Best settings for printing a large rendering.

[J_Mack]

My client wants to print each one of my renderings onto large pages (like 11x17 or larger) for a presentation. I plan to do either physically based or standard camera view renderings. Any suggestions for what settings I should use for best outcomes? When I print the ones I have already done on 11x17 and 24x36 sized paper, they are pretty blurry. Thanks for you help! 

[DRAWZILLA]

I would use a "PBR" and export it using a high resolution. This is of course if your video card can handle it.

[J_Mack]

Thanks Drawzilla. How many pixels/inch would you use for resolution? 

[MPDesign]

Try 150 pixels per, increase to 300 if needed. The old print standard was 300 per inch, not sure if that applies anymore.

[DRAWZILLA]

20 hours ago, J_Mack said:

Thanks Drawzilla. How many pixels/inch would you use for resolution? 

300 for me but test out different resolutions to see if that helps.

[Michael_Gia]

from….  https://fineartprinting.la/pixels-per-inch-file-resolution-for-printing/

QUICK TIP: If you take the pixel dimensions of your file, and divide each number by 150, you’ll get the dimension ( in inches ) of the largest size we will recommend that you print your file. 

As an example, if you have a file that is 4500 x 6000, you can take each of those numbers – divide by 150 – and you’ll get 30 x 40 inches. 

 

 

 

 

You can use the table below as a general guide to the pixel dimensions needed for printing. The table will show you how many pixels are in a specific print size across various print resolutions, and will help you answer the question of, ‘How large can I print my file?’

NOTE: You may not find your exact pixel dimensions here. This table is intended to give you at least a rough idea.

We’d like to receive print files that are a minimum of 180 pixels per inch. Scroll to the bottom of the page for information about iPhone camera resolutions.

 

PRINT SIZE	125 PIXELS PER INCH	180 PIXELS PER INCH	300 PIXELS PER INCH
4 x 6	500 x 750	720 x 1080	1200 x 1800
4 x 8	500 x 1000	720 x 1440	1200 x 2400
5 x 5	625 x 625	900 x 900	1500 x 1500
5 x 7	625 x 875	900 x 1260	1500 x 2100
5 x 10	625 x 1250	900 x 1800	1500 x 3000
5 x 15	625 x 1875	900 x 2700	1500 x 4500
6 x 8	750 x 1000	1080 x 1440	1800 x 2400
6 x 9	750 x 1125	1080 x 1620	1800 x 2700
8 x 8	1000 x 1000	1440 x 1440	2400 x 2400
8 x 10	1000 x 1250	1440 x 1800	2400 x 3000
8 x 12	1000 x 1500	1440 x 2160	2400 x 3600
8 x 16	1000 x 2000	1440 x 2880	2400 x 4800
8 x 24	1000 x 3000	1440 x 4320	2400 x 7200
8.5 x 11	1063 x 1375	1530 x 1980	2550 x 3300
9 x 12	1125 x 1500	1620 x 2160	2700 x 3600
10 x 10	1250 x 1250	1800 x 1800	3000 x 3000
10 x 13	1250 x 1625	1800 x 2340	3000 x 3900
10 x 14	1250 x 1750	1800 x 2520	3000 x 4200
10 x 15	1250 x 1750	1800 x 2700	3000 x 4500
10 x 20	1250 x 2500	1800 x 3600	3000 x 6000
10 x 30	1250 x 3750	1800 x 5400	3000 x 9000
11 x 11	1375 x 1375	1980 x 1980	3300 x 3300
11 x 14	1375 x 1750	1980 x 2520	3300 x 4200
11 x 17	1375 x 2125	1980 x 3060	3300 x 5100
11 x 22	1375 x 2750	1980 x 3960	3300 x 6600
12 x 12	1500 x 1500	2160 x 2160	3600 x 3600
12 x 18	1500 x 2250	2160 x 3240	3600 x 5400
12 x 24	1500 x 3000	2160 x 4320	3600 x 7200
12 x 36	1500 x 4500	2160 x 6480	3600 x 10800
15 x 30	1875 x 3750	2700 x 5400	4500 x 9000
16 x 16	2000 x 2000	2880 x 2880	4800 x 4800
16 x 20	2000 x 2500	2880 x 3600	4800 x 6000
16 x 24	2000 x 3000	2880 x 4320	4800 x 7200
18 x 24	2250 x 3000	3240 x 4320	5400 x 7200
20 x 20	2500 x 2500	3600 x 3600	6000 x 6000
20 x 24	2500 x 3000	3600 x 4320	6000 x 7200
20 x 30	2500 x 3750	3600 x 5400	6000 x 9000
20 x 40	2500 x 5000	3600 x 7200	6000 x 12000
22 x 28	2750 x 3500	3960 x 5040	6600 x 8400
24 x 24	3000 x 3000	4320 x 4320	7200 x 7200
24 x 30	3000 x 3750	4320 x 5400	7200 x 9000
24 x 36	3000 x 4500	4320 x 6480	7200 x 10800
30 x 30	3750 x 3750	5400 x 5400	9000 x 9000
30 x 40	3750 x 5000	5400 x 7200	9000 x 12000
30 x 45	3750 x 5625	5400 x 8100	9000 x 13500
36 x 48	6000 x 4500	8640 x 6480	14400 x 10800
40 x 60	7200 x 4800	10800 x 7200	18000 x 12000