LARGE FORMAT POSTER PRINTING

View & Print Poster/Banner Order Form

Award-winning shareware for banners, posters, murals and signs.

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Save your files as .POS files and bring them to the Association office
or we will create your project for you for a rate of $25.00/hour.

Or create your poster in CorelDraw OR Photoshop
 

Digital color poster prints can now be printed directly from your computer file to continuous tone full color prints at an apparent 300 dpi.

Large format posters are excellent for sermon series graphics, revival or special meeting displays, youth room graphics, banners, presentations, world missions conference displays or anywhere you need to display large photographic-quality images.

Please read the following information BEFORE you contact the Association office with questions.

Wide Format Poster Guidelines 

Introduction 

Our wide format posters are printed using 4-color (CMYK--NOT RGB) high-resolution printers. The printers use 4 separate color inks Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, K(Black) at 300DPI to produce continuous-tone photo quality at an apparent 300 dpi. Posters are output directly from your computer file to continuous tone full color prints. 

Posters are best viewed from at least three to six feet, depending upon the size of the poster. At extremely close range you may notice the dot pattern as well as slight banding in vector based gradient files.  This is a technology limitation.

Order Guidelines 

A completed Poster Order Form is required with any order to prevent any miscommunications. We also prefer receiving you image file on a CD-ROM.

Color Renditions 

We highly recommend you plan the time to approve a color sample before we print your poster(s).  Design a small file 8" by 10" that is representative of your final poster. We will output this sample at our $15 minimum billing rate. Allow 24-48 hours in-house for any sample.  

File Setup and Page Size Settings 

We recommend using CorelDraw. You may also Illustrator or Photoshop to create your poster, but the image quality may vary.  If you do not own these programs, we can design your poster from a pencil sketch or sample from MS Word, Publisher, etc.

Your design should be created in CMYK and should be no less than 25% of the final image size, with 150 dpi of information at final print size for raster-based images.   For example, for a 24x36 poster you could either design on a page size of A) 24x36 at 150 dpi, B) 12x18 at 300 dpi or C) 8x12 at 450 dpi. 

These are just a few examples to explain the process, you may design at any page size proportional to your final output size (no less than 25% of final image size).  

Output Material Options 

The standard output material for our Poster Printer is is a high-gloss roll of Encad stock measuring 36" wide and 100' long. This material is a hi-res photo paper which produces a vibrant end product. 

 

Color Guidelines

To ensure the most accurate color, you must create your work in CMYK  color mode. CMYK is for color printing while RGB is for on-screen Web graphics! It is important to realize that the color output will not match a Pantone Swatchbook display exactly. You should also check the actual values of the color created rather than trusting your monitor because color will print based on the set values, not as they appear on screen. Solid Colors Print Faster!

How the Printer Works

The Poster Printer uses a newly developed process that allows for increased sharpness of an image. Stochastic screening (also known as frequency modulation) utilizes randomly placed dots that are all exactly the same size. The precision placement of each of these same-size dots yields a sharper image than traditional halftone printing, which utilizes equally spaced dots of differing sizes.

Care and Handling

Because the Poster Printer utilizes water-soluable inks, use caution when handling or displaying the posters. We recommend using white cotton gloves when handling the prints. Prints are delivered in tubes as they come off the printer. We do not trim Posters to a specific size. You will need to do that.

It is highly recommended that the prints be laminated and/or mounted to protect their surface. We can laminate them for you.