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Step 8 - Print your image
You can print your image directly from The Panorama Factory with the Print command. The print command scales the panorama to fit the page (without changing the aspect ratio). If you want to print the image a different size, either change the page size with the Print Setup command or save the image to a file and print it with your favorite image processing program.
I wish I had some advice on how to print your images for display. I personally like panoramas to be printed as large as possible. This means:
- Using a large format consumer-grade inkjet printer;
- Going to a custom darkroom service that can convert a digital image to a large format negative; or
- Using a service bureau that has a high-end inkjet printer such as the IRIS.
The first option is obviously the easiest and cheapest, but currently cannot produce images of archival quality. Inkjet inks fade significantly within a year or so if displayed where ultraviolet can strike them. Using a custom darkroom can be very expensive, wiping out much of the economic advantage in using an ordinary camera to make the images. Printing your panoramas on a high-end inkjet printer can produce archival quality images, but can also be extremely expensive.
See the References for more information about printing digital images.
In any case, once you have your final print, sit back and admire it! But don’t admire too long...go out and take more pictures!
Revised: October 12, 1999