A3 Prints - Reputable Companies

Munro

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4 Feb 2009 - 7:35 PM

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I am in need of some advice.

I would be grateful for any info on print companies who are reasonably priced/good quality in terms of delivering A3 sized prints. I am looking to obtain an A3 sized print for some friends.

In addition, I have already had a look around the web and would also appreciate some advice on the file type/size which should be supplied to the company in order to ensure optimum results as I see companies will accept a range of file types and sizes.

I am slightly concerned at one of the download options I came across somewhere as the standard tif file I am converting from RAW is 86mb.

Lastly I promise, should I be cropping the picture to A3 dimensions prior to sending it to any company and if so what would you advise in terms of applying sharpening?

I appreciate this may be obvious to a number of you but I would be grateful for any advice.

Mark

CaptivePhotons (e2 Member)

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4 Feb 2009 - 8:00 PM

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dscolourlabs

95p for an A3 print. Used them several times with out any problems.

julesm (e2 Member)

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4 Feb 2009 - 9:35 PM

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Loxley are good, but they seem to be plagued with quality issues. I use them because they print well, but I've had to have so many orders reprinted due to handling problems.

Jules

PeteWilliamson

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4 Feb 2009 - 10:47 PM

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Peak Imaging have always been good for me.. I've printed 20 x 30 bike images with them and they look great. Give you FTP details as well if the software is working for you or your on a Mac. They request TIFFS and sRGB.

gary_d

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4 Feb 2009 - 11:35 PM

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I totally agree with MadTrace I found DS to be 1st class

Tandberg

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5 Feb 2009 - 1:18 PM

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A second for Pro/am in BFD 18x12 inch good price and good quality
Dave

ade_mcfade

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5 Feb 2009 - 2:23 PM

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ProAM in bradford for me too

you have to do a bit more work - i.e. convert the the correct colour profile, reszie at 402DPI etc. but the reward is a very well priced and really high quality print.

Munro

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5 Feb 2009 - 5:42 PM

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Thanks for the feedback. There are a few here for me to look at, with a few popular companies being put forward also.

regards

Mark