- What is photographic engraving?
- Can photo engraving be done on any material?
- What format does an image file need to be for photographic engraving?
- Do you provide design and editing services for photographs?
- Do you provide proofs of the engraving arrangement?
- What kind of turnaround do you have for completion of items.
- Can I have items shipped to you to have engraved?
- What is the maximum size that you can engrave?
- What is photographic engraving?
Photographic engraving consists of taking a photograph and converting it to an engravable image format so that the laser engraver can engrave that image on the piece. Photographs can be print or digital, and can be black and white or color.
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- Can photo engraving be done on any material?
Yes, most any material can be photo engraved, but results will vary from material to material. Wood, glass/crystal, and plastics make for fantastic materials for photo engraving. Small flat metals can be done with outstanding results on our impact engraver, but using the laser and metal marking compound for photographs yields a “just ok” look.
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- What format does an image file need to be for photographic engraving?
We can handle most all image formats. The important thing is that your digital image be 250 dpi or greater and “sized” at or larger than the engraving will be. A lower DPI can be engraved, but best results are achieved from a 250 DPI or higher.
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- Do you provide design and editing services for photographs?
Yes. By default we will remove backgrounds at no additional charge. Most all photo engravings look much nicer without the background of the photo. But if additional design and editing services are needed such as pasting a subject in a different environment or cleaning up an old photo is charged at $60 per hour billed in 10 minute increments.
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- Do you provide proofs of the engraving arrangement?
We do provide proofs on request. What we will do is email you a digital image of the arrangement of text and/or photos. This way you can view the overall arrangement and check for spelling and grammatical errors.
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- What kind of turnaround do you have for completion of items.
It depends on the item, number of items, and level of complexity of the job. But typically within 1 week or less your purchase should be ready and shipped out.
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- Can I have items shipped to you to have engraved?
Yes, any item may be shipped to us and engraved. It is important that you provide specific instructions on how you want the item engraved.
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- What is the maximum size that you can engrave?
Our engraving field is 24” x 18” We can put slightly larger objects than this in the engraver, but the engraving area is limited to 24x18.
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