Exporting for print

[Sille Martens]

Hey guys
I am new here and looking for your help

What should my settings be in order to export a Tiff with the proper resolution from REDcine-x for printing a still that is 3X2 meters (large poster)?

 

[John Marchant]

For 3:2 aspect you'll be cropping the sides of any Red format, so the limiting factor is the 2304 pixel vertical resolution. The final cropped resolution would be 3456x2304, with an available resolution of about 29 dpi in your 3x2 meter print. Whether this is acceptable will depend on your intended viewing distance.

The export from RCX should just be a standard full resolution, full debayer snapshot to TIFF format, which you can manipulate in photoshop as normal.

 

[Richard Foster]

John is correct, but you will get a 16 bit TIFF which in Photoshop can be up-rezzed and sharpened etc. to a certain percent to achieve a higher resolution at your final size. If you are skillful in Photoshop and the frame you select is sharp you can achieve excellent results.

 

[Christopher Barrett]

That's a hell of an UpRez! You might want to work with Genuine Fractals to get the most out of the exported tif. It provides much better upscaling than Photoshop...

Good Luck,
CB

 

[John Marchant]

Careful using the 'U' word on here - Jim might cast a lightning bolt in your direction lol