What is the largest size I can print? Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it? Thought one of the UHH members posted a...

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

https://prophotosupply.com/newsdesk/2013/02/how-large-can-i-print-my-digital-image/

looks like 4 x 6

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

rjaywallace wrote:

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

Billboard size. How an image looks depends upon the viewing distance.

From an article at Fstoppers:

"How many megapixels do you need to print a billboard? Much less than you probably think. Every year, our cameras are packed with more and more resolution. When asked why we need this many megapixels, most photographers use the same excuse: 'well, I need the extra resolution in case a client wants to print one of my shots on a billboard.' Is this true? Haven't billboards been around for hundreds of years? Long before 50-megapixel cameras?"

Check out the video there with the 2MP billboard image.

https://fstoppers.com/originals/how-many-megapixels-do-you-need-print-billboard-220239

The farther away the viewer is from the image, the less resolution is needed, and the larger the print, the farther away the viewer will typically be.

Mike

dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

rjaywallace wrote:

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

Depends on PPI. (pixels per inch)

To get 4 x 6 print you have to drop to 90 ppi.

I have an excel sheet that helps figure sizes by PPI ( available if interested - only 20 kb )

bleirer

rjaywallace wrote:

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

You can also resample using Photoshop or similar. There are different methods they use but all get pretty good results. Calculator scroll way down https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/digital-photo-enlargement.htm

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

rjaywallace wrote:

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

A good rule of thumb, and I know that some will argue this, is 200 ppi, pixels or dots per inch, so I would say that your image would be something just a bit smaller than a 3x2. I used to operate a bunch of print centers and 200 ppi was the minimum we wanted to see for a quality image.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

rjaywallace wrote:

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

This has everything you need to figure this out.

http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/printing/resolution/1_which_resolution_print_size_viewing_distance.htm

BebuLamar

rjaywallace wrote:

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

If you print it yourself the limit is the size of your printer. However, for commercial labs I think they refuse to print something with too low resolution.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

I thank everyone for responding with such great detail, but you have exceeded my expectations.
The image in question is 553x480 pixels or 177.78 KB. I was hoping to get a 5x7” print and possibly remove some distracting objects: a lamp post and a coffee cup on the table. Don’t want to change the crop or the color tone of the image. Several “pro” photo labs say it can’t be done and the last one was pretty snotty about it (bless their hearts). I have a monthly subscription to the Adobe Photography bundle, but have not gotten into Photoshop and layers.

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Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

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It will be pretty pixelated.

Mike

bleirer

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Be worth a try in Photoshop. Don't sharpen it. Choose image size in the edit menu and then set for your size, keep the same aspect ratio, at 300 pixels per inch, click the resample box, use auto or bicubic sharper and see how it looks. Sharpen it with smart sharpen after, under filter menu, try default amounts. Save as a copy with a different filename.

Bill_de Loc: US

rjaywallace wrote:

Have a .jpeg original image - 553 x 480. What is the largest size I can ask a commercial lab to print it?
Thought one of the UHH members posted a link to a great tool to get answers to such questions on line.
Thanks for any help! /Ralph

The pictures I post here are 800 x 600 pixels. I routinely print them at 8x6 inches and they look fine. So based only on my own experience I agree with Stan that 4 x 6 is a good choice.

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dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

rjaywallace wrote:

I was hoping to get a 5x7” print and possibly remove some distracting objects: a lamp post and a coffee cup on the table.

5 x 7 @ 300 ppi

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Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

Here's an 8x10 and 20x 16 at 300dpi
If you have the original, re-scan scan it at 300 dpi and we can resize again.

Your post is at 72dpi which makes the jpg noise jump out.

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Quixdraw Loc: x

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I made a quick Post pass on this and printed at 4x6. Made an error removing noise, and a couple of minor "sloppyneses" (Post not my forte) which done again, I could avoid. Errors corrected, I think 5x7 is workable.
Have to head off to a photo session. If you like, I'll give it another try - or someone far more skillful than I can give it a whirl.

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