export as jpeg 60x80 inch

[cubsterky]

I tried to export as a jpeg 60x80 inch and it didn't work at 300 dpi.  I shrunk it to 15x20 but I'm worried it will pixelate when printed 60x80.   The adobe illustrator information I read said u could make something as big as a billboard, so what do I need to do?

[Monika Gause]

Why do you export a JPEG for printing? Won't PDF work?

[cubsterky]

Thank u but under file / export as I can't find Pdf.  do u make pdfs a different way?

[tromboniator]

Go to File > Save As… or Save a Copy… . Near the bottom of the window is a Format menu, where you may select Adobe PDF. Click Save, and the following window allows you to set PDF options.

[cubsterky]

Its a photo blanket at walmart and they only take jpeg.  I tried pdf, png, and tif and they wont allow it.  I can't figure out how to make jpegs more than 300 dpi and my file is 15 x 20 inch with the end print size 60 x 80 inch.  What should I do?

[Monika Gause]

Open your AI file in Photoshop and let Photoshop rasterize it to the desird size.

But for a blanket (= printed on fabric) 300 ppi would be overkill most probably anyway.

[cubsterky]

I dont have photoshop so I settled for a 60x80 jpg at 225 dpi.  Now I'm trying to enlarge this file from 20x20 inch to 80x80 inch for the second photo blanket.  I created a 80x80 inch file and placed the smaller jpg into it.  But now when I hold shift and pull the corner it doesn't stretch the image like I can always do.  Instead it moves the entire artboard around.  Here's a pic.  How do I stretch the image to fill the artboard?

[Larry G. Schneider]

It appears you have the Artboard Tool active. Try the Scale tool (keyboard shortcut is the “S” key).

[Test Screen Name]

I can't imagine anyone would use JPEG for such a large print format, except in very special cases (such as a pure photograph with no text or design additions, which you wouldn't use Illustrator for anyway).

[Lhemz0527]

Export it at 1/4 the size but 4 times the resolution since Illustrator has limited size.

Example 15 X 20 at 1200dpi.

If it doesn't work try the TIFF format with LZW compression.

Then resize without resampling​ in Photoshop to it's intended size.

[Monika Gause]

Lhemz0527  schrieb

Export it at 1/4 the size but 4 times the resolution since Illustrator has limited size.

Example 15 X 20 at 1200dpi.

If it doesn't work try the TIFF format with LZW compression.

Then resize without resampling in Photoshop to it's intended size.

No.

If you really think you need a raster format, then let Photoshop open your PDF (or the AI file saved with PDF compatibility) and raster it. Photoshop can do higher resolutions.

[jdanek]

There is no need to use 300ppi at 100% in grand format.  The file should be scaled down, yes, but use a raster document setting of 300ppi ( High ) at 15 x 20.  Then convert to PDF.  Tell the billboard company to enlarge the PDF 400% in the RIP.

[myront8675309]

We print everything as eps, pdf, or tiff

max 150dpi for tifs and that's at full scale. Sometimes as low as 50dpi . example 60 x 80 = approx 316MB

Rules of thumb

1. all vector AND no gradients = eps or pdf print

2. all vector WITH gradients = pdf print or tif

3. mix of raster and vector = rgb tiff

4. 3rd party files that will not come in properly go right to photoshop and saved out as rgb tif.