Epson Fast T-Jet 3 PLUS, User Manual

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T-Jet3 PLUS User’s Manual
Version 1.1 Revised July, 2008
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If you have an image that is very low resolution, your only real choice is to
change the image size and resolution. This is
often referred to as “Upsampling.” Photoshop
upsamples the image, but in doing so, it
must make calculations where to place the
extra pixels and what color to make the
pixels. Images may have softer edges when
upsampled, but they will also be less pixilated!
If you can get a higher resolution fi le from the
client, do so.
CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator have similar
Image Size functions.
Important Point
If the original fi le is low resolution and not the fi nal size, you need to upsample
the fi le to the fi nal print size and 150 to
300 DPI (150 is OK for photos and images
without hard edges. 300 to 350 is better
where there is lettering or sharp edges).
Now, you can work on the fi le and add
type or other elements. It is important to
upsample the image fi rst so any additional
elements you add will be at the higher
resolution. If you aren’t sure if the image is
sharp enough, simply zoom in on the fi le. It
might look great zoomed out but very soft
or jagged when you zoom in. It will print the
way you see it when zoomed in.
Check File Saturation
Quite often customers’ images will be fl at and in need of a color boost. Always
check the fi le to see if it needs a saturation boost by going to Bitmap > CMYK
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