Which DPI setting should I be using? - Fotospeed | Paper for Fine Art & Photography

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In this video Tim looks at if the printers quality setting make a difference to our prints. By using the Canon Pro1000 Tim prints test prints at the High and Highest setting to compare to results and if we can see any difference to the prints.
Though Tim uses the Canon printer in this video, the subjects talked about can be applied to any other make of printers.
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@petermaddern6653 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you Tim.

@FotospeedUK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, Glad you liked it. Tim

@alexnail 2 жыл бұрын

I think a test comparing PPI would be quite helpful. Personally I can see a difference up to about 450ppi on my Pro-1000 (printed on highest). So printing at 300ppi makes crisp diagonal edges look jagged (slightly pixelated) so instead I print at 600dpi.

@FotospeedUK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, I think this is next on my list to test out the PPI settings. Tim

@chicagonat 5 ай бұрын

Learn what the native DPO is for the printer and create the print at whatever size you want at that DPI. For example, Epson's are usually 360 DPI. So if I want to make a 24x36" print, I make sure that I resize the image to 24x36" at 360 DPI. You do this because the printer is going to it for you anyway. So, if you send a 180 DPI image to the printer, the printer driver will upscale it to 360 DPI using whatever mysterious, unpredictable algorithm it uses. So, I upscale myself (trying many different approaches) so that I can send the best possible image to the printer and I'll know exactly what the printer will print.

@paulgibbings9553 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the videos. I've got a question regarding papers, I don't know if this is the best place to ask. I have just purchased a second hand Canon 10S, which came with an assortment of Fotospeed papers. It's a long time since I've done any photo printing and previously I have only used glossy or lustre papers. I have printed out a few prints on the PF Lustre 275, and am very happy with them. There were also some art papers, and I tried printing on Platinum Etching 285, which I'm not so keen on. The prints are looking quite dull and certainly no where near as accurate to the on screen representation I am getting with the lustre paper. I have tried in Affinity photo, and also using the Canon Print Studio Pro, via DPP. I have soft proofed in both applications using the ICC profile you provide (I have checked I'm using the correct one). Having never used art papers before I am not sure if that's just to be expected or I'm doing something wrong. I have spent the day researching on the internet and not really been able to work it out. Any hints or tips you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

@orkneyed6528 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry if this sounds silly but make sure your printing on the right side of the paper. Doe the wet finger test.

@paulgibbings9553 2 жыл бұрын

@@orkneyed6528 Thanks, not actually that silly as I've not used art paper before. I printed on what I thought was the textured side, but now I look carefully I can see both sides are textured. I'd never heard of the finger test, but just tried it and yes I did print on the wrong side 🙄

@paulgibbings9553 2 жыл бұрын

Oh boy do I feel silly. It looks so much better when you print on the correct side. Thanks for your help.

@keithmagee4450 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Tim, very informative. I watched another video from Keith Cooper who was suggesting that it could be argued that going as low as 150 DPI for the larger prints can be acceptable, when viewed at a “normal” viewing distance. If correct then that, as I understand it, could be approximately 50% savings on ink. What is your views on this?

@FotospeedUK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith, yes i agree that going down to 150ppi on a large print can be ok. It all depends on your viewing distance when you get up close you will see the pixels. I have had a look and it seems the lowest DPI setting on the Canon is 1200dpi and on the Epson's 720dpi seems to be the lowest. You will save a little ink using the lower setting and viewing distance comes into play. I would normally say to use 300ppi or 360ppi on prints up to A0. Tim

@keithmagee4450 2 жыл бұрын

@@FotospeedUK thanks for replying, very helpful. I’m on a modest fixed income and working out most cost effective printing and printer to buy for sporadic fine art printing. These vlogs are very helpful

@irenedp4947 Жыл бұрын

I print at the native DPI, but generally at 200 PPI both on a pro 1000 and an Epson 7500. It works pretty well, and although some of these images go to private customers, most of what I do is for exhibitions. You can go as low as 182 without appreciating a difference. This is not minor as it affects cost, but also sizes depending on the resolution of the camera used. You can increase the size of a 24 MP image either through Lightroom or Topaz, but artifacts appear with both. A 47 MP will give you naturally an A1 and a 100 or 150 delivers an A0, but many photographs are produced at lower resolutions.

@FotospeedUK Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information, hope you enjoy the videos.

@snorrihafsteinsson5359 2 жыл бұрын

How can you use more ink on an inch with more dots if you cover the whole surface of an inch or square inch in both cases ?

@FotospeedUK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Snorri, as I understand it the paper goes through the printer slower making the dots of ink closer together and appears smoother. It needs to put more ink down to cover the same area on the print. I hope i've explained that correctly, Tim

@johnhjic2 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Tim, Silly sort of question but would the DPI also effect the longevity of the print? Keep well, keep safe and find time for some fun.

@FotospeedUK 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, it shouldn't effect it as the lower DPI will be have the same archival-ness. I will look into it though. Tim

@rajcybercafe7612 Жыл бұрын

More dpi uses more ink??? i.e 1200 dpi uses more ink than 300 dpi????

@ajcgi 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video, but... pixels, not pixals. Picture Elements. ;)

@FotospeedUK 2 жыл бұрын

That'll be my South west-ness coming through, Tim

@chicagonat 5 ай бұрын

Comments 23 Add a comment... @MrDvaz 1 year ago A lot of information but boring presentation !!!! 1 Show more replies The DPI does not affect the ink amount used. Just measure the amount used before and after making a print and see for yourself. Many years ago, a lab told me that ink usage differed with DPI, and I explained to him why that didn't make sense and that he should do a test. The next day he called me back and confirmed that my logic. Here's how to think about it. If you bake 1 big round pie (as is typically done) with just 1 big round "piece" (low pieces per inch), it will use the same total amount of ingredients as if you baked 8 smaller slices to assemble the same pie (high pieces per inch). Here's another way to think of it. If high dpi photos used more ink, they would have more ink density/coverage and turn out darker than low dpi prints. But that doesn't happen. They're exactly the same because they use the same amount of ink.