We specialize in the fastest turnaround and printing with the highest quality inks and media in the industry, and because we focus on that, we must avoid giving advice or answer questions about special projects or applications outside of a normal poster or what is already described on our site under each media type. This is because we don't want to get blamed if something doesn't turn out the way you expect, and custom printing is non-refundable. There is an infinite number of ways people try to use the media, light sources, and other variables that we cannot be responsible for.

Posterprintshop is the leader in large format printing in the industry and specializes in movie posters, art reproduction, photographic enlargements, menus and signs, and many other applications... but, when it comes to that special unique project, read on to ensure you get the best results.

While our media is used by many for special projects and applications, it's up to you to determine if a media type will work for you. To do that, we suggest:

Please read through the detailed explanations of each of our media types under MEDIA in the main menu. You'll find details, characteristics, sample uses, and even sample photos of each media type, which usually helps you decide if it's what you're looking for

Here's a direct link to our media overview page.

We highly recommend placing one test order of a small print (like 8 x 10) of your design on any media type(s) you're interested in. Then you can see for yourself if it will work for your application before placing a larger order. In other words, don't place a giant order for many large prints if it's your first time working with the media, you don't want to get a huge order and find out the media isn't what you were expecting. Instead, just order a few small prints on media you think could work to test each of them for yourself, then you can place your larger order later.

Posterprintshop uses large format inkjet printers to print posters, with over 10 ink colors printed at 2400 dpi, our photographic prints are of very high quality, howevre there are limitations to the technology with fine gradients, dark blacks, and astronomy prints on film. This is because black cannot be printed solid on a film, and fine gradients can be lost in the process. Note that many professional photographers and astronomers have used us to print high quality imagery on film, but they have taken time to learn what images work and what images might need adjustments. You'll need to make those adjustments on your end, as we are not able to tweak photos for you, nor would we have the same knowledge of what you're looking for. For speciality imagery, we suggest you make several versions of your image with different exposure or density settings, send them to us as a test print with the settings labelled on your print, and learn what looks best to you before making a larger order. For example, we have a lot of professional artists that use our services for art reproduction of their fine art prints. To do this, they snap photos of their art, and send 4 or 5 different 'versions' of the photo with different color/exposure settings to print and see which one they like and then they use that to place their larger orders.

The great thing about doing a few test prints first with a variety of settings is that you learn if our processes will work for you before placing the full order.

Occasionally we get quesitons about specialty scientific prints, grids, lines, schematics, etc that might need very precise measurements. While our printers are fairly precise, and print up to 2400 dpi, we cannot guarantee precise accuracy of measurements in both directions due to the nature of our print process. Keep in mind that our process is using large format inkjet printing with media being fed off of rolls (that's what allows us to reach the large sizes we print at). As such, there can be tiny discrepancies in the feeding of the paper. This is neglible and unnoticable in 99.99% of the uses of our prints. However, if you're looking for a very precise measurement in schematics down to microns, this might not be the process for you. Instead, you'd be better off with professional photographic development, flat bed printing, or specialty services that we don't provide. Many scientific and education customers use our services without issue, so again we suggest a test print of the image on the media you are interested in to see if we are within your tolerance, and use this as an explanation for the rare cases where it might not be.