Simon In my opinion, 150-200Mb file sizes are fine for extra extra large, as long as they are good scans.
We have had this issue with certain clients / repro houses in the past: Just this week we received a 2 scans from 6x7cm tranny on DVD that were 2.5G each (YES!! Gigabyte). They were scanned in Miami by a lab using a flextight! They were to be printed 2.5metre x 2metre at 300dpi (well on an ink jet anyway) Crazy I know. Our Dual 2Ghz G5 took 15mins. just to open one, never mind retouching. We ended up re-scanning from original at around 180Mb. The outputs looked great... All the best Graeme -------------------------------------------------------- Touch Digital Limited http://www.touchdigital.co.uk t. 020 7684 7500 f. 020 7684 7499 I'm currently working on a campaign which will be used as really massive posters, like the whole side of a building. The agency are a bit vague as to the file sizes they want. I have it in the back of my mind that once the print is beyond a certain size the process is a mechanical one and the file size is no longer an issue. I'm therefore suggesting that about 150mb will do the job. What's the real answer? Simon ########################################### This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, connect to http://www.F-Secure.com/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
