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I'm having a hard time with this project
sheep2001:
No, I'm wearing red socks today. ;) ;D ;)
Arseen:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on October 19, 2014, 11:40:39 AM ---No, I'm wearing red socks today. ;) ;D ;)
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In Finnish black soccked means jealous.
Einhander:
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--- Quote from: SheriffHarv on October 19, 2014, 02:48:19 AM ---The first couple of covers I did I found were too big as well. After doing about 150 of them now I've gotten it down to a science. I trim the top and bottom right along the colour line. The front edge I trim about 1mm off and the back I trim about 2mm off. Then I end up with a prefect fit. I don't actually measure it, I've gotten good a eyeballing it but those are the approximate measurements. Depending on the cover though and how close they got to the edge with some of the writing, I have to reverse it or make adjustments so I don't cut off anything important.
I use legal size, Presentation Paper- Matte paper, set the print size to 100% and use a crafting paper cutter to trim off the excess. But basically like Arseen says, it just takes practice.
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well I made a PS2 cover at 100 percent and it was probably 25 percent too big. Even if I trim it's going to look funny. But this also goes for the NES one that I printed out. Is there a guide on here that tells me the percentages? I can't just do this by guessing and judging, I want the exact dimensions though.
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Then there is something wrong with the dimensions.
Try this:
1: Open the cover in MS Paint (the paint that comes with every windows).
2: Check properties of the cover. If DPI is 300 all is as it should be. However if DPI is somethging else: divide the DPI it's shows with 3 to get the scale you need to print at.
For example the most common wrong DPI of 96. 96 divided by 3 is 32 -> print at 32% scaling.
3: Check that: You are using Legal size paper and your computer knows it, orientation is landscape, the margins are as small as possible, scaling is 100% (unles the DPI was wrong), fit to page is off, centering is on on both Horizontal and Vertical.
4: Print from paint.
Did this help?
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I use Mac though. Do I need to use a program for macbook? Or can I just print as is and make the adjustment in preview? Also, do I change the pct on DVD as opposed to NES?
Arseen:
No clue about Mac, but vast majority of our covers should be print ready.
Some might have screwed DPI.
Einhander:
--- Quote from: Arseen on October 19, 2014, 02:15:14 PM ---No clue about Mac, but vast majority of our covers should be print ready.
Some might have screwed DPI.
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Well the cases come tomorrow and everything has to be correct because you don't want the sides of the cases even to be altered in size. Just the slightest difference can make it or break it. I tried to download photoshop, paint, and not sure what's going on, won't let me open up. So I'll see if it displays DPI. I'm sorry, not really tech savvy with computers.