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1. Re: Wall Mural settings?
Bill Hunt May 17, 2011 6:30 PM (in response to Canucklhead)Welcome to the forum.
I would start by calling the printer, who will do the mural, and discussing their needs in detail. Let them guide you on the setup. Otherwise, you might be "reinveting the wheel."
Good luck, and remember, the printer is your friend.
Hunt
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2. Re: Wall Mural settings?
p_d_f May 17, 2011 6:32 PM (in response to Canucklhead)If it were me, I'd build it as a single file, but you need to check with whoever is printing to see how they want it. Three feet by six is not really very big and should be no problem to print on a single piece of material. When you're setting up your file, you do need to know the dpi of the final print. Again, check with the printer. Something that size, you'd make a new document, something like 36 x 60 inches, RGB color at somewhere around 180 dpi, maybe more maybe a little less, depending on what they tell you. When you've made your document, all you have to do is drag the other images - once they're open in Ps - into your new, large document. They'll automatically be placed on a new layer for each one dragged in. From there you can reposition, mask, filter, tweak, til you're done.
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3. Re: Wall Mural settings?
Bill Hunt May 17, 2011 6:44 PM (in response to p_d_f)IIRC, my largest mural was 72" x 144" and the printer wanted it in one TIFF at 180 DPI.
One thing that I did do, though it was shot 4 x 5 and scanned at 1000 ppi, was to use Neat Image, to reduce the grain in the Ektachrome, then a touch of Smart Sharpen. When done, it looked like a 4 x 5 Kodachrome.
However, that was my client's printer, and this printer could well have other needs. Those need to be met.
Hunt
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4. Re: Wall Mural settings?
Canucklhead May 17, 2011 7:02 PM (in response to Bill Hunt)Thank you! I got their measurements from my colleague, but I will call myself and get the details...I am glad that I can ask these questions of them and they won't think me a total dolt. I was thinking I was supposed to know and figure out all that sort of stuff!
Thanks so much.
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5. Re: Wall Mural settings?
Canucklhead May 17, 2011 7:03 PM (in response to p_d_f)Thank you!
I started by making it one file and setting the dpi to 300 ... I will check with the printer and feel a little more confident from now on. Thank you!
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6. Re: Wall Mural settings?
Bill Hunt May 17, 2011 7:23 PM (in response to Canucklhead)I always feel that it is best to communicate directly, as some things can be lost in translations.
I go the other route with my clients. When they are asked questions, say from a post house, or printer, I ask that they call me directly, rather than have to be intermediaries in the communication process. I can speak the language, and will take full responsibility. Often, the poor client is but a designer, and not in production.
Good luck, and if the printer hits you with stuff that does not seem correct, drop back by, and someone here can likely help you sort it all out.
Hunt
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7. Re: Wall Mural settings?
emil emil May 17, 2011 7:50 PM (in response to Canucklhead)If it was me I wouldn't make it more than about 100 ppi. In fact I have created a lot of interior murals using about 40 - 50 ppi and from the distance where viewers have to be in order to see comfortably the entire image, no one can see the difference between 50 and 300 ppi. I have also created billboards that are viewed from very far using as low as 10 ppi. It is all about the viewing distance. 300 ppi is a publishing industry standard for images printed on books and magazines that are viewed from reading distance, if you increase that distance twice, the resolution can decrease twice too.
If you have a desktop printer, even black and white, you can test the resolution by printing in tiles then you can tape the tiles together and mount the whole thing on a wall. If it bothers you that when you go closer and see some pixelation you an add a little blur and noise.
If you don't have a layout program that makes it quick and easy to print in tiles, you can use the Position settings in Photoshp's Print window, uncheck Center Image and enter the coordinates of the top left corner of each tile.




