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| − | [[File:Deck_v20_print_thumb.png|thumb|360px|The [[Deck|deck of cards]] can be printed [[Media:{{Deck in PDF - last version - | + | [[File:Deck_v20_print_thumb.png|thumb|360px|The [[Deck|deck of cards]] can be printed [[Media:{{Deck in PDF - last version - sRGB}} | from a PDF file]].]] |
== Printing the cards== | == Printing the cards== | ||
| − | The deck can be printed using a printer-ready file (PDF). Currently available version is v2.0 (rev 2. | + | The deck can be printed using a printer-ready file (PDF, 34MB). Currently available version is v2.0 (rev 2.05).<br /> |
| − | + | Crop margins are included. Please see printing recommendations, below.<br /> | |
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===Recommended printer settings=== | ===Recommended printer settings=== | ||
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We noticed that some printers render the file too dark. In those cases, a simple solution was to '''reduce intensity''' (or "'''increase lightness'''") by several points.<br /> | We noticed that some printers render the file too dark. In those cases, a simple solution was to '''reduce intensity''' (or "'''increase lightness'''") by several points.<br /> | ||
Please [[Contacts|share]] your experience, should you find trouble or better approaches to do this. (We are aware there is something we should do regarding colour management in the file but we did not yet get it right.) | Please [[Contacts|share]] your experience, should you find trouble or better approaches to do this. (We are aware there is something we should do regarding colour management in the file but we did not yet get it right.) | ||
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| + | === Printing a box=== | ||
| + | A box for storing the cards is also available, should that be considered interesting. Yet two aspects require attention before going on: | ||
| + | * The width of the box may not be enough to fit a deck that is printed in too thick paper. So, it is necessary to have the deck ready, first, and then measure the resulting thickness to make sure it is worth printing the box. | ||
| + | * If the cards got somehow scaled during their printing process, then the box size will not match their size. Still, if the box is printed using the same scaling factor it may (it should) work, nonetheless. | ||
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| + | The box, as resulting from the provided PDF printed at 100% (i.e., no scaling), is supposed to be 88x115x20mm | ||
| + | The PDF is a A4. Further Instructions are provided within the file. | ||
==The workspace== | ==The workspace== | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 27 July 2012
Printing the cards
The deck can be printed using a printer-ready file (PDF, 34MB). Currently available version is v2.0 (rev 2.05).
Crop margins are included. Please see printing recommendations, below.
Recommended printer settings
A3, two-sided, left binding.
For those already familiar with the cards (i.e., with less need to check the screenshots and their small captions), scaling down to A4/Letter may be proper, reducing printing costs.
Other printing recommendations
Please test colour results in your printer, using one of the front pages, before printing the all deck.
We noticed that some printers render the file too dark. In those cases, a simple solution was to reduce intensity (or "increase lightness") by several points.
Please share your experience, should you find trouble or better approaches to do this. (We are aware there is something we should do regarding colour management in the file but we did not yet get it right.)
Printing a box
A box for storing the cards is also available, should that be considered interesting. Yet two aspects require attention before going on:
- The width of the box may not be enough to fit a deck that is printed in too thick paper. So, it is necessary to have the deck ready, first, and then measure the resulting thickness to make sure it is worth printing the box.
- If the cards got somehow scaled during their printing process, then the box size will not match their size. Still, if the box is printed using the same scaling factor it may (it should) work, nonetheless.
The box, as resulting from the provided PDF printed at 100% (i.e., no scaling), is supposed to be 88x115x20mm The PDF is a A4. Further Instructions are provided within the file.
The workspace
The suggested workspace can also be printed. We've been using something like an A2 format, printed in a plotter, which seems to be big enough.
Yet, two A3 sheets glued together, with the regions drawn by hand, do the job, too...
