3mpx image to slide to hi res scan...

[integral lens]

I need to make large prints from a 3mpx camera. (don't tell me to get a larger format

camera, I have one, this one is very unique)

My hypothesis is to get the original Image transfered to high quality slide film. type,brand?

Then have that slide scanned at a higher resolution to enable larger prints. drum-scan??

 

Has anyone gone through these steps? what potential problems could I see?

 

As I stated earlier the camera itself is very unique, and the images could survive this

transfer due to the abstract nature and defined color areas. check 'em out at flickr.com/

photos/integral-lens.

Any help is Grately appreciated...

caleb

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[arnabdas]

Don't sweat it, you'll get even worse results. You're not adding any image information anywhere in the process.

[josphy]

Yeah, there won't be any more information than what is already in the original 3mp file. Transferring it to a slide won't magically put information in where there wasn't any before. You'll just be adding a couple extra generations that will probably degrade the image slightly. For the particular image you showed, I wouldn't hesitate to print big from the 3mp file because there isn't a lot of fine detail that is going to get lost...mostly blocks of color.

[discpad]

Since it looks like you're familiar with Photoshop, you can upsize the resolution 200% using Bicubic-Smoother. If you output it to a Durst Epsilon or Lambda, size the print for 127 PPI -- Exactly one-half of the 254 ppi output. If you size for output on a LightJet, Frontier, or ZBE Chromira, size to a res of 150 or 100 ppi, which are integral submultiples of their 300 ppi resolution.

 

Going through a slide film recorder will simply add film grain... Though they will look spectacular when projected!

 

By the way, what camera did you shoot this with?

[integral lens]

thanks for the advice. I have a 20x30 print from iPhoto of this image and pixels are not

readily recognizable.

 

The camera is a Canon S-30 with a Drunken Floor-drop modification...I have no clue what is

happening inside the camera itself but the results are cool...I just need to go BIG with the

prints...

[edgar_njari]

I think he would just like to try and hide the pixels

 

My opinion is that mixels might still show when recorded to a sharp slide film because 3mpx is really a small resolution

 

For example, pixels are visible on edges of objects when you record DV camera footage to 35mm film for projection.

[edgar_njari]

forgot to say...

 

what I'd do instead is uprez it in photoshop and try to digitally get rid of the pixel patterns by using blur or such techniques, or even airbrushing the images if you have enough time.

[integral lens]

Edgar: "what I'd do instead is uprez it in photoshop and try to digitally get rid of the pixel

patterns by using blur or such techniques, or even airbrushing the images if you have enough

time"

 

from the photo.net guidelines for "unmanipulated" airbrushing and blur are not included