Printing posters

KIPAX · 05-09-2005, 18:21

Sorry I ahve looked but cant find a forum on accyweb thats obvious for this question so i will try here

I was using dabs.com to send off pics and have them printed to poster size.. but they have stopped doing it now and redirect you to jessops.. I use jessops for a4 and below printing.. jessops dont do poster size

So I desperatly need somewhere that does posters so I can continue to supply them to the accy stanley clubhouse....I was paying a tenner at dabs.. I need to keep the price down... the club dont pay.. i do or poeple who have sponsored posters

entwisi · 05-09-2005, 18:36

What size poster?

Try the following google search http://www.google.com/search?q=poste...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

KIPAX · 05-09-2005, 18:40

the wifes been googling all day

Most require a minimum amount and wont do one off posters... or cost stupid prices... a lot of them arn't even in the country.. top of the list www.posterXXL.co.uk is in germany

so wondered if anyone has experience and can reccomend

any poster size really...bigger than 20 inch at least

K.S.H · 05-09-2005, 18:41

http://www.intelligence-direct.com/home/index.php
Good prices but it pays to have a few done at the same time as its £6 a time for postage

KIPAX · 05-09-2005, 18:50

Thats looking very good......just trying to find all the info on there

THANKS

K.S.H · 05-09-2005, 18:55

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Originally Posted by KIPAX

Thats looking very good......just trying to find all the info on there

THANKS

I did Pm it to you once, I've had a few from there and there good quality

KIPAX · 05-09-2005, 18:59

i thought the front was familliar.. I think that was quite some time ago re a4 prints and I was more than happy with jessops.. still am.. great prints and great price.. shame they dont do posters... this ones looking good so far... its just a shame i ahve absoloutly no idea what half of it means.. ie i can use the price calculator for poster... but dont understand the drop down.. what satin 190 is.. i picked hat as satin is what dabs did... I know what gloss is.. the rest is kinda.....whooosh

K.S.H · 05-09-2005, 19:07

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Originally Posted by KIPAX

i thought the front was familliar.. I think that was quite some time ago re a4 prints and I was more than happy with jessops.. still am.. great prints and great price.. shame they dont do posters... this ones looking good so far... its just a shame i ahve absoloutly no idea what half of it means.. ie i can use the price calculator for poster... but dont understand the drop down.. what satin 190 is.. i picked hat as satin is what dabs did... I know what gloss is.. the rest is kinda.....whooosh

Yeah, you can use the calculater for anything, they only charge you for your print size were as some charge for the length of your picture at a minimum width so you can end up paying for unprinted portions.
I like satin papers and use that myself but have not had any from there, I usually get the 250g photo gloss, I have had ond done in the 340g canvas and that was very good. keep meaning to try their laminating.
I usually send mine in on CD at 600dpi and in tiff format (their prefered format)
Check the faq, its all explained in there, pay particular attention to the "I have this print how big can you print it"

edit - 190 is the weight of paper

KIPAX · 05-09-2005, 19:19

gonna wait for the wifey to stop watching soaps then we are gonna go through it.. so would you say higher than 190 for a poster...?

K.S.H · 05-09-2005, 20:16

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Originally Posted by KIPAX

gonna wait for the wifey to stop watching soaps then we are gonna go through it.. so would you say higher than 190 for a poster...?

190 is an average weight, do you remember the paper of them prints I did for you? that was 240g
What do you mean by a poster? as in an advert or a poster size photo? ie A1, A0
If its going behind glass the weight doesn't matter at all, if its being handled like you do a photo the 240g feels just like a proper photo, you don,t want thin paper for handling
plain printing paper is usually about 80g

K.S.H · 05-09-2005, 20:21

Just to throw a spanner in the works!!
Heres another link
Heard good reports about them but haven't used them myself yet

Gayle · 05-09-2005, 21:20

Try photo mechanical in Blackburn

www.photo-mechanical.co.uk

KIPAX · 05-09-2005, 21:24

wow gayle.... the other two are £4.99 and £6.99 and for same there its £34 .. gulp ... thanks but

Gayle · 05-09-2005, 21:31

Fair enough - I might try one of the others in future, I didn't know there was such a descrepancy.

KIPAX · 05-09-2005, 21:35

actually photobucket is 18.99

so the first is still top of list.. very cheap.. even with the big delivery price