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dgberg

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Setting up to print my first wall mural on Photo Tex media.
 Doing some experiments to see how the Perfect resize tiling feature works.
If it performs as expected I hope to skip buying a rip.
I took a 12mp raw file and processed it into 3 equal tiles through Perfect Resize then back to Lightroom for printing.
3 tiles - 33" x 98" Will cover an 8' wide by 8' high wall here at home. Used a 1/2" overlap on the width.
1 file is 605 mb. I want to print more then a small patch to see how this looks on the wall from 8 foot viewing distance.
I can see folks sending me point and shoot images to cover a 8' x 12' wall and I need to know where to draw the line.
I have been looking at canned images on the web for this exact same work and the files are really small.
Anyone here doing this kind of work in their business that could help a lending hand?
Thanks in advance.

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Hi Dan.
It sounds like you're approaching it well so far.  A couple of mag tests should give you a sense of how it will look.
For this kind if work there's never enough resolution in the file.  The work from professionals always prints better. 
Most businesses that are going to invest in wall decor will do it through a designer who will create the file according to your requirements.
Your wall is a good way to get your feet wet:)
Good luck.
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Len,
I would love to have clients send me ready to print art.
Would prefer to skip the design aspect of banners, posters and murals.
Thanks for your input.
Welcome to the forum.

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I'm working at the moment on printing a mural wall for an entrance in an apartment block.
Epson Premium SemiGloss, laminated and mounted on Forex. Three panels 40x100" each.

And the same problem; they sent me a 20 Mb file and it looks terrible :(
So I got a mission for shooting the subject in my way. Probably stitched 5D's or Hblad P65.

/Sven 
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Sven,
First time I have heard of Forex here in the states.
Is it similar to the Sintra we use here?
What laminate are you planning on using for this exterior application?
Sounds like a pretty cool project.

Would love to get a project or two where the client wants me to shoot the images for a large mural .
That would give me that long awaited excuse to get a medium format rig.

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According to this:http://www.3acomposites.com/
I presume that Sintra is an American style of Forex.

But Forex is also a big money exchange company  ;D

They will be laminated with MacTac, which of all MacTac I don't know.
I always leave mounting to professionals.

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Hi Dan, I recently used Perfect Resize tile function to check color and edge detail (prior to printing) of a couple 64 x 64 inch canvases which were produced from measly 1.4mb jpegs.

I ran the tile feature as a separate step after a series of de-noise, enlarge, sharpen cycles to produce 9  files of 22x22 inch tiles that, when combined on a wall, would/should theoretically resemble a printout of the entire 64x64 piece if it were printed untiled.   

I would be using a new roll of 64 inch wide canvas for final output,  I profiled it with a Colormunki, but hadn't used for production before.

To proof/check, I chose to print only 2 of the 22x22 inch tiles on matte paper of the areas which the client explained were critical for color and detail. I'd bring the 2 printed tiles to the client and after 2 rounds of changes was able to get approval based on the tiles. I printed the single 1.1GB file in Lightroom onto the 64 wide canvas-- turned out great, colors and detail were surprisingly close, considering the differences in Enhanced Matte and canvas.

Anyways, my point is that it may be useful for you to run the tile function again, on one of your 3 large tiles, in order to check or get an idea of how any part of the 3 large panels will actually look in real size, especially if the media you are printing on is new or somewhat different to that which you commonly use.  This way you won't have to commit to printing a single large 33x98 tile to find out you need to make some changes. It helped me get over the anxiety just prior to clicking the 'Print/ok" button...

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Hi Dan,
I just remembered something that may be of value.
I used to do tradeshow booths and when setting up the panels my rip gave me an option to rotate alternating panels.
In other words the first panel prints right-side up, the second panel prints up-side down, the third panel prints right-side up etc.
When panel matching, each adjoining panel came from the same location of the print path.
The reason was to compensate for any drift in ink volume as the head travels.
FWIW
Len
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Thanks Len and Plui for your input.
Wow,a 1.5mb jpeg file for a 64 x 64 print.
How did it come out?
The printing looks like it may be the easiest part of this new endeavor.
Where I have already hit the wall is finding and choosing images. I want some really special stuff to print. Not just what everyone offers on iStock Photo.
I emailed several photographers and am awaiting a response.
Not sure what these guys will want for their images if they even want to liscense them at all.
Am hoping to only pay the artist when someone buys a mural. We'll see.
Mark Rebilas is one of the photographers work I am looking at,exceptional quality.
He specializes in drag racing photography among other venues. I live only a mile from the Maple Grove Racway and the Nationals are there this week end. (30,000 potential customers.)
www.rebilasphoto.com
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>Wow,a 1.5mb jpeg file for a 64 x 64 print.
>How did it come out?

Hi Dan, I think this fits along with your point on finding and choosing images...

In this case we chose fairly 'forgiving' images -- abstract, closeup montages of street lamp posts and colorful awnings. They came out very sharp considering the amount enlargement. I don't think the project would have been as successful had we chosen images requiring tack-sharp, photo-realistic reproduction.

The interior designer and the client had already determined that the use of color in the furniture would be held to a minimum -- all color in the rooms would be brought in from the artwork and smaller, tabletop accessories. The emphasis of the art was on providing color, and we mutually agreed that in order to create such a large print, some detail may have to be sacrificed. So we looked at a few dozen of the client's own images with these constraints in mind, and were able to decide on the  2 abstract montages that would be enlarged. 

See 1 below, and the other being printed here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=50511.msg466264#msg466264
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Plui,
Thanks for sharing.
I've seen some pretty good buys on the 11880. Less then 7k. Maybe next year.
For now I ply ahead with my lowly 9900. :)
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