Digital Large Format Printing

Digital Large Format Printing specializes in large printing. The size ranges from 11 x 17 inches posters till large posters from floor to ceiling. It is not just the size that can be varied in the digital large format printing, but also the material on which printing is made. Apart from the digital format, even and offset printing can be performed.

The number can range from one to ninety pieces in the case of digital large format printing and even thousands of pieces in the case of the offset printing. Eventually as the size of the print becomes larger, the cost tends to increase as well. But one advantage is that the cost reduces as the number of prints ordered increases. This is known as wholesale printing and several profitable discounts are allotted for it.

Digital Large Format Printing

The Digital Large Format Printing can be used for both indoor as well as outdoor uses. Some of the materials popularly used in the Large Format Printing are the Artist Canvas, Gloss text, Semi gloss and high gloss, vinyl banners, adhesives, etc. The Artist canvas is the material used for oil paintings. The material’s texture brings out the deepness in the colors, eliminates dull finishes and results in a digital large format printing that is close to oil painting in resemblance. When the image to be printed is in high resolution, the result is equivalent to that of photographic quality. This is mostly preferred as the material is not fragile and it does not tear or fade easily. It can be used both for indoor and outdoor purposes as it is water resistant. Generally used as banners, posters, portraits, murals, etc.

Another popular digital large format printing is the gloss text. This resembles to the pages of a magazine. The finish is smooth and glossy like that of the magazine printed material. If the matter to be printed is a photograph, the quality is even better with complete luster. This can be used only for large number of indoor printing as posters, flyers, pin-ups, etc.

Digital Large Format Printing

Another kind of digital large format printing is the vinyl banners. It is UV coated in order to prevent the sun from wearing off the print. This UV protection also offers an extra sheen to the finished print. The final print is not smooth as in the case of the artist canvas or the gloss printing. Instead it is grainy. This is gives the best impression when viewed from a distance and is generally used for outdoor printing purposes alone. Like the other categories, it is water resistant, sun resistant, and tear-resistant and can last for a very long time. It is used for billboards, banners, etc.