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Brian Robison
08-29-2007, 1:26 PM
This thread is VERY interesting.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=64425

How about some good rules of thumb for the Art Work dpi and the Laser dpi on different materials?

Adam Stacey
08-30-2007, 2:48 PM
In general the rule of thumb would be to use the same or as close to DPI as the image itself is.

Vector art on the otherhand depends. I usually use 300-400 dpi for text only jobs and 600 dpi for jobs with any detailed art. Most people probably can't tell the difference at a distance though.

Brian Robison
08-30-2007, 4:37 PM
What I was trying to get at was for example,
300dpi art/ 300dpi laser for anodized aluminum
600dpi art/ 300dpi laser for ?
600dpi art/ 600dpi laser for wood
That kind of thing, it would take us a lot of
time to figure it out and cost a lot in scrap.