We are now incorporating Velcro tabs onto the easels that are attached to the back of the “Lifesize Standups” standard lifesize cutouts. This means that the standups can be easily folded down for cartage or storage. The Velcro tabs are very strong and are ideal for this sort of application.

The lifesize standups are ideal for many uses. A common problem is trying to figure out what size will be needed so that the standup can be ordered correctly. We are happy for customers to send us a file first so we can point them in the right direction, but here is an easy way to calculate what you require, you just need the photo, a ruler, the approximate height of the subject and a calculator.

First of all here is an example of an original photo (1):

1 - Example original photo

2 - Photo showing only the subject we want

We don’t want a standup of the group of girls, we just want to have one made of the girl on the right, so we’ll just concentrate on that subject (2) – measure the height and the widest part of the subject:

Here’s our numbers (we’ll work in millimetres):
Height of girl – 5′ 8″  = 1700mm
Height in photo = 130mm
Width in photo = 42mm

3 - Final Standup

We know the height we need (1700mm), we need to find out the width we need, so divide real height by photo height (1700 divide by 130 = 13.07) and multiply that by photo width (13.07 x 42) which is 549.

So our standup needs to be 1700 high by 549 wide,
which is a standard single.

4 - Original Photo of couple

What about a standup of a group or where a single person has a stance which is not upright, or where there’s arms sticking our etc? Easy, here’s an example of a couple (in this case we need to take the measured height from the top of the male head to the bottom of the female’s foot).

We know the height we need (1800mm), we need to find out the width we need, so divide real height by photo height (1800 divide by 185 = 9.07) and multiply that by photo width (9.07 x 80) which gives us 778.

So our standup needs to be 1800 high by 778 wide,410
which is a standard double (over 600mm but under 800mm wide).

The principals are exactly the same for measuring any standup whether mini, midi, normal and even table top.

Please note that all measurements are approximate and used for illustration purposes only.

Note: A single person in a cutout standup is not necessarily going to be a “standard” size. Because of their stance, for instance if they are dancing, leaning over, or kicking a ball, they will be taking up more width than a standard size. The same applies to a two person standup. Because of their stance they may easily take up the full printing width and be classified as “Extra Double” and not “Standard Double”