So as we all know it's a big no no to work at anything less than 300dpi when it comes to producing a design intended for print (I'm working in Photoshop). But I was just curious to see what a few of you work at? Whether you stick to the minimum 300dpi or go up to say 600dpi and whether working at say around 600dpi has made a huge difference to the quality of the final print? What have been your best results? 2009-06-26T11:09:07-04:00 55 2009-06-23T12:08:25-04:00 44161 false false 11226 25551 1 2009-11-07T23:24:48-05:00 926 300. i don't want my PS to run sluggish when i draw and color. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:10:07-04:00 1296821 3643 2009-06-23T12:10:07-04:00 300dpi. I would definitely go to 600dpi if i had much more RAM. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:10:57-04:00 1296841 6884 2009-06-23T12:10:57-04:00 300dpi, and my photoshop is still a tard. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:19:36-04:00 1296971 13245 2009-06-23T12:19:42-04:00 400,000,000 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:21:36-04:00 1297021 67 2009-06-23T12:21:36-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> 400,000,000</blockquote> i work in that too! 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:22:20-04:00 1297031 598 2009-06-23T12:22:20-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> 400,000,000</blockquote> nice! does your computer look like this? <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Rusting_tank_at_the_Highway_of_Death_in_Iraq.jpg" /> 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:23:25-04:00 1297051 13245 2009-06-23T12:23:25-04:00 2 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:24:30-04:00 1297101 1146 2009-06-23T12:24:30-04:00 <blockquote><cite>inkemplete said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> 400,000,000</blockquote> nice! does your computer look like this? <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Rusting_tank_at_the_Highway_of_Death_in_Iraq.jpg" /></blockquote> no. it's a macbook pro. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:25:07-04:00 1297111 67 2009-06-23T12:25:07-04:00 x 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:25:32-04:00 1297121 9980 2009-06-23T12:25:32-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>inkemplete said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> 400,000,000</blockquote> nice! does your computer look like this? <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Rusting_tank_at_the_Highway_of_Death_in_Iraq.jpg" /></blockquote> no. it's a macbook pro.</blockquote> haha... 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:30:27-04:00 1297261 3240 2009-06-23T12:30:27-04:00 v is for vectors 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:33:19-04:00 1297401 1404 2009-06-23T12:33:19-04:00 g is for gangster 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:35:04-04:00 1297461 9980 2009-06-23T12:35:04-04:00 i thought g was for gatorade. =] 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:36:13-04:00 1297501 13631 2009-06-23T12:36:13-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skullface said:</cite> v is for vectors</blockquote> <blockquote><cite>110specialblack said:</cite> g is for gangster</blockquote> v is for vagina and g is the nickname gina lol 44161 Post 2009-06-23T12:56:33-04:00 1297721 9184 2009-06-23T12:56:33-04:00 52 dpi, I like that shit lookin blurry kid..it's the next trend. V.I. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T13:07:50-04:00 1297851 22311 2009-06-23T13:07:50-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skullface said:</cite> v is for vectors</blockquote> hollaaaa 44161 Post 2009-06-23T13:08:24-04:00 1297861 5707 2009-06-23T13:08:24-04:00 450dpi 8.5x11 in Painter X for line work, then I vectorize the line work and paste it in a new file in photoshop at 15x22 450dpi for coloring. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T13:12:06-04:00 1297911 3764 2009-06-23T13:14:59-04:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjCRUvX2D0E 44161 Post 2009-06-23T13:13:22-04:00 1297921 1056 2009-06-23T13:13:22-04:00 <blockquote><cite>VN_ICE said:</cite> 52 dpi, I like that shit lookin blurry kid..it's the next trend. V.I.</blockquote> it looks like someone is obsessed with Vanilla Ice 44161 Post 2009-06-23T13:14:00-04:00 1297951 9184 2009-06-23T13:14:00-04:00 Google images -> vector magic. That's it. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T14:53:38-04:00 1299691 473 2009-06-23T14:53:38-04:00 What's dpi? 44161 Post 2009-06-23T15:17:35-04:00 1300081 7951 2009-06-23T15:17:35-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Keith. said:</cite> What's dpi?</blockquote> dicks per inch 44161 Post 2009-06-23T15:24:50-04:00 1300201 9208 2009-06-23T15:24:50-04:00 This thread makes so much more sense now. Thanks Trey! 44161 Post 2009-06-23T15:25:54-04:00 1300241 7951 2009-06-23T15:25:54-04:00 72. no joke, but i work on a HUGE clipboard, my designs are like 7 feet by 4 feet, my comp runs faster that way, and when it's shrunken down for print it's just as detailed. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T16:16:14-04:00 1300851 25701 2009-06-23T16:16:14-04:00 300 for print. Please people 300! 44161 Post 2009-06-23T16:18:07-04:00 1300901 2050 2009-06-23T16:18:07-04:00 <blockquote><cite>bandwagonmerch said:</cite> 400,000,000 for print. Please people 400,000,000!</blockquote> fixed 44161 Post 2009-06-23T16:21:11-04:00 1300941 67 2009-06-23T16:21:11-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>bandwagonmerch said:</cite> 400,000,000 for print. Please people 400,000,000!</blockquote> fixed</blockquote> =P 44161 Post 2009-06-23T16:24:42-04:00 1300981 2050 2009-06-23T16:24:42-04:00 i usually work between 300 and 450.. does going all the way up to 600 make a difference? i have been told mixed answers having do do with mesh count, printers, etc. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T16:28:49-04:00 1301041 9982 2009-06-23T16:28:49-04:00 400,000 DPI at .0003" X .0003" doc size 44161 Post 2009-06-23T16:29:32-04:00 1301061 7336 2009-06-23T16:29:32-04:00 300-600. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T16:30:43-04:00 1301081 8975 2009-06-23T16:30:43-04:00 72 for web, 300 for print 44161 Post 2009-06-23T20:07:52-04:00 1303991 9208 2009-06-23T20:07:52-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skullface said:</cite> v is for vectors</blockquote> sing it sista 44161 Post 2009-06-23T20:13:07-04:00 1304061 6102 2009-06-23T20:13:07-04:00 <blockquote><cite>treyinstereo said:</cite> 72 for web, 300 for print</blockquote> those are pretty much the standards, you can go upto 600 if you wish but its pretty much pointless... 44161 Post 2009-06-23T20:56:43-04:00 1304761 13514 2009-06-23T20:56:43-04:00 I used to work at 1200dpi- wasnt that bad at all- only saving was a tad slow. Now I work at 600. 44161 Post 2009-06-23T20:59:16-04:00 1304811 2802 2009-06-23T20:59:16-04:00 <blockquote><cite>godmachine said:</cite> I used to work at 1200dpi- wasnt that bad at all- only saving was a tad slow. Now I work at 600.</blockquote> 1200 dpi ! wow... my PC can explode... 44161 Post 2009-06-23T23:19:14-04:00 1306511 10990 2009-06-23T23:19:14-04:00 300 dpi for shirts, 600 dpi for CD covers. 44161 Post 2009-06-24T03:29:20-04:00 1308221 5167 2009-06-24T03:29:20-04:00 400-800 dpi the 800 its kind of lame, takes a lot of time to save and stuff. 400 works normal 44161 Post 2009-06-24T04:05:21-04:00 1308311 6279 2009-06-24T04:07:15-04:00 300dpi on shirts, posters and cd's but I scan stuff at 600dpi. (: 44161 Post 2009-06-24T05:07:22-04:00 1308611 10367 2009-06-24T05:07:22-04:00 300dpi / 600dpi depending 44161 Post 2009-06-24T05:13:47-04:00 1308651 7534 2009-06-24T05:13:47-04:00 2012 44161 Post 2009-06-24T10:12:28-04:00 1310511 2329 2009-06-24T10:12:28-04:00 <blockquote><cite>godmachine said:</cite> I used to work at 1200dpi- wasnt that bad at all- only saving was a tad slow. Now I work at 600.</blockquote> i tried scanning something in at 1200 yesterday, and i just ended up saying fuck all that because it was taking forever. 44161 Post 2009-06-24T10:16:24-04:00 1310531 8975 2009-06-24T10:16:24-04:00 1200 44161 Post 2009-06-24T12:18:46-04:00 1312331 5738 2009-06-24T12:18:46-04:00 <blockquote><cite>dylanmaker. said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>godmachine said:</cite> I used to work at 1200dpi- wasnt that bad at all- only saving was a tad slow. Now I work at 600.</blockquote> i tried scanning something in at 1200 yesterday, and i just ended up saying fuck all that because it was taking forever.</blockquote> See I always scan in at 1200 and clean all the lines up like that. Only after that do I bring it down to 300 to add colour and send it off for print. <blockquote><cite>godmachine said:</cite> I used to work at 1200dpi- wasnt that bad at all- only saving was a tad slow. Now I work at 600.</blockquote> Has working at 600dpi made alot of difference or have you just never worked at anything lower than that? 44161 Post 2009-06-24T13:27:23-04:00 1313351 25551 2009-06-24T13:27:23-04:00 In photoshop - between 350 and 600 depending on the size of the doc. I keep everything as large as possible to avoid resampling issues later. 44161 Post 2009-06-24T13:30:54-04:00 1313431 71 2009-06-24T13:30:54-04:00 <img src="http://rescindedred.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/michael-owen-pes-2008.jpg" /> Michael Owen??? 44161 Post 2009-06-24T13:32:32-04:00 1313441 303 2009-06-24T13:32:32-04:00 <blockquote><cite>downrodeo said:</cite> <img src="http://rescindedred.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/michael-owen-pes-2008.jpg" /> Michael Owen???</blockquote> I wondered how long it would take haha! 44161 Post 2009-06-24T13:34:58-04:00 1313581 25551 2009-06-24T13:34:58-04:00 i used to work at 300 dpi, then i tried 600 dpi and i found the print quality was so much better so i thought i'd try 1200 dpi, did it for a few designs and it looked nice but everything was soooooo slow so have gone back to working at 600 dpi. 44161 Post 2009-06-26T05:55:46-04:00 1344391 11226 2009-06-26T05:55:46-04:00 600dpi. and 300dpi. back about 3 months ago i used 72 dpi XD because i was so used to using this for making bebo skins/etcetc. 44161 Post 2009-06-26T06:06:40-04:00 1344451 20191 2009-06-26T06:06:40-04:00 the 300~ 44161 Post 2009-06-26T06:57:25-04:00 1344751 12780 2009-06-26T06:57:25-04:00 600, 1200 44161 Post 2009-06-26T08:21:57-04:00 1345131 12580 2009-06-26T08:21:57-04:00 <blockquote><cite>DanniARCADE said:</cite> 600dpi. and 300dpi. back about 3 months ago i used 72 dpi XD because i was so used to using this for making bebo skins/etcetc.</blockquote> Ohhhh dear! I may be guilty of doing that once aswell! 44161 Post 2009-06-26T08:44:36-04:00 1345331 25551 2009-06-26T08:44:36-04:00 <blockquote><cite>matthewpettit said:</cite> i used to work at 300 dpi, then i tried 600 dpi and i found the print quality was so much better so i thought i'd try 1200 dpi, did it for a few designs and it looked nice but everything was soooooo slow so have gone back to working at 600 dpi.</blockquote> Ahh so it actually improved the quality of the print? I've been thinking of messing about with increasing the dpi for my next few projects but just didn't know if it was worth it. Only one way to find out I supose. 44161 Post 2009-06-26T08:48:24-04:00 1345361 25551 2009-06-26T08:48:24-04:00 After reading this thread, I'm now doing my line work at 600dpi. :) 44161 Post 2009-06-26T09:01:26-04:00 1345421 3764 2009-06-26T09:01:26-04:00 usually 200 dpi at full size 19"x19" for apparel. 600 if it's scanned line work...I don't have many designs like that anymore ya guys do know that screens can really only print approx 100dpi...right?...even at a 305 mesh. 600 for printed stuff packaging etc... 44161 Post 2009-06-26T09:52:52-04:00 1346111 4344 2009-06-26T09:52:52-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Michael Owen said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>matthewpettit said:</cite> i used to work at 300 dpi, then i tried 600 dpi and i found the print quality was so much better so i thought i'd try 1200 dpi, did it for a few designs and it looked nice but everything was soooooo slow so have gone back to working at 600 dpi.</blockquote> yeh i found it made a difference +++ it was alot nicer to work with, but no i dont think it made a difference that was work the time it takes for it to work. Ahh so it actually improved the quality of the print? I've been thinking of messing about with increasing the dpi for my next few projects but just didn't know if it was worth it. Only one way to find out I supose.</blockquote> 44161 Post 2009-06-26T11:09:07-04:00 1347071 11226 2009-06-26T11:09:07-04:00