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spkenny

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PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2010 3:25 pm    Post subject: Created business sign too small? Reply with quote

I have dabbled in photoshop a bit, enough to have created a business logo that I have used for both receipts and a web page I'm working on. I have run into an issue however, wanting to make this big enough to fit a poster size backing, for a business sign. The sign will be made for the front of my booth, at an upcoming business exp event. The image I currently have, is only 77.3 kb in size, and I am told that to blow it up to a size for a sign, it needs to be at least 10 to 12 megabytes in size. Otherwise at 77 kb, it will be so pixelated, it would look rediculous. So, I can recreate the image file, but do not know what settings to create a new image at. Width, height, color RGB, etc. I don't even know where to start with all the settings when you create a new project. So that's it in a nutshell. I am using Photoshop CS v 8.0. Thanks
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hawkeye

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PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2010 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should ask the printer what he needs from you.
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Tarboom

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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Typically printing would require 300 dsi resolution.
One option would be to select the size you want with say 10" by 5" , resolution 300 dpi.
At any rate, it would be preferable to have a larger image to begin with, as it would be easier to reduce a larger image rather then to enlarge a smaller one.

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thehermit

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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's some food for thought on the subject:

http://designer-info.com/Writing/image_resolution.htm

But do check with the printer.

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