I recently created a A7(74mmx105mm) flyer using gimp and sent the image to a
print company who replied with:
The artwork you have sent is only 72dpi. Therefore, too low resolution to
print from. Ideally artwork should be 300dpi.
Here is the image:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:17:18 +0100 (CET), simon wrote:
What do i need to do to get the higher dpi?
Redo the flyer at 874x1240 pixels, which makes out to 74x105mm at 300 DPI.
Don't just resize the existing image, as that will either make the image
blurred, or blocky when printed.
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Jernej
I was hoping beyond hope that i wouldn't have to do it again.
Oh well the first time was a learning experience, I should be able to do it
faster this time.
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simon said the following on 2008-12-12 15:01:
I was hoping beyond hope that i wouldn't have to do it again.
Oh well the first time was a learning experience, I should be able to do it
faster this time.
Previous answer from Jernej is correct.
But when I take a look at your flyer I see, that
Previous answer from Jernej is correct.
But when I take a look at your flyer I see, that critical point is
white letters on the background. If U have possibility to remove
letters (or have background image without letters) just resample
(scale) image up to 300dpi, and put the text again on it.
simon said the following on 2008-12-12 15:47:
Will this not make the image blocky?
I don't think so. Rather blurry. But your background is not sharp,
crisp and spicy. That's why I suggest to skip some work with
creating background, cutting computer etc.
Try and see. If it doesn't work, or U
a...@storm wrote:
simon said the following on 2008-12-12 15:47:
Will this not make the image blocky?
I don't think so. Rather blurry. But your background is not sharp,
crisp and spicy. That's why I suggest to skip some work with
creating background, cutting computer etc.
Try and see. If
No, for upscaling Lanczos is the choice. ImageMagick provides many
algorithms and I have made many tests for enlarging a picture.
Peter
Thanks for all the quick replies. I'll give that imagemagick a try tonight or
tomorrow.
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simon wrote:
No, for upscaling Lanczos is the choice. ImageMagick provides many
algorithms and I have made many tests for enlarging a picture.
Peter
Thanks for all the quick replies. I'll give that imagemagick a try tonight or
tomorrow.
Lanczos is possible in Gimp too :) - the third
