03-23-2023, 08:02 AM (This post was last modified: 03-23-2023, 08:31 AM by idiocracy.)
(03-22-2023, 05:49 PM)rich2005 Wrote: That should print OK, You might want to consider a little sharpen / or not A default unsharp mask for example.
Quote:...The reason we're getting an external company to do the printing is because if we have to buy, cut, print etc. our selves, paying for it is only slightly more expensive and then it's done professionally...
Makes sense. Before you part with cash, ask the printing company for other requirements apart from size and ppi. Very often they need a small margin - a bleed margin, typically 2.5 mm all round - to allow for small errors in printing position. There might be other requirements as well.
That is correct, there's a 3mm margin. They replied that they print at 150 dpi. Now i don't know if ppi and dpi are basically the same, or wildly different. But i've set ppi to 300 for each exported image. So it should be fine?
I just open the sharpening, click ok and then it's applied?
03-23-2023, 08:42 AM (This post was last modified: 03-23-2023, 08:44 AM by rich2005.)
[attachment=9584 Wrote:idiocracy pid='33811' dateline='1679558547']That is correct, there's a 3mm margin. They replied that they print at 150 dpi. Now i don't know if ppi and dpi are basically the same, or wildly different. But i've set ppi to 300 for each exported image. So it should be fine?
I just open the sharpening, click ok and then it's applied?
Question. Does the 110mm x 90 mm include the 3 mm margin ? Is the initial crop in a 113:93 ratio or is your 110:90 correct ?
If the Printer uses 150 ppi then you should use 150 ppi and set that in the Image -> Print Size resolution. That ends up with an image size of 667 x 549 pixels for a printing size of 113mm x 93mm. Not photo quality but probably applicable to type of printing material. A plain card or an absorbent art paper is never photo quality.
To sharpen or not to sharpen is all a matter of preference. Going by the above probably no.
This is a 113mm 93mm @ 150 ppi crop and scale. The scale shows at 34% , which is about a low as I would like to go. Open it up in Gimp, check the Image -> Print Size for 150 ppi
(03-23-2023, 08:02 AM)idiocracy Wrote: That is correct, there's a 3mm margin. They replied that they print at 150 dpi. Now i don't know if ppi and dpi are basically the same, or wildly different. But i've set ppi to 300 for each exported image. So it should be fine?
I just open the sharpening, click ok and then it's applied?
Question. Does the 110mm x 90 mm include the 3 mm margin ? Is the initial crop in a 113:93 ratio or is your 110:90 correct ?
If the Printer uses 150 ppi then you should use 150 ppi and set that in the Image -> Print Size resolution. That ends up with an image size of 667 x 549 pixels for a printing size of 113mm x 93mm. Not photo quality but probably applicable to type of printing material. A plain card or an absorbent art paper is never photo quality.
To sharpen or not to sharpen is all a matter of preference. Going by the above probably no.
This is a 113mm 93mm @ 150 ppi crop and scale. The scale shows at 34% , which is about a low as I would like to go. Open it up in Gimp, check the Image -> Print Size for 150 ppi
Yes, the 110x90mm includes the margin, they told me to just send them 110x90mm images and they'd do the rest. Basically they just scale the image further down by 3mm. The final product is 110x90mm.
If i open up an already exported image and change the ppi, would that be fine or should that have been done before exporting?
If you change the ppi 300 -> 150 then the printing size doubles and becomes 220mm x 180mm
Very probably the Printer will scale the images down for you. (but you never know with Printers, some a helpful, some not-so) Since the Printer does not mention pixel sizes, try using as you already have.
(03-23-2023, 08:58 AM)rich2005 Wrote: If you change the ppi 300 -> 150 then the printing size doubles and becomes 220mm x 180mm
Very probably the Printer will scale the images down for you. (but you never know with Printers, some a helpful, some not-so) Since the Printer does not mention pixel sizes, try using as you already have.
If i set ppi to 150, i have to scale the image from width 3840 down to about width 1000. I've already sent them a few images and they appear to scale them to size, so the once with ppi 300, they did not complain about.
03-24-2023, 09:35 AM (This post was last modified: 03-24-2023, 09:38 AM by rich2005.
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(03-24-2023, 09:28 AM)idiocracy Wrote: If i set ppi to 150, i have to scale the image from width 3840 down to about width 1000. I've already sent them a few images and they appear to scale them to size, so the once with ppi 300, they did not complain about.
From your previous posts, the Printer just wants a 110mm x 90mm printing size. You send those 110mm x 90mm @ 300 ppi (1300 x 1063 pixels) which is photo quality. If they need to fit that to 150 ppi for printing on card, just let them.
(03-24-2023, 09:28 AM)idiocracy Wrote: If i set ppi to 150, i have to scale the image from width 3840 down to about width 1000. I've already sent them a few images and they appear to scale them to size, so the once with ppi 300, they did not complain about.
From your previous posts, the Printer just wants a 110mm x 90mm printing size. You send those 110mm x 90mm @ 300 ppi (1300 x 1063 pixels) which is photo quality. If they need to fit that to 150 ppi for printing on card, just let them.
