Printing on metal: I want to print a photo on metal with Aluminyze. They recommend a tiff, File size no more than 500 MB and 300 DPI. The print will be 24X30. Everything that I try...

cfhelz45 Loc: The Villages, Florida

I want to print a photo on metal with Aluminyze. They recommend a tiff, File size no more than 500 MB and 300 DPI. The print will be 24X30.

Everything that I try, gives me a file size much larger than 500 MB. Can anyone help me to do this?

Thanks for your help!!

TomV Loc: Annapolis, Maryland

I uploaded a 592 MB tiff. However if you want something smaller, make it 200 dpi instead. At a viewing distance that is reasonable for a print that large you should be more than OK.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

cfhelz45 wrote:

I want to print a photo on metal with Aluminyze. They recommend a tiff, File size no more than 500 MB and 300 DPI. The print will be 24X30.

Everything that I try, gives me a file size much larger than 500 MB. Can anyone help me to do this?

Thanks for your help!!

Try Bay Photo Labs or Mpix. I never had a file limit size imposed

GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan

cfhelz45 wrote:

I want to print a photo on metal with Aluminyze. They recommend a tiff, File size no more than 500 MB and 300 DPI. The print will be 24X30.

Everything that I try, gives me a file size much larger than 500 MB. Can anyone help me to do this?

Thanks for your help!!

The key word is "recommended" but you should call the company and check for sure. If they still "recommend" that amount, I'd look for another source.

cfhelz45 Loc: The Villages, Florida

Thanks for your input. MPIX only accepts jpeg. I think tiff would be a lot better. What's your thoughts?

Wilderness Images Loc: Apache Junction, AZ.

Costco. No min/max size limits, jpg or tiff, excellent work.

ezslides

It is possible to save TIFFs compressed or uncompressed, just as compression is variable on JPEGs. A slightly compressed JPEG file might be X in size, an LZW compressed TIFF 3X in size, and an uncompressed TIFF 9X in size. An LZW compressed TIFF would be a lossless file.

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

cfhelz45 wrote:

I want to print a photo on metal with Aluminyze. They recommend a tiff, File size no more than 500 MB and 300 DPI. The print will be 24X30.

Everything that I try, gives me a file size much larger than 500 MB. Can anyone help me to do this?

Thanks for your help!!

Bay Photo does a great job and you set it up online with a very large file size limit.

pahtspix

If it's a 16 bit tiff giving you that large file, and you are DONE with editing, you can save this final tiff as an 8 bit file and cut your files size in half with NO loss on anything for your 20x30" output!!

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

cfhelz45 wrote:

I want to print a photo on metal with Aluminyze. They recommend a tiff, File size no more than 500 MB and 300 DPI. The print will be 24X30.

Everything that I try, gives me a file size much larger than 500 MB. Can anyone help me to do this?

Thanks for your help!!

Try Mpix, BayPhoto, or White Wall. I’ve used them and they’re all great. Mpix has the best skin tones of the three.

gunflint Loc: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado

I have used Aluminyze for a few years and they produce flawless prints. When I have had a large file they have no problem accepting the file thru Dropbox.

James Van Ells

I sent Bay Photo a 25 meg file and they made a 36" x 45" print on metal and it is just beautiful. You cannot see any pixels or defects in the print what so ever. I used the same file at Costco for a 24 x 36 print but it looked too small on the wall so we went a bit bigger. Costco does those 24 x 36 for about $125.