ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS

Artwork File Type
Please upload only high-resolution print-quality graphics in JPG or PNG format., RGB (Red/Green/Blue) only (not CMYK). If your artwork is in some format other than JPG or PNG, then please convert your artwork using a graphics program. Adobe Photoshop is an example of a graphics program that can be used to convert your artwork into JPG or PNG format.

Please note that small (low-resolution) graphics, such as web or email graphics, e.g., GIFs low-resolutions JPG, etc., will not work with LabelWizard.NET™.  While saving your JPG file, always choose the highest-quality setting.

Artwork Size (resolution)
There is a software limit of 4 Megabytes for any single uploaded file.

Regardless of the bag size you will be choosing, or number of “vertical space” that your artwork occupies using this template, the size for your uploaded artwork should be either about 1,125 pixels TALL or 1,800 pixels WIDE. If you upload artwork that is smaller than this, your artwork may appear small on screen because we compensate the size for 600 dpi quality.


Remember that targeting ONLY ONE of these dimensions, width OR height, is necessary, but not both. For example, if your artwork is 1125 pixels tall but only 1,100 pixels wide, then that’s fine because your artwork height fits the space even though your artwork width only fills part of the space.

The same works the other way. Artwork that is only 900 pixels tall, but 1,800 pixels wide would work fine as well — because even though the 900-pixel dimension (height) falls short of the 1,125-pixel specification, the 1,800-pixel width would fill the horizontal space.

ARTWORK BACKGROUND COLORS
If you have the ability to do so, you might want to alter your artwork so that its background color is white. All popular graphics software applications support the HEX (code FFFFFF) and/or RGB (code 255/255/255) color models.

Vector Graphics Programs
If you are working in a "vector" graphics software application, such as Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, or CorelDRAW, simply select (or create) your background and assign the HEX or RGB color that is listed in the Color Specifications box.

Raster Graphics Programs
If you are working in a "raster" graphics software application, such as Adobe Photoshop or a similar program, and your background color is in a separate layer, then simply select all in that layer and apply the HEX or RGB color that is listed in the Color Specifications box.

If your background color IS NOT on a separate layer, then just upload your graphic as is. (It may not look exactly right in the online proof, but that's okay.) Then just send us the high-res file again using the "Upload Supporting Artwork" feature on the next page -- and we will fix the file (and label) for you.

Ideal For Upload
 Reason
Logos and/or images prepared to size at 600 dpi. (See Artwork Requirements.)
 Our system renders all images and text at 600 dpi for the best-quality end result.
JPG (JPEG), or PNG files.
 These file formats are ideal because the deliver the best image quality and best compression ratios. The objective is to achieve a top-quality, "non-lossy," 600 dpi image, but smaller than 4 megabytes in size. These two files formats can easily accomplish this
Photographic images produced by a professional-grade digital camera (6.0 megapixels or greater).

Alternatively, if your camera is capable of producing an image that is at least 3.0 megapixels in size/resolution, and you have Software, e.g., Photoshop or similar, that will allow you to upsample the resolution of the image as needed, then that should work as well.

[Please note that upsampling more than 200% is not recommended for best image quality.]
 Consumer-grade digital cameras are typically limited to resolutions of 5 megapixels or less. Professional-grade digital cameras have higher-resolution options as well as higher-quality optics.

This will give you the best-possible image quality for your label, but you may do almost as well will a lower-quality camera combined with some upsampling, manual clean up, color correction, and sharpening.
Photographic images scanned on a professional-quality scanner to size at 800 dpi (or 315 pixels or centimeter).

Alternatively, a decent-quality consumer model, e.g., Epson, HP, etc., will suffice in most cases with some clean up.
 While consumer-grade scanners will do a fine job in many cases, and will support this resolution requirement in most cases, we recommend professional-quality drum scanning because the optics are so much better.

However, if you only have access to a decent-quality, consumer-grade scanner, then that should work fine as long as the resolution requirements are met. Some clean up, color correction, and sharpening may be required if scanning on a consumer-grade scanner.

Do Not Upload These
 Reason
Logos and/or images taken from a website
 These are too low in resolution. Web graphics are only 72 dpi. Our process requires 600 dpi to assure end quality.
Logos and/or images that are intended for email use.
 Likewise, these files are too typically too low in resolution..
Images from any consumer-grade digital camera with "medium," "low" or "email" setting.
 These are too low in resolution. Most digital cameras have several different resolution of "quality" settings. The highest of these, typically called "FINE" may work if your camera is capable of producing an image that is at least 3.0 megapixels in size/resolution, and upsampled as needed.

[Please note that upsampling more than 200% is not recommended for best image quality.]
GIF files
 While it's possible for GIF files to be high in resolution, they typically are not. The GIF file format was invented specifically for use on the internet, so resolution is typically very low. Additionally, GIF files do not keep their form well when resized, so our process doesn't work well with this format.
TIF files
 We support TIF file format, but the TIF files are typically not compressed, so they could be larger in megabytes than our system will accept. Our file size limitation for any single upload is 4 megabytes.


Also see Upload Supporting Artwork.