A1 sized prints from a canon 400d shot

[petzl]

Hey guys,

Im just investigating the possibility of turning shots taken on a canon 400d into A1 poster sized prints - for use as, well, posters.

Im just wondering if this is possible? I will get them printed as glossy A1 sheets (and not as 'proper' photographic style enlargements) from a poster printing business. Will the poster look really pixelated, or are there programs or processes used by printing businesses that can reduce the pixelation?

Also for taking the photo, what settings should i use? (im guessing iso 100 and RAW format)

Thanks for your help

[fletch]

It should be fine. I just had a photo from my 10mp Olympus printed onto 36 x 21 and it came out great. Just check with the print lab beofre you submit the file and unless you have spe******t software (not photoshop) then let them do any resizing you need. It won't look pixelated as posters that size arn't view as closely as 6x4 prints so they don't need as many DPI.

ISO 100 and RAW would be a good move. In PP you will want to apply some sharpening as well to ensure the print comes out crisp and sharp. Then crop you photo to the correct aspect ratio for A1 paper and send your file.

[petzl]

thanks for that