How many megapixels do you need to print a billboard?
Feb 16, 2018 19:57:26 #
The answer is two megapixels.
The ability of the human eye to distinguish resolution decreases quickly with distance.
https://fstoppers.com/originals/how-many-megapixels-do-you-need-print-billboard-220239
The ability of the human eye to distinguish resolution decreases quickly with distance.
https://fstoppers.com/originals/how-many-megapixels-do-you-need-print-billboard-220239
Feb 16, 2018 20:04:17 #
Feb 16, 2018 20:25:02 #
Feb 16, 2018 21:00:28 #
Feb 16, 2018 21:03:44 #
SharpShooter wrote:
How about ZERO if you use film!!!
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Back in the olden days, before digital, that is what they did use. And 15 years ago when digital cameras were 8 MP, they didn't put up blurry billboards.
Feb 16, 2018 21:04:37 #
Two.
One black, one white.
One is right, the other is wrong.
Now let's decide which is which.
After all, the purpose of a billboard is not about the content but about the reaction to it.
The rest is just masturbation.
One black, one white.
One is right, the other is wrong.
Now let's decide which is which.
After all, the purpose of a billboard is not about the content but about the reaction to it.
The rest is just masturbation.
Feb 16, 2018 21:20:28 #
I do commercial work and many of my images end up on billboards, all kids of outdoor advertising electronic displays, mural size store window displays, large menu boards, and transit ads on the sides of buses and trucks.
Thing is, very few of theses billboards and display ads are one-off photographic prints. Many are produced by lithographic 4 color process and other methods so the screen size dictates the quality. All the producers, ad agencies and showcases fabricators that send me assignments ask for high resolution files- the do need decent quality to start off with because some quality loss will occur in whatever reproduction process is used.
We used to shoot, on the olden days, on 8x10 transparency film for the BIG jobs, Nowadays a full frame DSLR will do the job but sometimes the require a super quality file so ew shoo on a digitized medium format camera- an RZ67 with a digital back.
It is true about viewing distance being a factor in the use of low resolution media but some of this stuff is viewed a fairly close distances in restaurants, transit stations and retail stores.
Thing is, very few of theses billboards and display ads are one-off photographic prints. Many are produced by lithographic 4 color process and other methods so the screen size dictates the quality. All the producers, ad agencies and showcases fabricators that send me assignments ask for high resolution files- the do need decent quality to start off with because some quality loss will occur in whatever reproduction process is used.
We used to shoot, on the olden days, on 8x10 transparency film for the BIG jobs, Nowadays a full frame DSLR will do the job but sometimes the require a super quality file so ew shoo on a digitized medium format camera- an RZ67 with a digital back.
It is true about viewing distance being a factor in the use of low resolution media but some of this stuff is viewed a fairly close distances in restaurants, transit stations and retail stores.
Feb 16, 2018 21:26:24 #
Joe Blow wrote:
The answer is two megapixels.
The ability of the human eye to distinguish resolution decreases quickly with distance.
https://fstoppers.com/originals/how-many-megapixels-do-you-need-print-billboard-220239
The ability of the human eye to distinguish resolution decreases quickly with distance.
https://fstoppers.com/originals/how-many-megapixels-do-you-need-print-billboard-220239
Been saying this for years. Two mp is more than enough. A D850 does not enable the printing of a large image any more than my D70S (6 mp). Walking up to a movie poster at a local multiplex is quite revealing. And these are not even billboard viewing distances. These posters are usually printed at about 50 ppi or slightly higher.
Feb 16, 2018 21:48:16 #
Gene51 wrote:
Been saying this for years. Two mp is more than enough. A D850 does not enable the printing of a large image any more than my D70S (6 mp). Walking up to a movie poster at a local multiplex is quite revealing. And these are not even billboard viewing distances. These posters are usually printed at about 50 ppi or slightly higher.
Camera MPs are like breasts. Most guys want them big. In reality, more than a handful is a waste. To be practical, more than a mouthful is a waste. But dang, them big ones sure do get the attention.
Feb 16, 2018 21:51:13 #
Three. One to hold the billboard and two to turn the ladder.
Wait ...
Wrong joke.
Never mind.
Wait ...
Wrong joke.
Never mind.
Feb 16, 2018 23:45:57 #
Joe Blow wrote:
Camera MPs are like breasts. Most guys want them big. In reality, more than a handful is a waste. To be practical, more than a mouthful is a waste. But dang, them big ones sure do get the attention.
really crude and unnecessary and perhaps you do not read today's papers at all. Sending a complaint.
Feb 17, 2018 09:39:08 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Two.
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The rest is just masturbation.
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The rest is just masturbation.
How eloquently stated!
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