[dexterlab]

I understand for inlays they should be 300 by 300 - but what about ceramics? and what should the dimensions of the edge?

I was never big into ceramics, but since ive got more proficient with Paintshop I've managed to put some neat projects together.

any help would be appreciated

[viet rounder]

From my experience (and this goes beyond chips), if you want to sleep good at night, save and send your artwork at 600 DPI. Text and curves turn out much more crisp.

[jello-broom]

Originally Posted by viet rounder

From my experience (and this goes beyond chips), if you want to sleep good at night, save and send your artwork at 600 DPI. Text and curves turn out much more crisp.

That may be true in SOME cases, but 300 dpi (OR actually ppi; pixels per inch) is more than enough to get a quality print (any kind of print) ... a higher ppi than that DOESN'T necessarily add more quality to the final print, but will only most definately just add more to the file size.

The thickness of the chip is 3.3mm
The rolling edge of the chip (the circumference) is roughly 122.5mm :
(pi x diameter = circumference)
(3.14 x 39mm = 122.46mm)

[viet rounder]

Originally Posted by jello-broom

That may be true in SOME cases, but 300 dpi (OR actually ppi; pixels per inch) is more than enough to get a quality print (any kind of print) ... a higher ppi than that DOESN'T necessarily add more quality to the final print, but will only most definately just add more to the file size.

The thickness of the chip is 3.3mm
The rolling edge of the chip (the circumference) is roughly 122.5mm :
(pi x diameter = circumference)
(3.14 x 39mm = 122.46mm)

What your saying is true if the image were a big portrait where the eye doesn't focus on details stretching 1-3mm. For chip inlays or prints, the detail areas are very small and require more to turn out crisp. As a former architecture student, i spent 4 years printing out drawings and images ranging from various scales, but never did i notice such a drastic difference in quality until i saw it in a 7/8" inlay. My last 2 orders from ASM consisted of the same inlay. The 1st was sent at 300 DPI and the second was sent at 600 and it made a huge difference. The curves and text turned out much more clear and crisp. I do believe though, that anything above 600 will just take more space (1200 ex)

On top of this, better to be safe than sorry and send it in at 600. Its not like the extra memory will halt your email in any way