Pigmented Ink Printing on Fine Art Papers and Canvas
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File Format and Size Guide

The most important element in the giclée printing process is your high-resolution digital file.

TIFF and PhotoShop (.psd) files are recommended. If your file is a JPG file, avoid opening it, working in it, and resaving it ... as this will degrade your image. Convert your file to .psd first.

The file should be created using the end-output size to determine the file size. The following is a very general (and very conservative) reference established by Epson.

Image Guidelines (for uncompressed TIFF)

File Size

Print Size

4-5 MB 4 x 6 inches
7-10 MB 5 x 7 inches
13-20 MB 8 x 10 inches
over 20 MB ... and up

If you are enlarging your image, you can either enlarge it first yourself, using PhotoShop or your own interpolation program, or I'm happy to do this for you. (using Fred Miranda, Genuine Fractals, or PhotoShop)

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