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ubiquityman:

--- Quote from: deano7 on February 25, 2010, 10:26:12 pm ---I'll post a high res picture of my marquee when it arrives.  I am looking forward to it after all of the debate...
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"a picture paints a thousand words"
I'd be interested in seeing it.  If you scan it between 300-400 DPI, that should be equivalent to what I've posted in terms of magnification.
The comparisons will be useful for other folks making decisions to understand what they get at different price points.
ubiquityman:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 25, 2010, 09:48:47 pm ---I've got a reproduction Galaga marquee and a Neo Geo marquee, both from Emdkay, in front of me. They were made using vector graphics and I can hold them up close to my face and there is ZERO jagginess. Sorry, I don't have a camera that takes good up-close photos, and my scanner isn't set up.
These look great, though.

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I'm curious, do you get a commission or special from Emdkay for your advertising?
Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: ubiquityman on February 25, 2010, 11:29:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 25, 2010, 09:48:47 pm ---I've got a reproduction Galaga marquee and a Neo Geo marquee, both from Emdkay, in front of me. They were made using vector graphics and I can hold them up close to my face and there is ZERO jagginess. Sorry, I don't have a camera that takes good up-close photos, and my scanner isn't set up.
These look great, though.

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I'm curious, do you get a commission or special from Emdkay for your advertising?

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Only as of yesterday. Anyone around here can tell you that before that, I had an advertisement in my signature for him for almost two years already. I liked his work and his customer service, so I voluntarily advertised for him (I did it for Ultimarc, as well, until I reviewed a product of theirs and thought it would show a bias to have an ad in the review thread. The review was not favorable, by the way.)

I don't really care if anyone buys through my affiliate link or not. It's just there in case.

All I know is I like his stuff, many others enjoy his work, so I make sure people are aware of him.
ubiquityman:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 26, 2010, 12:26:27 am ---I liked his work and his customer service, so I voluntarily advertised for him.
I don't really care if anyone buys through my affiliate link or not. It's just there in case.
All I know is I like his stuff, many others enjoy his work, so I make sure people are aware of him.

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Fair enough.  
Affiliate credits are not a bad thing if you believe in a product and can give objective comments.

I was originally a bit taken back by your comments of "there is ZERO jaggies", as I know, regardless of the device there are jaggies.
The question is not whether they exist, but whether the person is discriminating enough to see them.
For example, pick up any magazine that you might have around.  Jaggies should be visible about 6in from the eye.
Most people don't view magazines 6in from the eye, so this is not a problem.

In my past life, I've worked in markets that have a lot of Payola which has made me scrutinize non-arms-length comments.  By the sounds of it, Emdkay does have a good product, but I still don't know (and would like to know) how much better the output is at 2x the cost.  I'm guessing that because he specializes in Marquees, he could potentially make print adjustments to optimize for the job (eg. diffusion/half-tone method, DPI vs LPI, etc.)   For example, some people will print with diffusion dithering which gives a higher LPI, but I prefer proper half-toning because I think it's more pleasing to the eye even though it's lower LPI.  Practically though, 12-18in back, no one will notice the difference.

Also, if Emdkay could print larger (48" wide) control panel art, and self-adhesive vinyl (side art), that would be very helpful in being a one-stop shop for artwork.

For the record, other than being a customer, I have no affiliations with any of these products.
ubiquityman:

--- Quote from: bpark42 on February 25, 2010, 10:23:01 pm ---Just a point of clarification for everybody.  A lot of people misunderstand and misuse the term dpi.  dpi really should only be used to refer to the print resolution, the dots printed per inch, which has nothing to do with the actual pixel resolution of the image.  The image itself is really specifying ppi, or pixels per inch.  (A lot of the confusion over this comes from old software and standards actually calling this dpi instead of ppi.)  ppi is a way of telling reading applications what the intended physical size of the image should be, generally when printed.

That is all.  Carry on... ;D

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Duly noted.

My terminology as follows:

I use LPI to describe the resolution on the printed page.  I believe you are referring to this as PPI?
http://www.designertoday.com/Articles/1371/LPI.vs.DPI.Line.Per.Inch.vs.Dot.Per.Inch.aspx
I sometimes refer to LPI as the half-tone resolution.

I use DPI to indicate the binary 1-pixel resolution of the printer device.  (eg. 4800DPI =~ 150-200LPI)
I also use DPI to indicate the resolution of the image.  (eg. scan at 300 DPI)
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