Cocktail overlay, file format for Kinko's?

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Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: Magnet_Eye on March 28, 2003, 01:19:12 am ---you probably have an option to change from RGB to CMYK..once you do this you will most likely notice a change in colors. you may have to re-adjust your graphic once in CMYK.

try it.

another thing: can't kinkos just print from a .tiff or other format? i dunno if it actually HAS to be in CMYK. If it's just a laser print or whatever, it doesnt need be.

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The reason I suggested switching to photoshop? Because psp can't handle color adjustments nor, cymk pallettes as well. Since 90% of the images out there are rgb, you will undoubtedly have to do at least some color adjustment during the conversion. When I say something like that, it's for a reason. :P

Nailz:
I wish I could afford Photoshop, but at the moment, the Paint Shop Pro shareware is what I can afford. :)

My question is, since I can only do this with a lesser program, are the end results going to really be that bad? Are the color changes between what I see on the monitor and the CMYK going to be that noticable? I am not looking for the perfect overlay....

Also, in PSP, they don't really tell you how to change from RGB to CMYK, the only change I have found is when you are trying to print, but nothing else.

Thanks!

SNAAAKE:

--- Quote from: Nailz on March 29, 2003, 01:43:19 am ---I wish I could afford Photoshop, but at the moment, the Paint Shop Pro shareware is what I can afford. :)

My question is, since I can only do this with a lesser program, are the end results going to really be that bad? Are the color changes between what I see on the monitor and the CMYK going to be that noticable? I am not looking for the perfect overlay....

Also, in PSP, they don't really tell you how to change from RGB to CMYK, the only change I have found is when you are trying to print, but nothing else.

Thanks!

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MAN !..just go with paintshop pro..I did MANY VERY nice looking overlays,side art(still planing) and other stuff with it..works great.

RGB is fine for your overlay...when you print it out..it will look nice regardless..you know without in "CMYK".

Whatever...point is,paintshop works great. ;)

MrBond:
How do you get the MAME logo on top of the other images? Erase the background before or something else?

OK really, does it make a whole lot of difference if I make a CMYK picture or RBG? I doesn't really matter to me what I make it in, so I'll do it in the best format possible. What resolution do you save at (I picked 'auto' 'best')? I'm using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Looks like I'll burn to a CD because the images are a bit larger than a floppy can hold.

How much does Kinko's charge for a marquee (27" X 7.625") and a cp overlay (around 38" X 16")?
Thanks,
~Mrbond

Cue-Ball:

--- Quote from: MrBond on March 30, 2003, 12:14:14 am ---How do you get the MAME logo on top of the other images? Erase the background before or something else?

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Use multiple layers in either PSP or Photoshop. Layers can work wonders. You can make things semi-transparent, add glow effects, etc.

--- Quote ---OK really, does it make a whole lot of difference if I make a CMYK picture or RBG? I doesn't really matter to me what I make it in, so I'll do it in the best format possible. What resolution do you save at (I picked 'auto' 'best')? I'm using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Looks like I'll burn to a CD because the images are a bit larger than a floppy can hold.

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I personally don't think RGB vs. CYMK makes much of a difference, but that's just me. If you want your print to look *exactly* like you designed it, you should really use CYMK since that's the colors of the ink the pic will be printed with.

You want to save your picture in 300dpi format and make the picture "true sized". That is, if your marquee is 27" x 8" then your image should be 27" x 8".

Keep in mind that a picture this big, at 300 dpi, in full color, will be several hundred megabytes uncompressed. They files may save to disk as 5MB or less, but they'll easily be over 100MB uncompressed in RAM. This means that you're going to want a LOT of RAM to edit these images. Especially if you're cutting and pasting from one or more of these large images to another. I'd recommend a fast proc and 512MB RAM minimum.

--- Quote ---How much does Kinko's charge for a marquee (27" X 7.625") and a cp overlay (around 38" X 16")?

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I haven't had my actual color marquee done yet, but the local Kinkos quoted me $8 per square foot for full color printouts on 20lb white bond paper. If you want to print on something other than "normal" white bond, the price will go up accordingly.

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