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[HELP] Cover Creator Software
 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2007-01-07 15:36 [#02027995]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular



hey!

I'm looking for some "Cover Creator Software", I am tired to
try and to try different programs (freeware and shareware) I
am looking for one software that has the "render"
option, all the programs that I have tried only allow to
print the works and to save them, but they do not make a
image render (jpg or png), anyone knows some good software?,
I have looked for all internets and no luck, help please!
thanks a lot!


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-01-07 15:43 [#02028002]
Points: 4667 Status: Lurker



One word. Photoshop.

The learning curve is pretty steep, but it is undoubtably
the greatest program ever made and has a million and one
uses other than creating CD covers too.


 

offline stefano_azevedo from Pindorama (Brazil) on 2007-01-07 15:48 [#02028009]
Points: 4396 Status: Regular



what Brisk said, and you can get it for free if you don't
mind supporting piracy. but fuck out of freeware and
shareware, they are shit.


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2007-01-07 16:02 [#02028021]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular



thanks Brisk! yeah... I use Photoshop to make the graphic
works... but always I have problems with the measures...

the standard size of a CD cover which is 12cm x 12cm (front
cover), and 11.75cm x 15.1cm (back cover)

ok, but what about the "Resolution"? in "pixels/cm"
(render/export using photoshop)

when I do "render" print and cut... I obtain a smaller
square than the box, anyone knows that I must do?



 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2007-01-07 16:04 [#02028023]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular | Followup to stefano_azevedo: #02028009



some freewares save my life many times, I love freewares and
warez too!


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2007-01-07 16:06 [#02028026]
Points: 9099 Status: Regular



si en imagen>tamaño de imagen el tamaño del documento es
el correcto (12x12), da igual cual sea la resolucion,
teoricamente deberia imprimirte exactamente ese tamaño...


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2007-01-07 16:07 [#02028028]
Points: 9099 Status: Regular | Followup to melack: #02028026



en cm, claro


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2007-01-07 16:23 [#02028048]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular



gracias amigo Melack! por defecto "en resolución" me
aparece el valor de "118,11", crees que está bien asi?

medidas

resultado, como puedes ver... si imprimo eso es muy
grande, creo que la clave está en el valor de "Resolución"
no se que tengo que poner :-(



 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-01-07 16:26 [#02028050]
Points: 4667 Status: Lurker | Followup to imdex: #02028021



300PPI should be fine. You can enable ruler guides by
view/rulers.

CD covers can be printed directly onto A4 paper at the full
size.

If you want to render the cd cover as a JPG for the web,
make sure you work at 72PPI then just choose file/save for
web.


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2007-01-07 16:37 [#02028054]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular



hey, cool! but I cannot find the option to define/set the
"PPI" in any place on the Photoshop, thanks for the
information.


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-01-07 16:38 [#02028055]
Points: 4667 Status: Lurker



file/new document

*pixels/inch*

:)


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2007-01-07 16:41 [#02028057]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular



ah ah! ok! so... 72 is my number! thanks a lot guys
!!! :)


 

offline DiaZoHeXagoN from The city of angels (United States) on 2007-01-07 16:43 [#02028059]
Points: 2659 Status: Lurker



or if you already started the file, under image/image size


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-01-07 16:49 [#02028064]
Points: 4667 Status: Lurker | Followup to imdex: #02028057



Just don't expect it to look decent if you decide to print a
72PPI image :)

Printing is generally always 300PPI or above. But yeah, for
web 72PPI is the one.


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2007-01-08 10:26 [#02028378]
Points: 9099 Status: Regular



creo que la question esta en que no existe una correlacion
entre el tamaño "digital" (pixeles) y el tamaño de
impresion. es por eso que cuando lo cuelgas en internet o
lo miras en el ordenador se vea de diferente tamaño, porque
el tamaño que vale es en pixeles. sin embargo, el verdadero
tamaño que te interesa es el de impresion, eso es el
tamaño del documento y es totalmente independiente de la
resolucion. prueba a imprimirlo y ya veras como, si tienes
el tamaño de documento que te interesa, la impresion te
saldra bien, tal como la quieres... por eso te recomiendo
que lo tengas a una buena resolucion, pq se vera mejor,
especialmente los textos, a mas de 150 o 200 ppi


 


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