Render Settings for High Quality Prints

[Dune]

Or render at slightly less (4500 px wide or so) and enlarge 150% using OnOne's Genuine Fractals or so. It interprets extra pixels where it's needed, and keeps sharp edges sharp. Works really good, very much better than PS. I used it for a TG render at 4400 px wide, which will be blown up for an exhibition at 2 meters wide. I haven't seen the result yet, but on screen it looks quite ok. And, as Matt says; you won't get your nose touching the print anyway. It was Rembrandt who said after some criticism on his rough way of painting; don't get too close to the paint, it might be poisonous.

[sjefen]

If you're likely to be viewing the picture from more than a metre away, you probably don't need 200 dpi. Sticking to a particular dpi is good for closeup prints, but larger prints tend to be viewed from a larger distance and you can get away with lower dpi.

Matt

This is what I want to hear more about. I just don't know what dpi I should go for. The image will not be viewed from closer than a meter (normally anyway).
Is 150-100dpi ok?

- Terje

[Matt]

Print some small tests (e.g. 1 inch), stand at the distance you will be viewing the final at, and decide for yourself

Matt

[Hetzen]

150/300 dpi has been the industry standard for years. 600 dpi should be alright now.