Canon Large Format FAQs

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Why use a wide format printer?

Wide format printers are used to produce products for the POS sector including banners, posters, trade show graphics, wallpaper, murals, backlit film, vehicle image wraps, presentation backdrops and any other large format artwork or signage.

What is considered wide format printing?

Large format is a general term used to describe prints that are larger than standard printers can accommodate. Wide format printing refers to the size of the print. Wide format printers have a width capacity of 18 to 100 inches.

What are large format posters?

The term refers to printed materials that are too big for most standard commercial printing presses. Also known as “wide format printing,” large format printing uses special production equipment that can handle larger-than normal print dimensions.

What printing method is used for posters?

Posters can be made by any printing method ie: serigraph, stone lithograph, offset lithograph, woodblock, silk screen on any number of types of paper. 

What is a large format printer?

Large format printers can print on paper sizes that are larger than typical 8 x 11 or 11 x 17 printer sheets. If you want to produce an oversized advertising banner, stage backdrop, map, or poster, you can use a large format printer to print the entire project on one sheet, including borderless prints, instead of having to print on several smaller sheets.

What is large format printing used for?

- Trade Show Graphics
- Research/Scientific Posters
- Retractable Banner Stands
- Retail Store and Point of Purchase (POP) Displays
- Signs
- Banners (Vinyl and Fabric)
- Meeting & Event Signage
- Promotional Posters
- Photo Enlargements
- Life Size Cutouts
- Big Checks for Contest Winners
- Custom Wallpaper
- Wall Clings
- wall decals