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while the new posts section is down- may as well spend some quality time in some areas often less frequented---

Just to add to this excellent post:

when using photoshop or AI- keep you document size identical to your image size-- in other words do NOT place a 1.250 inch round artwork file on a document/page size of 8.5 x 11 inches-- make your document size AND artwork file identical.

For a 1.250 inch diameter poker chip label- make your document size 1.250 inches and your artwork file 1.250 inches.

THis way- the printer can resize the artwork effortlessly-- many RIP and print programs intepret the document size onto the printed media- so whereas if everything is the same I can place 20 images across the vinyl- if your document size is 8.5 inches wide- I can only place 3-4 images--

Some will argue this point- but trust me its right-- always work in RBG.

CYMK is designed for offset printing equipment- NOT desktop printers or even wide format printers. Even though the printer uses CMYK ink it is- in essence- an RBG printer.

While MOST times cmyk or RBG will work jsut fine- the best choice is adobe rbg 1998 as your working space for color.

Also keep in mind that for vinyl prints/inlays/labels- whatever you want to call them- make your artwork FULL Bleed-
this means that the artwork extends past the actual diameter of the chip slightly--

A cut area is placed around your artwork- at the precise diameter of your inlay size- so if youre using, say an 8 stripe abs chip with a diameter of 1.250 inches-- if you make your artwork file 1.260 inches and keep anything critical to be printed INSIDE the 1.250 inch area-- preferably inside 1.240 inches- especially text- this will produce the most accurate print/cut for your given artwork file.