Prints
or digital photographs and logos can be used. Printed photographs are not damaged and will be returned with the order. The
image should
have good contrast and be in focus. The subject(s) should not be too close to
the edges. If the image is for a clock, 1/4" of all four
edges will be covered by the wood frame and we need enough room around the
subject matter so it won't be covered up by the wood. Please let us know whether you want the whole picture used
or what part you want to zoom in on. Keep in mind the size and shape of the
glass before choosing your image, some cropping may occur in order to fit the
image to the glass. We would like to have the whole picture and do the
cropping ourselves. If you have any questions about the usability
of the image, please contact us. You will be notified of any problems with the
supplied image before any work is started. If you are sending a hard copy, we are not responsible for damage
in shipping. We suggest you sandwich the image in cardboard before mailing -
Please do not bend or fold it. If the photo is irreplaceable, you will probably want to use a
tracking number on it, or have it scanned and email it to us.
Digital
images can be e-mailed to cmi@laser-etch.com
or sent on disk.
To send, attach the digital image to an email. If possible, send the original
image from the camera or scanner, don't do any editing and
resave it. Every time a jpeg is saved over, the quality
decreases. The higher the quality, the
better the final result will be. If you have a specific way you want the image
cropped, send us a second image that you have cropped or edited along with the
original version. If you are scanning in an image or logo, the minimum
setting should be 300 - 500 pixels per inch if the picture is the same size or larger than
the glass piece. Some scanner programs call this "print
resolution". Do NOT use the save for web or email setting. This
makes the image very low in resolution with a lot of compression. If the photograph is smaller than the final product, please
use as large a dpi (dots per inch) or ppi (pixels per inch) setting as possible and still be able to send
it by email. We can receive large files, but some email providers have a limit
on the size of files they allow. Please include the entire image. More background is better than
not enough. The image can be saved as a grayscale if it is for etching. The most
common format for electronic images is jpeg. If sending a " jpeg",
please use minimum compression, maximum quality, or the largest file size. If
sending an image from a digital camera, please send the original image from the
camera. Images can be sent as bitmaps (.bmp) or .tif files, but will probably be
very large. If you have any
questions, please contact us. If we have
any questions about the image you send you will be contacted before we use it.
Extra editing on the photograph, such as removing the
background, retouching, or combining photos, can be done for an additional fee. Call or
email for pricing. If you are planning on removing the background yourself,
make the background black for images to be etched on glass and white for
images to be etched on wood.
We reserve the right to refuse orders using photographs we decide are
inappropriate.
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