Printing resolution for posters

[Daf]

Hi,

I hope this is the right spot for this question - it's about printing. I was asked to assemble some photos I took into a poster. They want a 24"x36" - they will be taking my artwork and printing it themselves somewhere (Kinkos or online I think). My question is what size and resolution is required for a poster that size. Since it will be raster images should I do it at the 24x36 size in photoshop? Thanks for any advice on this. This is the first time I've had to prepare for a printing. Personally I would like for it to be of the highest quality.

Thanks!
Daf

 

[MLeeK]

I always work at 300ppi. Posters are not expected to have the fine quality of a print, but It certainly doesn't hurt to have the high quality!

 

[Rephargotohp]

Well, Poster Print and Kinkos and Highest quaility would be an Oxymoron. But to answer

You need a minimum Resolution of 2400 x 3600 to print. (100ppi) but 4800 x 7200 would be nicer but I doubt you would see the diffeence on a poster

 

[Rephargotohp]

I always work at 300ppi. Posters are not expected to have the fine quality of a print, but It certainly doesn't hurt to have the high quality!

Yeah, only problem is some peoples computers puke on a 7200 x 10,800 File and uploads are long of printing online..but..depends

 

[Daf]

Thanks! I know Kinkos and some of the online places are not the best - ha ha. But I want to deliver a high quality file. I can work at 4800x7200 and also get them some lower res versions as well in case they need those for uploading. They can use whichever.

Thanks again!

 

[RonnieRichards]

Hi,

I hope this is the right spot for this question - it's about printing. I was asked to assemble some photos I took into a poster. They want a 24"x36" - they will be taking my artwork and printing it themselves somewhere (Kinkos or online I think). My question is what size and resolution is required for a poster that size. Since it will be raster images should I do it at the 24x36 size in photoshop? Thanks for any advice on this. This is the first time I've had to prepare for a printing. Personally I would like for it to be of the highest quality.

Thanks!
Daf

Daf, you can definitely use photoshop for doing your stuff and it can be done in just 5 simple steps. You can get the basic tutorial of doing it on:
How to Create a 24 X 36 Poster in Photoshop Elements | eHow.com

Print to canvas

 

[Daf]

Thanks for the link, Ronnie!

 

[KmH]

I rarely print at 300 PPI, and for large prints use 100 PPI as a minimum.

However, I have had images printed at as low as 5 PPI. Those 5 PPI images were displayed on by the side of the road billboards