2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Can anyone please tell me how you export a file for a banner from affinity photo with a size of 72.5 X 36.5 at 300 DPI so it is a large file. I love the sofware however it is taking hours to export. Is this correct or am I doing something incorrect. I do need the file to be editable. Thanks for your help 2on2out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 What are the dimension units? Inches or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 The dimensions are in inches its a 3 x 6 foot banner with bleed space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 26, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hi 2on2out, Do you really need such a high dpi value for a banner? Those values are usually used for magazines/small publications which you read/place close to you. You should check with your printer/service what's the required dpi. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 What will be the average viewing distance? For large format printing, I've never had a print establishment want more than 150 dpi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 This is at the recommendation of the printer I am using even if I take it down to 150 dpi it still takes forever ( I mean 3-4 Hours) to export as a pdf unflattened or a psd file editable...I am using the file export and chose psd editable. Affinity is not a file they can open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 AD can/does take an inordinate amount of time for such an export. That's true. But again, what will be the average viewing distance? It is important for large format printing. Oops. I see you mention APhoto. Same applies to it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Well that depends they will be hanging on Youth baseball field backstops so anywhere from 10-500 feet. 2on2out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 At 4 feet average viewing distance--which is pretty much the closest anyone can stand and see most of the 6' design--all that is needed is between 143 and 197 dpi. At 10' it is far less. So go with 150 dpi at the max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Mithferion and Wosven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Ok Great thanks. Now how exactly should I export this bad boy? in an editable for that is not AP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 PDF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thanks Mike Can you tell me which one of the pdf exprts for print web flatten or export or pdf/x1-3-or 4 and anything I need to know in the more boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Mike would you be willing to share your scaling or setup document with me? is it a formula chart? 2on2out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 The PDF type should be asked of the print establishment. That said, I almost always use a simpler PDF format like you show (not one the the X standards). It keeps transparency live and text as text (but I don't know how Photo does with these things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Sure thing re the Excel file. I'm just heading out right now and using my phone at the moment. So if I don't upload it here in a few hours, feel free to send me a private message to remind me. That way I will have an email to prod me to do it! Take care, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I am attaching the Excel spreadsheet in a ZIP file. A note or two...and a disclaimer. Quote Disclaimer: Please note that I tried to ensure the standard viewing distance formulas were properly used. But use this spreadsheet with the knowledge that I may have made a mistake even though I have used this one and its predecessors for years and I myself have never had issues with the values it reports. The sheet is password protected from errant deletions. The password is on the sheet in an obvious location. Er, the password is password...simple, huh! There are some blue entry fields. Those are the only places entry needs made. If the Target Resolution filed is not zero, the Minimum Viewing Distance in FEET field means nothing. In other words, that field is overridden because the Target Resolution field takes precedence. The info at the bottom for Dimensions for Minimum Effective PPI are informational & approximate. I often need to include bitmaps in large format work and those PPI dimensions give me an idea of how they relate to either the Target Resolution or the Min/Max Effective PPI for Images at Scale fields. I can answer any other questions as they arise. Take care, Mike PPI_formula-v2.zip Alfred, Wosven and MEB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2on2out Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 THanks Mike 2on2out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 You are most welcome 2! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadeusz Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Even if it's good to think about viewing distance and usefull resolution, the problem is still there. I'm designing posters for theatre pieces and they should work from distance, but also from very close, indoors. So I have to work in bigger resolutions and it really is a nightmare at the moment. Very often it takes ages to redraw on screen, exporting is very very slow and progress is not reflected. I hope that will improve over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, thadeusz said: Even if it's good to think about viewing distance and usefull resolution, the problem is still there. I'm designing posters for theatre pieces and they should work from distance, but also from very close, indoors. So I have to work in bigger resolutions and it really is a nightmare at the moment. Very often it takes ages to redraw on screen, exporting is very very slow and progress is not reflected. I hope that will improve over time. Typically, the resolution doesn't need to be more than 150 dpi for a movie poster. The viewability of a movie poster from distance is about the scale of the items. The resolution is a separate matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadeusz Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Depends. If you want, for instance, bitmap elements printed perfectly and people should look at them from very close, you need resolutions more towards 400dpi. But maybe that's a special use case. I just like it, when you can go very close and find little thing printed perfectly and it's looking not like a soft reprint. But of course - for normal posters on the street it's obviously not neccesary to go that high res. Also - since I don't trust PDF export for print from Affinity programms right now, I very often merge a background image, including text, with other elements in Indesign and export from there. For text and lines et cetera I also want higher resolution, as I don't want to produce 80's style game graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Even for the hospital signage I do (which are produced in matches of 7 every month), 150 on a large format printer is all any print establishment I have used wants. More than that and it will be resampled downward. Images (or bitmap effects) will not be soft. The general rule of thumb always applies: check with your print provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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