amount of unsharp mask to bring back some detail, and then save it out....
so i just did a little comparison, with the same file....very sharp, well exposed, etc...this time i took the full size file into photoshop, went to image size, un-checked \"resample image\", then input the output dimensions (60\" wide)...the resolution of the print dropped to about 72dpi.......so i clicked \"view print size\", and the image zoomed to 143%....and honestly, from 2 ft they look exactly the same, and from 10 feet they DEFINITELY look the same
i was fully prepared for the uprezzed file to look better, but it really didn\'t...now whether or not this translates to print as well....who knows....
May 31, 2012 at 12:48 AM
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