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"Joost" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "nemesis" <nam### [at] gmail com> wrote:
> > You could just feed that into Gimp's new image dialog box and set the unit to
> > millimeters.
> >
> > Hope it turns out ok with Gimp, since so many photoshop slaves love to brag
> > about how friggin unsuited it is for print since it lacks CMYK... I'd at least
> > try a few test prints in much lower paper size just to be sure...
>
> Sorry about the paper size, I naively assumed the A sizes would be used world
> wide. Like 50 x 70 cm or 20 by 28 inches. Looking up CMYK at wikipedia
> (;-) I figured that my knowledge deserts me there. I'm not forced by anyone to
> use GIMP, it was just the best (free) I could find. But if anyone has
> suggestions for the best software to use (preferable free, or else at a "normal"
> price (like up to $100), any advice is welcomed. Prints are pretty expensive, so
> I would rather pay something for good software, than have to find out the colors
> turn out bad on the posters....
for sure.
But thinking about a bit more, these are povray renders, so I guess the task of
generating those mostrous pixel-wide images is up to povray. :)
Regarding CMYK and prints, if you use an online gallery such as Zazzle or
Deviant Artists, the task of actual print for sale is up to them. You only
provide the images, they provide whatever CMYK conversion is needed for print...
If you're still doing on your own, I really don't know how to help. Seems like
CMYK is kind of a little professional dirty secret they get only to themselves,
like professional magicians, so as to keep competition away. I thought
Paintshop Pro would support it, but alas, being a free tool never seems to get
you this...
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