100 meg plus file size

[Sylvia Mossbrucker]

Im working with granite murals in the ball park of 5x7 feet which requires a large image to start with. Large Image means huge file size and im running into computer issues with those size of files, does anyone out there also work with extremely large files and if you do how do you allow for your computer to handle the file size??? I have 3+ gigs of memory and my computers are less than 2 years old and I just can't seem to find a computer to handle the projects im working with...Any advise???

[Doug Griffith]

A Mac Pro can easily handle 100 meg files. Even 500 meg+. It will also run Windows. But I'm a Mac geek and they are expensive.

Years ago, there used to be software that would allow you to view a screen proxy and open just part of the file and work on it. Then when done editing, the part would be saved back to the original file. There might still be something out there for PCs.

Cheers,
Doug

[Steve Clarkson]

Im working with granite murals in the ball park of 5x7 feet

I hope you post a pic for us when it's done!

[Bill Lantry]

I have 3+ gigs of memory and my computers are less than 2 years old and I just can't seem to find a computer to handle the projects im working with...Any advise???

Sylvia,

If you've got a fast processor (you didn't give any specs) and plenty of memory, it's likely your issue is your graphics card. Are you just running the graphics setup that came with your computer? You may have a quick, and not too pricey (under $100) upgrade path available to you...

Thanks,

Bill

[Darren Null]

3Gb ought to easily handle a 100Mb graphic file. I do regularly with 2. Could be you're coming up against inherent limitations in the file formats themselves. JPG, for example, get all soggy after about 25,000-30,000 pixels.

What program are you using? Coreldraw doesn't have a great deal of stamina when it comes to large files. Photoshop in the native PSD format can handle monsters (personal best is a 1.3Gb mother-of-panoramas photo...took a while to do anything to it though). The TIFF format can take a bit of bashing too.

[Larry Bratton]

Yes, Darren is right. I print some big files and 2gb handles 100mb without a problem. I always print from Photoshop as my Canon printer has a plug-in that came with it that allows printing directly from Photoshop using RGB files. Graphics card might be an issue.

[Jack Harper]

My largest mural was 8' x 12' completed in three 4'x8' panels of granite. The files were processed using dual, dual core processors with 16gb of ram on a 64 bit system (required to address that much memory) all in photoshop CS3. The problem you are about to have if you haven't already is Photograv. Photograv does not even begin to handle large files of this caliber. I have talked the company several times, but to no avail.

And no, that's not me in the photo.

[Tim Bateson]

Wow Jack that is impressive! Did I say WOW!!!!

[Steve Clarkson]

Niiiiiice Jack.....very nice!

[Andrey Anfimov]

Jack it is really great!
What material you are using for that nice work?

[Frank Corker]

Fabulous job Jack. Would look great on any wall.

[Thomas Bank]

Working with large file sizes and large format printers for architectural drawings, an issue that we have run into is not in the computer but with the printer having enough memory to handle the large output file sizes. What sort of issues are you having with the files?

[Dee Gallo]

Wow Jack that is impressive! Did I say WOW!!!!

My sentiments, exactly - Impressive, WOW!

[Jack Harper]

Thanks everyone. The image was set in 8mm (-3/8) thick premium grade black granite. I buy the stone by the block and have it processed into the ultra thin slabs, about 50 per block, with fiberglass backing for added strength. The image was from 3Score, although I no longer market them heavily as I quickly realized everyone and their brother was going to market the same images. It is tough enough marketing a similar service without adding matching images. Like everyone says here, you have to be unique and customizable to appeal to the market. I now license my art directly and lock it up on exclusive for years at a time.

[Dave Johnson29]

which requires a large image to start with. Large Image means huge file size

Hi Sylvia,

What do you mean by running into file problems? I doubt your computer is the problem as it has a paging file usually many Gig in size to supplement the on-board memory. Windows takes care of when and how to use that.

Can you be a little more specific with the problems. I suspect that the laser is not able to accept the file size and is having trouble with being fed data in lumps it can cope with.