What is the Maximum Size I can enlarge a 12Mb (16Mb Nef) to before it destorts?

[epatsellis]

Derrel,
I'm reminded of the adage often attributed to Mark Twain, "It's better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

 

[epatsellis]

So, is the difficulty in printing on silk trying to make sure that you have a dot square on a thread and not have too many in a row in the spaces between?

If so I can see why you'd need pretty extreme resolution.

If not.. what?

The silks I've worked with have a pretty tight weave, I found after lots of experimentation that anything past 1/2 the weave pitch doesn't improve image quality and in some cases cause significant aliasing and moire. It makes sense, if you think about it and have some knowledge of sampling theory and the Nyquist theory specifically as it relates to aliasing errors.

 

[Robin Usagani]

I am agreeing with derrel here.. however if you really think you need that high of resolution then just take several shots in segments and stitch them together using photoshop. There may be a slight distortion from the shooting angle but it will be on a silk that isnt laying flat.

 

[Helen B]

...just take several shots in segments and stitch them together using photoshop. There may be a slight distortion from the shooting angle...

If it is flat original artwork then you can keep the camera in one position and move the artwork in front of the camera, keeping it in the same plane, perpendicular to the lens axis.

 

[Chris Stegner]

The very first thing you need to know is what the printer prints at. I have had images reproduced on commercial grade wallpaper quite often, and they print at 100dpi at 100%. That's pretty simple math in my book. Ask the service that's printing the fabric what resolution they need the files to be (at 100%). That will tell you if your image is good enough.

 

[EchoingWhisper]

Try making panaromas. Maybe it will work.