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NM MSDK
NM MSDK
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September 4, 2024
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how to print highest quality

  • September 4, 2024
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Hello everybody.

 

I have make a nice picture i would like to print. I have set my settings the way i see it recommended here the most. (Sheet size the same of paper size, 300 ppi).

 

But the image is very high defenition on my pc, but when printed, it turns to blurry.

 

Now my main document is 36 by 24 inch but when i print on a smaller scale i make a copy and adjust those to the same size as the paper i print on.

 

But my a3 is blurry on the same places as my a4.

 

Does anyone have an idea? 

 

P.S. only strange thing i see here is when printing it says : "documentprofile: GIMP built-in sRGB". Wich i have no idea what it means or if it could be a cause.

 

THanks already!

 

-NM

 

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Per Berntsen
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Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
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September 4, 2024

What are the pixel dimensions of the image?

To print A4 at 300 ppi, you need 3508 x 2480 pixels.

PPI stands fpr Pixels Per Inch – the number of pixels used to print one inch on paper.

21 x 29.7 cm equals 11.693 x 8.267 inches. Multiply these numbers with 300, and you get 3508 x 2480.

To print A3 at 300 ppi, you'll need 4961 x 3508 pixels.

    NM MSDK
    NM MSDKAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 4, 2024

    Those are exactly the amount of pixels i have indeed, 3508 x 2480 and 4961 x 3508.

    Any other idea's where the problem may lay?

     

    NB, colourmanagement
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    NB, colourmanagementCommunity Expert
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    September 9, 2024

    Hi! I have learned a lot these past few days. So ill catch you up with what i have learned.

    I have an document of 297x210 mm so 3508x2480 px at 300 ppi.

    My document is 16 bits and a CMYK doc.

     

    Sadly, i dont have an Epson but an Utax.

    So thats how far i have come, and my resolution is OK now, but still not very crisp. Im now fighting with the printer settings and especially the printer profile.

    It is now set on sRGB wich i read is generally acceptable, but my printer provides a lot more options so i dont know if that might be a problem.

    Maybe you see something off in the pictures down below, wich flies over my head.

     

    My apologies for it not being in english, but i could not find a way to quickly switch online.

     

    Thanks already!

     

    -Nick

     


    @NM MSDK  Utax, viewing their website, it looks like that’s a laser (toner) type printer.

     

    Try choose the printer ICC profile name that most closely matches the ink/paper you're using. You'd be looking for profiles with the name Utax in there.

     

    As to sharpness, try find out what actual resolution the printer works at. Ask Utax? https://www.utax.com/en-de/partners-service/contact

    Whilst you have them also ask about ICC profiles, laser printers may have been optimised to take data with an sRGB colourspace, or, in some cases, a press ICC profile.

    The manufacturer can advise, surely? 

     

    Epsons claim 1440dpi so, if we divide by 2, that means it prefers 720ppi, or 360ppi when divided by 4 - or by 6 = 240 which works also as does 180. 1440 decided by 300 is not a whole number, so sharpness is lost 

    Do the same calculation based on the ACTUAL resolution of your printer. Some new Epsons are 2400, so 1200, 600, 300, 150 all work. Utax I don't know. 

    I hope this helps
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