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Essentials for getting 12X18 and higher prints with Canon Rebel DSLR
Hello Group!
What are is the essential information that one our need in order to be able to have files large enough? for for getting 12X18 and higher prints with Canon Rebel DSLR. I am not sure that I am correctly asking what I need. Basically, I have some large .jpgs (large because of the .jpg setting in the camera), but want to make sure that this setting is correct for producing prints that are at least 12X18 and, hopefully, larger. Should I be using RAW mode? Does a larger image file size correlate into better quality for larger prints? Thanks for any help that you are able to give. Tony Graber Tucson,AZ |
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Essentials for getting 12X18 and higher prints with Canon Rebel DSLR
Tony Graber wrote:
What are is the essential information that one our need in order to be able to have files large enough? for for getting 12X18 and higher prints with Canon Rebel DSLR. The printer will either ask that the files be a certain ppi (pixels per inch) in size, or he will do this for you. So if they ask for 200 ppi you need to ship them a file 2,400 x 3,600 pixels to print at 12 x 18", if they ask for 300 ppi it's 3,600 x 5,400 pixels etc ... I am not sure that I am correctly asking what I need. Basically, I have some large .jpgs (large because of the .jpg setting in the camera), but want to make sure that this setting is correct for producing prints that are at least 12X18 and, hopefully, larger. You'll get the best large prints if you know how to use USM (unsharp masking) and how to best resample to a larger file size. Should I be using RAW mode? RAW files give you more flexibility ... you can adjust white balance and exposure and sharpening before you convert the RAW file (repeatedly if necessary), but with the jpeg basically the camera has taken the RAW file and made one conversion of it using the presets for WB, sharpening etc and then deleted the RAW file. This is fine if you hit everything dead on but if you need to change things you would be better off with the original RAW data and a good converter. Does a larger image file size correlate into better quality for larger prints? Absolutely, other things being equal. Which Rebel do you have, the 6 Mpixel or the 8 Mpixel or the 10 Mpixel model? And what software do you have for editing, something like Elements or Photoshop or ? And who is going to print these? Bill |
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Essentials for getting 12X18 and higher prints with Canon Rebel DSLR
Which Rebel do you have, the 6 Mpixel or the 8 Mpixel or the 10 Mpixel
model? And what software do you have for editing, something like Elements or Photoshop or ? And who is going to print these? Bill Thanks, Bill! I have the 6 Mpixel Canon Digital Rebel. I have both Elements and 6.0 Photoshop, but prefer Elements. As far as who to print these, I am not sure, yet. Just as a test to see what a 12X18 print would look like from one of my largest files, I had Walgreens make the print. I know there are better ways to do it, but I wanted an idea from a less expensive place about what their print would look like from my camera. The print could be better, but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Am interested in print shops that are local to Tucson, as well as mail order shops. Tony Graber "Bill Hilton" wrote in ups.com: Tony Graber wrote: What are is the essential information that one our need in order to be able to have files large enough? for for getting 12X18 and higher prints with Canon Rebel DSLR. The printer will either ask that the files be a certain ppi (pixels per inch) in size, or he will do this for you. So if they ask for 200 ppi you need to ship them a file 2,400 x 3,600 pixels to print at 12 x 18", if they ask for 300 ppi it's 3,600 x 5,400 pixels etc ... I am not sure that I am correctly asking what I need. Basically, I have some large .jpgs (large because of the .jpg setting in the camera), but want to make sure that this setting is correct for producing prints that are at least 12X18 and, hopefully, larger. You'll get the best large prints if you know how to use USM (unsharp masking) and how to best resample to a larger file size. Should I be using RAW mode? RAW files give you more flexibility ... you can adjust white balance and exposure and sharpening before you convert the RAW file (repeatedly if necessary), but with the jpeg basically the camera has taken the RAW file and made one conversion of it using the presets for WB, sharpening etc and then deleted the RAW file. This is fine if you hit everything dead on but if you need to change things you would be better off with the original RAW data and a good converter. Does a larger image file size correlate into better quality for larger prints? Absolutely, other things being equal. Which Rebel do you have, the 6 Mpixel or the 8 Mpixel or the 10 Mpixel model? And what software do you have for editing, something like Elements or Photoshop or ? And who is going to print these? Bill |
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