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4 hours ago, nickbatz said:

By the way, can't the people doing the printing reduce the size? Surely they're in a better position to judge what the final thing is going to look like?

You also have to wonder why they have a 20MB restriction.

Most print services are either online services, or use some kind of cloud based software during the process, which introduces these limits for a multitude of reasons:

  • security (against DoS attacks by oversized files)
  • Avoid cost for storage and data transport
  • Limited resources like internet connections, disk storage

Many print services offer premium services for file conversions etc, but for extra cost. 

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Posted
10 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

 

Many print services offer premium services for file conversions etc, but for extra cost. 

Ah, got it.

My experience is limited to dealing with a fine art printer, and it's quite different. I have the same printer they do, only smaller (Canon Pro-1000), and I bring in the file and a 17" print on the same paper for them to match. If you're spending $250 for a print, resizing it - meaning typing in different numbers and selecting the resampling algorithm - is included.

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