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Pixellated Image – eps file
Hi all,
one of our customers has sent us an eps file a design he needs printing at 4.3m x 9.5m, looks good when printed small, but when you blow it up to full size it’s quite pixellated.
I’ve been told that it was probably created in photoshop which does not create a true eps, rather it is a rastered image as opposed to a vectored image, whether this is correct or not I do not know.
Problem is this,printing is 100sq m + and has to be fitted next Thursday has anybody any quick fix suggestions or is it a case of going back to the notoriously snails pace designers to re do the file in Illustrator.
Realistically we need to start printing over this weekend so any feedback would be appreciated.
Phil
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6 Replies
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You are right if it was done in Photoshop it’s gonna be a bitmap.
Having the file re done is probably going to be your only option. How big is the file size?
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Hi Brian,
Folder size 660MB
6 individual files:
2@ 10MB
2@ 40MB
1@ 12MB
1@ 221MB -
The finished file size will be around 900mb. It would need to have been drawn full size in Photoshop.
A vector eps ( from Illustrator or similar) should allow enlargement to this size but NOT if the file contains images, which will pixellate.
Unless the image ( photo etc) is created at full size it cannot be enlarged.
Unless you can redraw the image at the right size you need to get onto the designers, tell them you want it full size at 72 or half size at 150.
Ask for quarter size at 300, that makes them happiest. !!!!
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If its a design as opposed to a photo or picture, then it might be worth getting it to Andrew at Vectorwise somehow, as I’m sure he’ll do a good job of vectorising it, and much quicker than the design company by the sounds of it.
Robert
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This is normal Phil.. often print with those types of file sizes…
is this something that is going to be seen from a distance? A banner doesn’t matter or a fascia.. but something on a wall might notice close up… u might be being too picky -
Those file sizes are huge , you should have more than enough pixels , something sounds wrong there ? You sure you not trying to print a preview ?
!t the size you wanna print , you need about 15 pixels per inch or round 600 per meter or so
Your file size in pixels should be like 2400 pixels by 6000 pixels for an acceptable print bearing viewing distance in mind.
There might be a resized embeded JPEG in the psd file tho , if thats the case you can do nothing barring interpolation or adding some gaussian noise to smooth the pixelated file (which will cause it to lose definition)
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