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I'm having a hard time with this project
Arseen:
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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?
sheep2001:
I suspect that fit to page is selected when you print.
Make sure the cover is at 300dpi, scaling at 100%, and turn off fit to page. Should print perfectly every time.
Arseen:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on October 19, 2014, 06:34:30 AM ---I suspect that fit to page is selected when you print.
Make sure the cover is at 300dpi, scaling at 100%, and turn off fit to page. Should print perfectly every time.
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I already suggested that... twice. :P
sheep2001:
I know - but he didn't want to listen to you - so i tried in English English, rather than Finnish English! ;D
Arseen:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on October 19, 2014, 09:42:16 AM ---I know - but he didn't want to listen to you - so i tried in English English, rather than Finnish English! ;D
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OK I thought you were black socked. ;)