HI
i set it all up today, had a nightmare with it all, and now i cant get an image the right size an it comes oust like a really cheap copy like when you get a fake dvd cover.
i was using paint.net as i seen on here saying you dont need anything with a ricoh printer, im just wasting ink and a hole day i feel like puting it on ebay
do you need photo shop?
Re: do you need photo shop?
hi soory i was raging at my self i was meant to say do not dp, lol, and i set up printer and press, i got power drive, but can seem to get the size of the mugs right, i got a full bleed all distorted, and a small print that came out nice, i having the problems with have a template and just adding a picture
Re: do you need photo shop?
Sounds like you need coreldraw, but your software might do it.
Measure the mug (height and around the mug leaving 5mm top and bottom and 15mm - 20mm either side of handle) draw rectangle to that size and anything inside the rectangle will fit on the mug - simples. Remember to cut off the rectangle line, or make it white before printing, and use cut marks instead.
still don't know what a dp is though!
Measure the mug (height and around the mug leaving 5mm top and bottom and 15mm - 20mm either side of handle) draw rectangle to that size and anything inside the rectangle will fit on the mug - simples. Remember to cut off the rectangle line, or make it white before printing, and use cut marks instead.
still don't know what a dp is though!Re: do you need photo shop?
Not sure what you mead by dp?
It does sound like the image you are trying to use has a low resolution, it will look fine small but if you enlarge it will look naff.
Your monitor is probably 96dpi so it will look ok on there, when you print it must be at least 300dpi (you may get away with a little less)
If you are using an image taken from the internet, these are mostly optimised/compressed to a very low quality (and dpi) so that they download quickly. Some colours that are similar like the blue's in sky will be grouped as one colour to make the file smaller.
I am not familiar with paint.net, i use PS. You will need to open a new document and set the parameters to roughly 200mm x 80mm and 300dpi (What i use for a 10oz mug)
I always use a second document A4 size @ 300dpi and drag/or insert the finished artwork 3 times (1 horizontal and 2 vertical) and print. I have guides set up so when the final artwork is inserted, it snaps into place. The guide at the top part of each artwork is set at 6mm from the edge of the page, then i place the mug upside down and use the extra 6mm as a spacer to align the image at the centre of the mug. The bottom of the image i crop at 2mm. Doing it this way, you will need 2 guides at the side of the 2nd document 5mm and 6mm. The 5mm aligns the sides of the top image, the 6mm aligns the top of the verically placed images (rotate 1 90 degrees clockwise and the other 90 degrees anti-clockwise)
Thats how i do it, others may be able to offer alterative methods which work well for them. Hope this is of some help!
John
It does sound like the image you are trying to use has a low resolution, it will look fine small but if you enlarge it will look naff.
Your monitor is probably 96dpi so it will look ok on there, when you print it must be at least 300dpi (you may get away with a little less)
If you are using an image taken from the internet, these are mostly optimised/compressed to a very low quality (and dpi) so that they download quickly. Some colours that are similar like the blue's in sky will be grouped as one colour to make the file smaller.
I am not familiar with paint.net, i use PS. You will need to open a new document and set the parameters to roughly 200mm x 80mm and 300dpi (What i use for a 10oz mug)
I always use a second document A4 size @ 300dpi and drag/or insert the finished artwork 3 times (1 horizontal and 2 vertical) and print. I have guides set up so when the final artwork is inserted, it snaps into place. The guide at the top part of each artwork is set at 6mm from the edge of the page, then i place the mug upside down and use the extra 6mm as a spacer to align the image at the centre of the mug. The bottom of the image i crop at 2mm. Doing it this way, you will need 2 guides at the side of the 2nd document 5mm and 6mm. The 5mm aligns the sides of the top image, the 6mm aligns the top of the verically placed images (rotate 1 90 degrees clockwise and the other 90 degrees anti-clockwise)
Thats how i do it, others may be able to offer alterative methods which work well for them. Hope this is of some help!
John
Re: do you need photo shop?
thanks this is all helping 
. and dp means nothing i was meant to say..do you need, not dp you need lol
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