Chambers wrote:

> 
> I can't believe I'm the first one asking this, but...
> 
> ....what the HE** do you need a 40 MP image for?!?!?

hmm, I recently did a 6500 by 4800 version of the bloodcells in the hall 
of fame with the intention of putting it up as a poster in the lab. And 
that is still only 150 dpi at approximately A0 ;) . I admit it only took 
306 hours (or just under 2 weeks). BTW anyone know who this 'NEWT' is, 
in case he wants to have that render?

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Chambers wrote:

> I can't believe I'm the first one asking this, but...
> 
> ....what the HE** do you need a 40 MP image for?!?!?

> Or, if its a 4:3 image, then it's like 7300x5475, or 24"x18" at 300DPI.

7800 x 3937.

Zazzle can print this at 100 DPI, yielding 78 x 39 inches.

Yes, you heard me correctly: 6.5 x 3.25 *feet*. As in, the size of a wall.

Almost all my posters on Zazzle have been rendered at sufficiently high 
resolution that they can be ordered up to this large. So, for example, 
if you take *this* image:

http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid/product/228133982621059924

and print it out at *wall size*, it's practically an interactive zoom by 
itself. You can stand on the other size of the room and look at it, and 
then you can walk up to it and view the details with your head less than 
an inch from the surface - and you will see new detail at that distance. 
(!!)

(That image is actually 48 megapixels, because the long dimension is a 
nice power of two... So the poster prints at slightly more than 100 DPI.)

> That's a REALLY nice print :)

Yes, yes it is... It *will* cost you [at least] $130, however. Plus postage.

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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

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> 306 hours (or just under 2 weeks). BTW anyone know who this 'NEWT' is, in 
> case he wants to have that render?

http://indulgent-studios.tripod.com/
http://www.ballisticmedia.net/bsw/bigImage.php?image=23551
The address isn't recent though. There's also his Zazzle page here
http://www.zazzle.com/dissolution_print-228184578769283321
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Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> Chambers wrote:
> 
>> I can't believe I'm the first one asking this, but...
>>
>> ....what the HE** do you need a 40 MP image for?!?!?
> 
>> Or, if its a 4:3 image, then it's like 7300x5475, or 24"x18" at 300DPI.
> 
> 7800 x 3937.
> 
> Zazzle can print this at 100 DPI, yielding 78 x 39 inches.
> 
> Yes, you heard me correctly: 6.5 x 3.25 *feet*. As in, the size of a wall.

Have you sold any prints that size?

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www.pacificwebguy.com

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>> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>>> Hmm let's see what's available on the farm.
>> Ooo, I didn't know you were a farmer?
> I meant "render farm"...
> 
>>> How big are your sources? :)
>> About 3 KB?
> Send me them and I'll see what comes out of the Xeons.

Bump.

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Invisible wrote:
> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> 
>> 40 megapixel? Hmm how much RAM is it eating? Last time I tried an 
>> image around that big, POV-Ray crashed.
> 
> I have no idea. I haven't looked. I wouldn't expect it to be exceptional...
> 
> Assuming the image were exactly 40,000,000 pixels (which it isn't), I 
> would expect roughly 40,000,000 x 3 bytes = roughly 114 MB. You'd have 
> to have a fairly underpowered machine to not be able to spare 114 MB. 

Aren't you the one who complained about a single Word document taking 
10MB of RAM when open? :)

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Chambers wrote:

> Aren't you the one who complained about a single Word document taking 
> 10MB of RAM when open? :)

If a freakin' *huge* image takes up a lot of memory, that's understandable.

If a tiny document takes up a lot of memory, that's completely unecessary.

That's the difference.

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>> Yes, you heard me correctly: 6.5 x 3.25 *feet*. As in, the size of a 
>> wall.
> 
> Have you sold any prints that size?

Uh... actually I don't think I've ever told any prints at all. Except to 
myself. Hmm, maybe I should just close my Zazzle gallery?

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And lo on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:13:05 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Chambers wrote:
>
>> Aren't you the one who complained about a single Word document taking  
>> 10MB of RAM when open? :)
>
> If a freakin' *huge* image takes up a lot of memory, that's  
> understandable.
>
> If a tiny document takes up a lot of memory, that's completely  
> unecessary.
>
> That's the difference.

But how else can you send photos by email?

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Phil Cook wrote:

> But how else can you send photos by email?

That's not even funny. :'{

OTOH, if you can find me a 40 megapixel digital camera, I'll be 
impressed. :-P

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