Digital photographs are very convenient to use for printing. There are just a couple of things you need to keep in mind when you're taking your photographs. 1) Lighting and clarity: make sure your image has a clear, bright view of what you're trying to show. If it's dark and fuzzy, it will print dark and fuzzy. BURCO takes every opportunity to brighten up all photographs, but the photo has to be a 'good shot' to begin the process. 2) Getting the correct size: to get the best possible quality, your photo must be the 'actual size' needed to print at 300dpi (dots per inch OR resolution). BURCO can not guarantee the quality of anything smaller.
Burco Accepts the Following Photo/Scan Formats:
- Prints (up to 8 x 10)
- Negatives
- Transparent Slides (negative or positive)
- Original Negatives
- Burco can 'lift' (scanning a previously printed piece) images, but the quality will be second generation - and thus not as good as the original.
The best way to explain is by example: You have your original digital image scanned at 3 inches x 3 inches at 200dpi. If you enlarge that image ANY and the resolution is still stated at 200dpi, you have interpolated your file. Your original image NOT INTERPOLATED at 6 inches x 6 inches should be 100dpi, which is then UNACCEPTABLE for print. If this is done, we can’t easily spot this mistake, and your product will lose detail and be of poor quality. Pic 1 is a sample of what an image could look SLIGHTLY interpolated. The more interpolated the more detail that is lost and the overall will picture will become ‘choppier’.
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