About Gigaprint™
The Gigaprint™ feature is designed to help users explore upscaling their images and bring them to life as prints.
This article provides guidance and help for our users as they navigate through the process and provide feedback.
WHEN TO USE
For users who do not have an at-home printer, Gigaprint is a great solution to take your images straight to the printer from within the Gigapixel application. Create effective, high quality prints without jumping through hoops to order across multiple platforms.
It is important to make sure your monitor is color calibrated for maximum color accuracy. Calibrating your monitor helps to adjust the monitor’s display to match RGB color standards. It’s a method for users who need to review color regularly for prints.
You can use special color calibration devices called colorimeters to help make these adjustments. Certain computers will already have built in color calibration though but it will vary.
There are many resources available online where you can calibrate without the need of a colorimeter. It is recommended that a user working with Gigapixel makes these calibrations ahead of time prior to printing to ensure the highest color fidelity.
HOW TO USE
- Open the Gigapixel Application
- Select an image you would like to print
- On the top of the screen, search and click the “Gigaprint” Tab.
- The image you’ve selected automatically imports into the Print Preview space.
- Follow the right panel to place your order.
- Review your order and then click on “PRINT”
- A separate webpage opens in your internet browser and reveals the Gigaprint Checkout Page where you can follow the instructions to pay and finalize your print order.
Supported File Formats
TIFF, JPG, JPEG, & PNG are acceptable for Gigaprint.
Print Settings
- Orientation - choose to print a document in Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal) direction
- Size - choose the size of the print (shown in inch or cm)
- Crop - currently crop to fill is the only option
- Fill adjusts an image to completely cover a designated area, often by cropping out parts of the image to ensure it fits the space without distortion.
Print Assistant
As an automated function once you input an image into the Gigaprint tab, the print assistant scans your image and looks for the following information:
- Upscaling
- Dimensions and Resolution
- Adjusting color gamut
Once it completes its verification scan, you are notified that the image is ready to go with a check mark symbol.
HIGHLIGHT CHANGES
To review the adjusted colors that are affected in your image, click on the Highlight changes button.
Red highlights indicate areas where colors are adapted.
By reviewing what colors are adapted will allow you to grasp a general understanding between the visual difference of your image viewed on screen and how it translate onto photo paper.
This ability to see the difference can help you feel more confident about what exactly the print will look like without having a hard proof copy in your hands.
Print FAQs
Once using the Gigaprint tab and creating your print set up, the print order process is linked to a webpage to finalize shipping, tax, and payment details.
What is the estimated delivery time for my prints to arrive? Our prints take around 48-72 hours to process based on your location. Please allow 10-25 business days for shipping.
What if my print gets damaged? Please email support@topazlabs.com with your Order number and provide images of the damages. You can also use the provided email to report image quality issues such as color inaccuracy or other miscellaneous errors.