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I do live in Los Angeles and need to find someone who can produce a high res print. I have created ‘non-traditional’ artwork (for some research) in Photoshop which contains several thousand super fine lines at a thickness of less than 1/10 of a millimeter. The file looks best at a resolution of 273.45dpi,
at which each line occupies exactly one pixel. I need to have the file printed in color
and on transparent/clear foil! This has proven to be a problem and even a res80
LVT print didn’t come out just right. Some of the lines get printed thicker than others
and I need to get a certain level of accuracy.
Now, I heard that a LightJet 5000 might be able to print this, but I have my doubts as to whether those things can print on transparent foil. Also, everytime I call someone about sending them my file they want it as a 300dpi Photoshop file, which doesn’t make any sense if the output is supposed to approach 4000dpi!! Finally, changing the file to the sightly higher (and more common)
resolution of 300dpi (or 305dpi or 406dpi) turns all the lines into mud.
I have already blown hundreds of dollars on failed res80 LVT outputs (a.k.a. ‘mud’) and am getting a bit frustrated. Is there a place in L.A. that can produce super high resolution color prints? Also, being able to talk somebody who actually understand the process and the intricacies involved instead of some clueless ‘technician’ would really help 😉
Any help would be greatly appreciated – I can’t believe it’s 2004 and I am unable to get a decent output… <sigh>
Michael
at which each line occupies exactly one pixel. I need to have the file printed in color
and on transparent/clear foil! This has proven to be a problem and even a res80
LVT print didn’t come out just right. Some of the lines get printed thicker than others
and I need to get a certain level of accuracy.
Now, I heard that a LightJet 5000 might be able to print this, but I have my doubts as to whether those things can print on transparent foil. Also, everytime I call someone about sending them my file they want it as a 300dpi Photoshop file, which doesn’t make any sense if the output is supposed to approach 4000dpi!! Finally, changing the file to the sightly higher (and more common)
resolution of 300dpi (or 305dpi or 406dpi) turns all the lines into mud.
I have already blown hundreds of dollars on failed res80 LVT outputs (a.k.a. ‘mud’) and am getting a bit frustrated. Is there a place in L.A. that can produce super high resolution color prints? Also, being able to talk somebody who actually understand the process and the intricacies involved instead of some clueless ‘technician’ would really help 😉
Any help would be greatly appreciated – I can’t believe it’s 2004 and I am unable to get a decent output… <sigh>
Michael
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