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Re: DPI help
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sat, 28 Apr 2001 05:30:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> [FUT lugnet.off-topic.geek]
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> I'm going to be printing a rendering of my current architecture on a 24"
> plotter, so I need to how large I should render the image. The maximum color
> resolution of the plotter is 300x300 dpi. However, IIRC, since printers
> actually drop 4 or so ink droplets for each pixel, a 300 dpi image is kind of
> excessive. Does anyone know the minimum dpi I can render my image and still
> take advantage of the 300 dpi of the plotter?
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> Details: HP DesignJet 750C Plus (D/1A)
> Final plot size: 20"x60"
> preliminary rendering: http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/architecture/asfront.jpg
> more images of the building:
> http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/architecture/proj4/
> http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/architecture/as3d.jpg
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> As you can see, 60"x20" @ 300 dpi would be 18000x6000 pixels, which could
> potentially take very long to render in POV-Ray...
> Thanks,
> --Bram
Render at 1/2 the target DPI as if going to 150 LPI Film.
9000x3000 and use Supersampling to smooth out any blends
and over hard edges.
Best
DaveG
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