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new to screen printing so im having trouble getting started. i have a little experience with screening part but making the transparencies is giving me problems. how are the transparencies printed out so that the image is larger. i have printed some out but the image is only being printed on a latter size transparency and the are is not the size that i want. how do you make it bigger? any help i would appreciate.
Then you need to print on transparancies that are bigger, or split the printing up among two or more transparencies, then tape them together. You can do this in the "print with preview" section of photoshop.
thanks for the help. and since i only have a normal size printer i can't make the image bigger so i'm going to try to split the image into to separate sheets and if that doesn't work im going to get in blown up at kinkos.
thanks for the help. and since i only have a normal size printer i can't make the image bigger so i'm going to try to split the image into to separate sheets and if that doesn't work im going to get in blown up at kinkos.
Not blown up at Kinkos. Create your images in Photoshop the same size you want to print.
Blowing up raster files will make them more pixelated.
i did try to print the image on my home computer. but the art is way smaller than i need. i have a normal sized printer so the image can only be as large as the paper. if you have any advice on how to change that let me know. thanks
You might be better served if you find a service bureau in your area that can take your (separated)files and output them to whatever size you have set up. You might even approach a large printing operation that has on-site film output capabilities and sub the work to them. Everybody is looking for some action nowadays.
As far as Photoshop sizing goes, memory is dirt cheap compared to way back in the days. Just buy more RAM.
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Wow... Not to make light of your situation but I wish my files were 30-40 mbs. I'd probably get my weekends off. My average file size is 200-300 mb's. The largest I've ever received compressed at 750 mb and opened somewhere around 2 gigs.
Is anyone else working with large files like me or am I the only sucker in this joint?
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