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| HeadRusch:
Sorry this was part of another thread and I've lost it......I think my question was buried... Q: Is getting decals printed on adhesive vinyl as simple as taking art down to kinkos and saying "print this on adhesive vinyl with these dimensions"....??? Is there a place online I could do the same?? ie: Send them the art and have them print it up? |
| anthony691:
Kinko's tends to be very inconsistant in price, quality, and capability. My Kinko's is expensive, moronic, and incompetant. Based off my experience I couldn't reccomend them. I know some people hav had good luck with them though. |
| Cue-Ball:
I was planning on printing some of my artwork on vinyl but it was going to be MUCH more expensive that way. And many Kinko's cant do anything on vinyl that has gradients or looks like a picture (they can only do blocks of color, like 2-color text signs). Your particular Kinko's may be different, but this was my experience. Kinkos DOES have a way to place your order online. I haven't tried it yet, but will be doing so tonight. If i can remember i'll dig up the business card i have with the info and will post it to this thread tonight. EDIT: http://weborder.kinkos.com/ will let you send a document to any Kinkos in the world. You should send your stuff in PDF format since that's the only way to guarantee that it will come out the same size that you saved it as. Kinkos also has their own KFP file format, but it's really unnecessary unless you don't have a program that will save to PDF format. I haven't tried this yet but will give it a shot tonight and see how the service works. |
| TacoSmuggler:
--- Quote from: Cue-Ball on April 21, 2003, 07:48:01 pm ---I was planning on printing some of my artwork on vinyl but it was going to be MUCH more expensive that way. And many Kinko's cant do anything on vinyl that has gradients or looks like a picture (they can only do blocks of color, like 2-color text signs). Your particular Kinko's may be different, but this was my experience. Kinkos DOES have a way to place your order online. I haven't tried it yet, but will be doing so tonight. If i can remember i'll dig up the business card i have with the info and will post it to this thread tonight. EDIT: http://weborder.kinkos.com/ will let you send a document to any Kinkos in the world. You should send your stuff in PDF format since that's the only way to guarantee that it will come out the same size that you saved it as. Kinkos also has their own KFP file format, but it's really unnecessary unless you don't have a program that will save to PDF format. I haven't tried this yet but will give it a shot tonight and see how the service works. --- End quote --- Are you sure you were in Kinko's??? I have to say that I have NEVER had any trouble with Kinko's. Also...their prices are always the same when I go...(Once or twice a week for the last 4 months) Furthermore, I always have the images I want printed on a CD in JPG and BMP format. I have never used PDF. A 27"x16" CP overlay on vinyl cost me $21. Not bad if you ask me. (BTW: It was a graphic of spiderman and venom..not some 2 color sign) I dont know what 'Kinko's' some people go to.... |
| anthony691:
--- Quote from: TacoSmuggler on April 22, 2003, 07:57:27 pm --- --- Quote from: Cue-Ball on April 21, 2003, 07:48:01 pm ---I was planning on printing some of my artwork on vinyl but it was going to be MUCH more expensive that way. And many Kinko's cant do anything on vinyl that has gradients or looks like a picture (they can only do blocks of color, like 2-color text signs). Your particular Kinko's may be different, but this was my experience. Kinkos DOES have a way to place your order online. I haven't tried it yet, but will be doing so tonight. If i can remember i'll dig up the business card i have with the info and will post it to this thread tonight. EDIT: http://weborder.kinkos.com/ will let you send a document to any Kinkos in the world. You should send your stuff in PDF format since that's the only way to guarantee that it will come out the same size that you saved it as. Kinkos also has their own KFP file format, but it's really unnecessary unless you don't have a program that will save to PDF format. I haven't tried this yet but will give it a shot tonight and see how the service works. --- End quote --- Are you sure you were in Kinko's??? I have to say that I have NEVER had any trouble with Kinko's. Also...their prices are always the same when I go...(Once or twice a week for the last 4 months) Furthermore, I always have the images I want printed on a CD in JPG and BMP format. I have never used PDF. A 27"x16" CP overlay on vinyl cost me $21. Not bad if you ask me. (BTW: It was a graphic of spiderman and venom..not some 2 color sign) I dont know what 'Kinko's' some people go to.... --- End quote --- Dude! They are ALL different! We have already established this. Some Kinko's won't even print characters like Spiderman, or any otherwise copyrighted material (in fact whoever printed it for you would lose thier job if thier bosses find out, and if thier bosses know without doing anything the may be SHUT DOWN!). When I went to my Kinko's last, they were completly INSANE! They wanted 43$ for a marquee printed on glossy paper! My brother worked there in high school, the prices vary regionaly and so does the competance/capability. |
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