mhanlen1
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Printing Artwork: Quality Differences between a Scan and Vector
So I'm to the point where I'm going to have someone print a custom CPO I've made. I know my way around photoshop very well, so I modified a 400dpi CPO scan to fit my Control Panel. I've not attempted a vector yet, because I'm not familiar with Illustrator. It appears that creating a vector image takes quite a long time. The question is, how well will a high quality scan print out, vs. a vector image? Has anyone ever tried both, and compared the result? Is a scan acceptable?
I searched for a thread about this, but couldn't find many comparisons. Maybe by search magic is a little off today, so I apologize.
Here is a direct link to the large format image I've created- beware it's massive.
Or here's a smaller version, for those with a slower connection.
Anyway, hope this thread may be helpful to other greenhorns like myself.
So I'm to the point where I'm going to have someone print a custom CPO I've made. I know my way around photoshop very well, so I modified a 400dpi CPO scan to fit my Control Panel. I've not attempted a vector yet, because I'm not familiar with Illustrator. It appears that creating a vector image takes quite a long time. The question is, how well will a high quality scan print out, vs. a vector image? Has anyone ever tried both, and compared the result? Is a scan acceptable?
I searched for a thread about this, but couldn't find many comparisons. Maybe by search magic is a little off today, so I apologize.
Here is a direct link to the large format image I've created- beware it's massive.
Or here's a smaller version, for those with a slower connection.
Anyway, hope this thread may be helpful to other greenhorns like myself.
