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Creating Prints of Large Fractals?

Posted by Cliff on from the swirls-and-whirls-and-lots-of-colors dept.

jkoshy asks: "I would like to make very large (10'x10') color fractal images using A4 size printouts that I would be assembling to make up the final picture. Most fractal generation programs that I have seen are designed for on-screen fractal viewing. Are there any programs (or scripts driving fractal generation programs) that can generate large printouts of fractal images?" I can't resist a good fractal poster and would love to be able to produce one on my own, as well. In addition to the poster's question, how difficult is it to get posters made from fractal images? What resolutions are typically required?

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  1. Postscript and a -real- printer by truesaer · · Score: 3, Insightful
    What I would do is figure out some way to generate a post script file of the image. I assume this can be done in one of these programs, although I can't say I know for sure.


    Then, instead of printing them A4 sized, I would use email or a disk and get it to a geniune printer. You seem to want a strange size, but they might be able to tape together two E size plots of the image (E size is I think 3ft by 4 ft, or whatever a standard architectural blueprint is). It would probably cost $50-80, but considering the cost of inkjet cartriges, this isn't bad.


    Look for a place that does duplication or provides blueprint services. Kinkos will also sometimes have the equipment for this, but be prepared for their horrid pricing.