DIGITAL TIPS
TO ENSURE A SMOOTH WORKFLOW,WHICH EQUATES TO LOW PRICES FOR ALL OF OUR DIGITAL CUSTOMERS; PLEASE FOLLOW THE TIPS AND GUIDELINES LISTED BELOW WHEN SUBMITTING DIGITAL FILES FOR OUTPUT.


• PLEASE NOTE, SAGINAW PHOTO APPROACHES EACH DIGITAL FILE WITH THE SAME CARE AND EXPERTISE THAT IS USED WHEN PRINTING FROM NEGATIVES. COLOR AND DENSITY ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO EACH FILE WHEN PRINTING. EXACT DETAIL ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD BE PERFORMED IN PHOTOSHOP BEFORE ORDER IS SUBMITTED. TO WORK CLOSEST TO OUR COLOR ENVIRONMENT, SET COLOR PROFILES TO sRGB AND MONITOR TEMPERATURE TO 6500K. PLEASE CALL, FOR FURTHER DETAILS.


• IF SCANNING IS PROVIDED BY SAGINAW PHOTO, PLEASE DO NOT ALTER COLOR BALANCE. COLOR HAS ALREADY BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR OUTPUT ON OUR EQUIPMENT AND PAPERS.

• ALL FILES (INCLUDING BLACK & WHITE IMAGES) MUST BE SUBMITTED IN 8 BIT, RGB COLORSPACE. CMYK, GRAYSCALE AND LAB CAN BE ACCESSED FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE.

• ORDERS FROM DIGITAL CAMERA MEDIA DO NOT NEED TO BE RESIZED OR COLOR BALANCED UNLESS THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE IMAGE OR IF A SPECIFIC SIZE (OTHER THAN STANDARD SIZES) ARE NEEDED.

• CD ROMS SHOULD BE CREATED IN ISO 9660 UNIVERSAL FORMAT OR MAC OS. OPEN SESSION PC CD'S CAN BE ACCESSED FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE.

• ALL FILES MUST HAVE FILE EXTENSIONS

• PLEASE SUBMIT IMAGE FILES IN JPEG, TIFF OR PHOTOSHOP FORMAT. OTHER FORMATS CAN BE CONVERTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. FLATTENING OF .PSD FILES IS RECOMMENDED.

• WHEN SUBMITTING DIGITAL FILES FOR OUTPUT (OTHER THAN DIGITAL CAMERA FILES), PLEASE SUBMIT FILES AS LARGEST SIZE TO BE PRINTED (FULL FRAME IF POSSIBLE) AT 300 DPI. FOR LARGE ORDERS OR IMAGES WITH CRITCAL CROPPING, PLEASE SEPARATE FILES INTO FOLDERS FOR EACH SIZE TO BE PRINTED, WITH QUANTITY AND SIZE IN FILE NAME WHENEVER POSSIBLE. TRY TO LIMIT FILE NAME TO 8 CHARACTERS (NOT INCLUDING FILE EXTENSION). CRITICAL ORDER INFORMATION MAY BE LOST IF FILE NAME EXCEEDS 8 CHARACTERS.
     
EXAMPLE: 001_2_5R.TIF  

2R=WALLET
3R=3.5X5
4R=4X5 OR 4X6
5R=5X7
8R=8X10 OR 8X12
11R=11X14
12R=12X18


FILE SIZE RECOMMENDATIONS
PRINT SIZE
200 DPI
300 DPI
400 DPI
WALLET
1 MB
2.25 MB
4.01 MB
3.5x5
2 MB
4.51 MB
8.01 MB
4x5
2.29 MB
5.15 MB
9.16 MB
4x6
2.75 MB
6.18 MB
11 MB
5x5
2.86 MB
6.44 MB
11.4 MB
5x7
4.01 MB
9.01 MB
16 MB
8x10
9.16 MB
20.6 MB
36.6 MB
8x12
11 MB
24.7 MB
43.9 MB
11x14
17.6 MB
39.7 MB
70.5 MB
12x18
24.7 MB
55.6 MB
98.9 MB

• A SPREADSHEET OR CONTACT PRINT IS APPRECIATED ON LARGE ORDERS TO ENSURE ACCURACY.

• ANY CHANGES NEEDED FROM THE EXAMPLES LISTED ABOVE WILL BE BILLED AT OUR NORMAL RATES FOR DIGITAL IMAGING, PER MINUTE, AT $60.00 PER HOUR. ANY ORDERS REQUIRING MORE THAN 5 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL PREPARATION TIME WILL BE QUOTED AND CUSTOMER WILL BE INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL COSTS BEFORE WORK IS PERFORMED.
   
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