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3.8 KiB
78 lines
3.8 KiB
Always Have Bleed |
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Summary |
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* Always plan to have a printing bleed around the edge of your cards. 1/8 inches is standard. |
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* Have a safe zone too |
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* Layouts make this easy (see the built-in layouts) |
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* Can use png overlays from templates to make sure it fits |
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* Trim option is what is used everywhere in Squib |
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* Trim_radius also lets you show your cards off like how they'll really look |
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An example is also shown in :doc:`/guides/getting-started/part_1_zero_to_game`. |
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What is a bleed? |
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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As mentioned in the summary above, we mostly add a cut and a safe rectangle on cards for guides based on the poker card templates like the one from `TheGameCrafter.com <http://www.thegamecrafter.com>`_ ( `PDF template <https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.thegamecrafter.com/templates/poker-card.ai>`_). See below section :ref:`templates` for more templates as illustration and help. This is important to do as early as possible because this affects the whole layout. In most print-on-demand templates, we have a 1/8-inch border that is larger than what is to be used, and will be cut down (called a *bleed*). Rather than have to change all our coordinates later, let's build that right into our initial prototype in the first stage. Squib can trim around these bleeds for things like :doc:`/dsl/showcase`, :doc:`/dsl/hand`, :doc:`/dsl/save_sheet`, :doc:`/dsl/save_png`, and :doc:`/dsl/save_pdf`. |
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See for more details about a discussion whether or not to use a bleed on `boardgamegeek.com <https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1038946/cards-or-without-bleed>`_ and `specifically one of the comments <https://boardgamegeek.com/article/13410490#13410490>`_. |
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* **Crop** - the area which is going to be cut out to meet the final size requirements. |
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* **Bleed** - an extra printed area outside of the crop, to ensure that the printing runs all the way to the edge of the printed, cut piece. |
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Usage |
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^^^^^ |
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We can add such cut and safe zones with the available DSL methods :doc:`/dsl/cut_zone` and :doc:`dsl/safe_zone` or by using a layout which specifies the cut and safe zone which are later used with the layout option for the :doc:`/dsl/rect` method. |
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Layout:: |
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cut: |
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x: 0.125in |
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y: 0.125in |
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width: 2.5in |
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height: 3.5in |
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radius: 0 |
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In your Squib script:: |
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rect layout: 'cut', stroke_color: :white |
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Or by using the DSL methods:: |
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cut_zone radius: 0, stroke_color: :white |
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safe_zone radius: 0, stroke_color: :red |
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Afterwards, you can save the whole card including the bleed or without the bleed by using the mentioned trim method without affecting all other parts of your layout:: |
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save_png ... trim: '0.125in' ... |
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save_pdf sprue: 'drivethrucards_1up.yml', trim: '0.125in' |
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Example |
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^^^^^^^ |
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In this example we see the cut zone and the safe zone inside the bleed. |
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.. raw:: html |
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<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script> |
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<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gist-embed/2.4/gist-embed.min.js"></script> |
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<code data-gist-id="d2bb2eb028b27cf1dace" |
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data-gist-file="02_onecard.rb"></code> |
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<code data-gist-id="d2bb2eb028b27cf1dace" |
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data-gist-file="02_onecard_rb.png" |
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class=code_img |
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></code> |
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Templates |
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^^^^^^^^^ |
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See the following templates and card descriptions for more information about the above mentioned zone types. The different layouts and sizes are described and illustrated in the linked PDFs. |
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* https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.thegamecrafter.com/templates/poker-card.ai |
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* https://www.makeplayingcards.com/dl/templates/playingcard/American-poker-size.pdf |
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* http://www.drivethrucards.com/images/site_resources/Specifications%20for%20Printing%20Poker%20Cards%20Rev.pdf |
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* https://onebookshelfpublisherservice.zendesk.com/attachments/token/KDYaJUheJHn67QaJSOIe0B2DQ/?name=DTCards-US+Poker.pdf
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