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05/20/2009 11:14:00 AM · #1 |
I'm looking for the lowest crappest print size I can use while keeping the image still looking good on the screen..
After playing around with some numbers I found out that when I print a 4x6 it looks good and sharp no matter what I do.
Here is what I have done so far
Original: 300DPI, 3872px X 2592px or 12.907in X 8.64in - Prints perfectly sharp
Lower: 150DPI, 533px X 356px or 3.553in X 2.375in - Prints pretty sharp and that's stretched
Even Lower: 72DPI, 600px X 401px or 8.33in X 5.56in - This is about the same as the other. However I did make the picture bigger in size while I did lower the DPI to keep the image looking good on the screen.
Here is what I am after: I am making a CD for my clients and selling 4x6's by the ton. But what I didn't realize was the clients could take the images from the CD and print them. Granted they have my logo on them and the originals don't but I want to pixelate the image during printing or hide an error message within the image so if they tried to print it, it wouldn't allow them or at least give them hell trying too.
Anyone have any ideas???
Also what programs do you or have you seen others use to create CD's for clients??? I'm looking for a more advanced solution to just the standard drag, drop and burn programs... |
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05/20/2009 01:36:48 PM · #2 |
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05/21/2009 09:04:31 AM · #3 |
What are the images for/from?
For weddings since everyone now asks for disks (that's another discussion) I now give them a 'proof cd' - images are 700 on the longest side. I tell them they'll print 4x6 but not larger, and are good for web, email, slideshows, digital picture frames - i'm convincing them the lo res files have value so they won't want the hi-res - and I can keep the large print sales to myself.
For seniors I give them 'iPics' as I call them - whatever poses they buy they get that image at 700 on the long side...i should make that 400 I suppose. It's for myspace/facebook use and I don't watermark them (for better or worse that's this month's policy). My reps get all their images, but they are marked (and they've not paid for anything yet)
I don't do images on CD for anything else. I've heard it sells well for sports but I've not tried that yet.
Screen sizes are getting bigger and bigger and bigger...mine run 1400 or more on the long side, so a full screen good looking image will beed to be 1400x700 or so...that'll print a 5x7 at 200dpi - lab quality. So my files are 1/2 size...
I don't know what else to tell you...get your money upfront and then not care (i do that with the weddings and seniors so it's not a big deal to me if htey print anything)
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