What is large format printing? A printing professional explains recommended usage scenes!
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PHOTOPRI（フォトプリ）
プロ品質の写真プリントサービス
「PHOTOPRI（フォトプリ）」は、写真展クオリティのプリントを提供する専門店です。一枚一枚の色を丁寧に調整し、30種類以上の用紙から最適なものを提案。あなたの作品が持つ魅力を最大限に引き出すお手伝いをします。大切な作品を、最高の形で残しませんか？
What is large format printing?
My name is Matsumura , and I am the representative of PHOTOPRI , a large-format printing service with exhibition-quality printing.
I also work as a professional photographer.
When ordering printing, you may sometimes come across the term "large format printing."
What is large format printing?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of large format printing?
Here's a simple answer to that question!
Finally, we will provide some useful information that you can use before ordering large-format printing, so please read to the end.
What is large format printing?
Originally, this was a genre of printing that was often used for promotion in the advertising industry, and printing of sizes larger than A2 (420mm x 594mm) is often referred to as large-format printing.
Originally, large-format printers were invented in the late 1990s to meet the need for larger, more eye-catching prints, as regular printers could only print up to about A3 size. They began to be used for a wide range of purposes, including advertising posters, architectural drawings, and art works, and became widespread.
The latest large format printers aren't cheap either, but apparently the early models all cost over 1 million yen...
What are the benefits of large format printing?
There are many printing services, including "PHOTOPRI," that can handle up to B0 Nobi size (1180mm x 1560mm), and are recommended for when you want to make a powerful advertising appeal or when you want to differentiate by size for a solo exhibition or competition.
What are the disadvantages of large format printing?
B0 Nobi size (1180mm x 1560mm) is extremely large, making it difficult to handle and work with, and it requires manpower and other expenses to transport it to photo exhibitions, art exhibitions, and solo exhibitions.
In addition, the cost of printing each time (cost of paper and ink) tends to be high, and it can cost hundreds of thousands of yen just to set up the equipment to print at home.
When should you choose large format printing?
- When you need a print that stands out, such as for sales promotion
- When you need a powerful print for a photo exhibition, art exhibition, solo exhibition, competition, etc.
- When you want to include a lot of information on one page, such as architectural drawings
In the past, people often used them for work or creative purposes for external parties, but in recent years, with the improvement in camera performance of single-lens cameras, mirrorless cameras, and smartphones, and the increase in time spent at home, more and more people are using them as an extension of their hobbies, such as enlarging and printing the photos they have taken themselves and displaying them at home.
Want to print your photos in large format?
Our service, "PHOTOPRI," aims to provide high-quality printing that is used by solo artists and professionals in various industries, and supports printing in the wide color gamuts of RGB and Adobe RGB.
When printing photos and illustrations from PHOTOPRI, you can print them as original RGB images without having to convert the images to CMYK, saving you the trouble of conversion and allowing you to print in colors close to what you will see on your screen.
There is also a trial print available, so if you want to try RGB printing but can't do it at home, please give it a try!
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PHOTOPRI（フォトプリ）
プロ品質の写真プリントサービス
「PHOTOPRI（フォトプリ）」は、写真展クオリティのプリントを提供する専門店です。一枚一枚の色を丁寧に調整し、30種類以上の用紙から最適なものを提案。あなたの作品が持つ魅力を最大限に引き出すお手伝いをします。大切な作品を、最高の形で残しませんか？
