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PBC
02-21-2006, 02:01 PM
I am just getting up to speed with using PhotoKit Sharpener in my workflow and I am wondering on the best output sharpening to use for the internet lab I use.

Looking at their Web site, they list two types of printers; depending on the size of the print...

To quote them: -

( A ) "For small format work (up to 10"x15") we print on a number of FujiFilm Frontier 370 and 390 printers. These work by exposing red, green and blue laser light onto FujiFilm Crystal Archive photographic paper at 300 DPI (dots per inch). The fade resistance of the prints is rated at 150 years. "

( B ) "For large format work we use a Polielectronica Laserlab. This is a world-class laser-based photographic device which prints onto FujiFilm Professional digital photographic paper at 254 DPI. The fade resistance of the prints is also rated at 150 years."

What Output Sharpening would I use for the two options?

And I have to ask :) What would be the best workflow, including the sharpening, to resize a print (D70 6mp or D200 10mp) for a large format output (i.e., their 2nd option)? I am still not 100% sure of this area :(

Many thanks for the help

Phil

PBC
02-28-2006, 05:18 AM
Sorry to press on this, but anyone any ideas on this?

Thanks

Phil

alfin
02-28-2006, 06:37 AM
Phil,
if you use the forum search function you can find some answers here;

http://forums.pixelgenius.com/showthread.php?t=154
http://forums.pixelgenius.com/showthread.php?t=1115

Uprez:

http://forums.pixelgenius.com/showthread.php?t=1118
http://forums.pixelgenius.com/showthread.php?t=1080

Few people want to answer the same questions over and over again.

PBC
02-28-2006, 01:14 PM
Thanks for the search links.

I appreciate that people don't want to answer the same questions, time and time again. However I did browse the forum first (didn't think of using search I must admit) and didn't find what i was looking for. So, I thought I would ask the question. I had seen people wanted to know what the lab printers were, so I found all that out before posting to provide all the information I thought people would need to be able to answer.

I apologise for asking a stupid, repeated question; but I am new to the forums and the product. Maybe I will know better next time

Phil