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What PPI should a large format artwork for print be done at?

I am required to create a 2x2m design that will be printed. I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS5.

What is the best width, height and resolution? I think it is odd to create a 2x2m document! Do you?

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You've already supplied your width and height... 2x2m. As far as your resolution, we need more context. What is the printed piece? What's the audience? Where will it be seen? – Lauren Ipsum Jul 8 '11 at 17:18
I mean can I make it (In Photoshop) 20x20 cm ? If yes, what will the resolution be ? – iturki Jul 8 '11 at 17:52
Related question: graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/487/… – ghoppe Jul 8 '11 at 19:04
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Also, it should be 200cm x 200cm in Photoshop (1 cm = 0.01 m) and there's no reason why you shouldn't make it that big. As answered in that question, 75 ppi is a good starting point depending on print process and viewing distance. That would be ~100 MB image, certainly not overly large with a modern computer. – ghoppe Jul 8 '11 at 19:07

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If the requirement is 2m x 2m, whether it's a client or your professor doing the asking, then you will produce a 2m x 2m poster and you will smile while you do it. ;-)

A 2m wide poster is intended for viewing at not less than 2m, probably more, so you will be more than adequate at 100 ppi (150 if there is a lot of fine detail). There's no particular reason to scale this. You can set up a 200 cm square document in Photoshop, and it will export to PDF.

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