[Dthind]

So I am working on a background for a boardgame. I am creating the image in PS6.

The person I am doing this for wants high print dpi (600). And The image is 121cm x 101cm (or 48x40 inches).

This translates into a *.psd image size of 1977.6 mb. While I understand this is partially insane, it is a paying job. I have 640 mb of ram and a great deal of disk space / page file of 11510 mb.

But when I test print this, my printer Epson 900 usb, can't spool the file. Or maybe it is windows 2000 pro.

Any thoughts. I need this to test print before I take it to the actual printer / service bureau.

[Danny]

Unless the work you are doing for your client involves line-art, you can easily shift down the DPI a couple of notches. While linework generally requires resolutions of 600DPI, using this same resolution for colour work is just plain overkill. Especially @ 48x40".
Do a little test. Create a small image at say 4x4" @ 600DPI, print it out @ 600 DPI, then downscale the image to 300DPI (sharpen a tad it necesary) and print this out @ 300DPI. Compare both prints and I'll garuantee you'll hardly (if at all) notice any diffirence. Show the results of this test to your client, and if he's a reasonable kind of person, your memory problems will be gone.
As for the Epson, it won't even use full-on 600DPI to print it's images (I think it tops out @ around 320-480 DPI or so). Don't be mislead by technical specifications such as 1440x720DPI capabilities. This just relates to the **placement** of inkdroplets, not the size, of the droplets themselves.


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[Dthind]

Danny,

Thanks for the information.