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05/15/2008 06:07:17 PM · #1 |
| One of my photos was chosen for a local calender. I originally submitted a small file and they have requested a full sized one for the printing. I have done almost no printing and have no experience preparing a file for print. Is there anything I need to do to the full sized file before sending it to them? |
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05/15/2008 06:11:12 PM · #2 |
take the original file, do a highpass sharpen instead of any other sharpe u used (if any) then make sure to keep the dpi at 350 and save as a .tif
thats all i know im sure i will be corrected in a few minutes |
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05/15/2008 06:30:45 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Jib:
take the original file, do a highpass sharpen instead of any other sharpe u used (if any) then make sure to keep the dpi at 350 and save as a .tif
thats all i know im sure i will be corrected in a few minutes |
Supplemented, not corrected ... :-)
Do not resize or resample and the dpi is irrelevant. Otherwise, do whatever adjustments (if any) you you did to the low-res version they've seen and send them an uncompressed TIFF or Photoshop file. If they are a publication, they will be able to work with those. Traditionally, "stock" images are not sharpened at all -- if you must, be very subtle about it; it's something better done by them so they can accomodate their layout and print processes. |
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05/15/2008 06:46:39 PM · #4 |
I've done a lot of graphics and photography work for churches that was printed as calendars, brochures, or print advertising. 90% of the time they have asked for a JPEG; only occasionally have I been asked for a PSD file, and only once for CMYK. And, almost without exception, they have asked me NOT to sharpen the file, as they will normally do a very strong sharpen on the image themselves.
All that said, ANY time I work with printers, I always ask them:
1. What file type
2. What dpi
3. Do they want any sharpening done prior to receiving the image
4. What specific size,(in inches, or whatever) they want
5. Are there any special instructions that may be specific to them
Certainly, I am not an expert on this by any means, but this has been my experience. |
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05/15/2008 06:47:04 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Otherwise, do whatever adjustments (if any) you you did to the low-res version they've seen and send them an uncompressed TIFF or Photoshop file. |
If file size is an issue and the photo has lots of solid color in it (ex. a white background), wouldn't a compressed TIFF (i.e. LZW) be better to use?
Message edited by author 2008-05-15 18:47:32.
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05/15/2008 11:22:08 PM · #6 |
| As an uncompressed Tiff it is 103MB. I'm sending this email. That will take about a week to upload won't it? |
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05/15/2008 11:38:47 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by cogerox:
As an uncompressed Tiff it is 103MB. I'm sending this email. That will take about a week to upload won't it? |
LZW TIFF is lossless compression, though I prefer to just ZIP or use StuffIt on the file, which achieve the same thing but leave you with an uncompressed (better for printing) file at the end, in case they plan to just place you image instead of editing it with Photoshop (or whatever).
I find typical upload speeds (DSL) to be about 2MB/minute, so your 100MB file might take less than an hour. If you are on dialup, mail them a CD.
I file that big can't be sent by email -- you'll have to use FTP or a service like YouSendIt -- transfer files using a browser interface, up to 100MB for free. |
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