Epson Hungary and the Print Academy have made a 15 meters long, 1.5 meters tall print of the ‘70 Billion Pixels Budapest’, the largest photo on Earth. The 300 DPI panorama has been created by 360 World from the observation tower of János-hegy, the highest vantage point of Budapest.

Actual printing took place at the exhibition lounge of EPS Team, manned by dedicated experts. As expected, the sheer size of the image posed some unique challenges, but with some creativity and a tad of good luck all came well at the end. It took a Stylus Pro 11880 ’oversize’ and 6 hours to finish the job.

Micro Piezo technology is Epson’s exclusive technology in inkjet printing. In-process polarity changes because the piezo crystal inserts in jets to alter shape, thus controlling the flow of ink and resulting in perfectly shaped dots of colors on all printable surfaces

Stylus Pro 11880 incorporates the latest technologies of pigment-based inkjets, including Thin Film Piezo (TFP) print head, real-time automatic switching between Matte and Photo Black inks, automatic nozzle verification and cleaning, high capacity cartridges up to 700 mls and Gigabit Ethernet connection which makes it better connected and more versatile. UltraChrome K3 is the standard by which all other professional level ink technologies are judged. Enhanced with the breakthrough new Vivid Magenta pigments, Epson’s latest-generation ink technology, Stylus Pro 11880 requires only eight colours, including a three-level black technology, to significantly raise the quality levels for professional colour and black-and-white prints. The result is the world's most advanced 64-inch wide photographic printer.

The print of the World Recorder panorama will be revealed on the 100th Anniversary of the Observation Tower of János Hill, and will remain on display between 10 and 12 of September, 2010. It will be displayed as a circle by joining the edges and will have a single door through which the audience will be able to step right into the panorama of Budapest.

Images Courtesy 360World