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Originally Posted by Slawomir
Top stuff Colin!
I got two large prints from them (34-35inch diagonal) and both are really good. One thing worth keeping in mind is that images on a screen appear brighter than a print, so it might help to brighten the image a bit prior to printing, in particular in the darker areas.
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They're a bit bigger than my ~23" diagonal, would look nice on a wall though
Thanks for the brightening tip, gone and brightened it up a bit before sending it off.
Brighter and link to 18MP version
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Originally Posted by Stonius
Curious - why printing to metal? Is it analagous to printing to cibachrome back in the day?
Markus
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I've seen some metallic prints in the past and they have been very vibrant and contrasty compared to normal matt or glossy paper. Metallic ink (on good quality gloss paper) also looks fantastic.
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Originally Posted by RickS
I'd be interested to hear how it turns out, Colin. I did a large print with p2m and the result looks pretty ordinary, feels quite flimsy and doesn't sit flat. I think I might have been pushing the limits of their process.
Cheers,
Rick.
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What size did you get? The largest that I've seen in person is a 16x20" as that is the largest print size allowed by VAPS for judging.
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Originally Posted by Wavytone
I think he means printing with metallic inks, not printing on metal. I've had a few prints done with metallic inks and they can be quite stunning in terms of the depth and range of colour and contrast. It's similar in some ways to the wet look produced by reverse printing on glas or acrylic but being paper far lighter.
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I personally think that metallic inks are a must for black and white because of the amazing contrast that they appear to have.