Printing a low-res image...

[Martinx]

I'm with Paul, 92dpi can work fine. Sometimes you can have an image with a low DPI but the size metrically etc can be a lot bigger than the size you need to print at. Therefore you can resample the image by increasing the DPI to 300 which then reduces the print size. This can make a slight difference especially if you print with the photo/best setting on your printer.

On occasions I have re-drawn logos and spent time doctoring images in order to give the customer the best possible service and product but be aware of your time as time is ££££££ which may not be factored in the price you are offering for a printed mug!

[Lee]

I think because I was making the image smaller the dpi worked out ok...although if I wanted to increase it to wrap size for example, then perhaps the quality would have suffered......I still need to learn about these "anomolies" so they are good when they crop up and I can play about with them

[Martinx]

Yes the higher you go size wise then the quality would of suffered alot more. You will get there and these little curve balls are all good for the learning process. As a previous member mentioned keep the dodgy mugs for experimenting purposes.

[logobear]

Although more is better, we find that clients are generally happy if the height of the image to go on a mug is more than 220 pixels.
Given that the print height is about 3 inches then 220/3 = about 72dpi which is screen resolution for mant computers.
Abviously, more is better upto a max of 300dpi giving a maximum pixel height count of 900pixels.
If we get v low res images we print plain paper samples for approval.
There are some fractal improvement softwares out there, sPline, focus magic etc that can help, but generallly, it is not economically possible to boost resolution.
Re part page use, the Richo has a paper draw, but you can happily feed in 2/3 or 1/3 sized pieces back in by putting them on top of the stack.

[Lee]

@Martinx - I generally have a few dodgy mugs lying around (hehehe!)

@logobear - I didnt realise that about the ricoh - but it would have to be if I printed portrait I presume...I generally print ladnscape because I cant get 21cm prints across the page without them getting squashed or trimmed.....unless someone knows how?

[Paul]

A4 is 21cm wide
so to print it make sure your printer can print boarderless...

[JSR]

A4 is 21cm wide
so to print it make sure your printer can print boarderless...

Or, use US "letter" paper which is 8.5" wide.

Unfortunately, most suppliers seem to have jumped on the "it must be A4" bandwagon and "letter" paper is become more difficult to get hold of.

[Paul]

yep its true what JSR just siad. my last texPrint was bought from ebay and it was letter size. brilliant paper....

[Lee]

Mine is a Ricog 3300 so I dont think it does borderless...?

[JSR]

yep its true what JSR just siad. my last texPrint was bought from ebay and it was letter size. brilliant paper....

Rather than switch to A4, I think suppliers should be selling US "Legal" size paper. That's the stuff that's wider than A4 (8.5") and also longer than A4 (14") - i.e., it's about as big as you can fit in a tray-fed A4 printer. I have a pack of TexPrint at that size, and it's surprisingly useful.

They'd want to charge more for it, though. If they could do it for the same £10 that Xpres A4 paper goes for, we'd be onto a winner!