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normhead · 09-11-2014, 03:59 PM

They are even more aggressive than I am, they will up sample an 80 dpi print. I've done 72 before and it turned out OK. The quality wasn't spectacular, but it was way better than what we expected.

Using the above, we could print a K-3 image to 75 inches... as I said, if you print to 96 inches, you might see a difference.

**Miguel** · 09-11-2014, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by normhead

They are even more aggressive than I am, they will up sample an 80 dpi print. I've done 72 before and it turned out OK. The quality wasn't spectacular, but it was way better than what we expected.

Using the above, we could print a K-3 image to 75 inches... as I said, if you print to 96 inches, you might see a difference.

That's why I italicized "minimum."

M

Homo_erectus · 09-14-2014, 08:06 AM - **1 Like**

At the shop I work at we once printed a 72dpi image from the web blown up to about 6 feet on the long edge. It ended up being 5 dpi. Yes, 5. The pixels in the printed image were extremely large. But the image was for holding up at a stadium during some game or other. I accidentally saw a clip of it on the local tv station and the poster looked great from 5 or 6 hundred feet away.

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09-11-2014, 03:59 PM	#16
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	They are even more aggressive than I am, they will up sample an 80 dpi print. I've done 72 before and it turned out OK. The quality wasn't spectacular, but it was way better than what we expected. Using the above, we could print a K-3 image to 75 inches... as I said, if you print to 96 inches, you might see a difference.

09-11-2014, 04:35 PM	#17
Miguel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Seattle Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,743	Originally posted by normhead They are even more aggressive than I am, they will up sample an 80 dpi print. I've done 72 before and it turned out OK. The quality wasn't spectacular, but it was way better than what we expected. Using the above, we could print a K-3 image to 75 inches... as I said, if you print to 96 inches, you might see a difference. That's why I italicized "minimum." M

09-14-2014, 08:06 AM - 1 Like	#18
Homo_erectus Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 410	At the shop I work at we once printed a 72dpi image from the web blown up to about 6 feet on the long edge. It ended up being 5 dpi. Yes, 5. The pixels in the printed image were extremely large. But the image was for holding up at a stadium during some game or other. I accidentally saw a clip of it on the local tv station and the poster looked great from 5 or 6 hundred feet away.

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