Posted on 12/13/2005 11:26:27 PM PST by lqclamar
Hello - I have a technical question for anybody who is good with computer software or images.
I've read on several threads where people have posted links to image files with blown-up billboard size freep banners where you piece 8 or 10 pages of regular printer paper together to make a giant poster. A lot of these seem to go into PDF files.
Here's my question: I have some campaign logo files that are regular 1-page sized and want to make them where I can print them out into a banner or billboard size. Is there any special software or freeware program that does this easily? Any that avoids the pixelation effect of expanding smaller image files? Thanks!
hehe -- I wrote one of these when I was back in the 8th grade.. (1983??)
Too bad it was for an Atari 800...
Hopefully there will be a resident graphics expert watching the thread that can make a shareware suggestion, -but what I do is use an "image" slicer, you set the properties of each slice to be the maximum printable surface of a page.
It will then out put all the individual "slices" to a folder, you simply print each one out, you may need to trim the margins with a paper-cutter.
Hope this helped. -Most higher end image editing applications allow this.. But do a google search for (image slicer)slicing
Hope this helped!
Anyone else?
You need to be aware that you cannot stretch a small graphic file into a larger one without significant degradation. You must start out with a large file-a lot of data available for a larger image. If you have such a file, you can probably just use a 30 day trial version of Macromedia Fireworks to slice the image.
You can get your poster printed on a single sheet by taking your graphics file to a service bureau with a "wide-format printer". Optionally, they can mount it on foam board and laminate it.
It sounds to me like you're looking for a image rasterizer. This is a pretty good(and free) one...
http://arje.net/rasterbator
That's neat. Thanks!
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