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Imagine
being able to offer your customers an exciting new service of
turning their most treasured captured moments into a beautifully framed canvas
masterpiece for their walls. It is fast and easy with Digital by Southern
Moulding. Just upload your customer’s digital photographs to us and we will
print them to canvas at the size you request. Once printed, you may choose from
several options of stretching, mounting or laminating.
Once completed, we will deliver or ship the canvas to your store within 5
business days.
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Digital Camera Files
For best quality prints, you should upload files that are the
maximum size available to you. While we can print larger than we recommend, the
customer runs the risk of seeing lower than desired quality. For example, for an
8x10 we recommend at least a 2MP camera file, however we can do a print using a
1MP if the customer needs it. Many factors impact the quality of the print, the
detail in the original file may impact the final output. An 8x10 of a portrait
may look very good whereas an 8x10 of a 50 person group photo may not yield the
desired results (the granularity/detail is lost in the canvas) even if the
original file is from the same camera.
Most digital cameras allow you to change the resolution, so you can select the
quality of your photos as you take them. We highly recommend that you use the
SHQ (Super High Quality) or Super Fine mode on your camera using TIF or JPEG
settings (using minimum compression). Remember: No matter what size the file is,
if the picture is blurry as a small print, it will be blurry enlarged on the
canvas. As a rule of thumb:
Maximum Canvas
Size Possible
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Camera Capacity
with settings at SHQ or SF Resolution
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File Size
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| 16"x20" - 22"x28" |
3 MegaPixel Camera with resolution at 1536 x 2048 |
1.6 MB |
| 20"x24" - 24"x30" |
4 MegaPixel Camera with resolution at 1704 x 2272 |
2 MB |
| 24"x30" - 30"x40" |
5 MegaPixel Camera with resolution at 1944 x 2592 |
2.5 MB |
The Canvas
We print directly onto Fredrix® Print Canvas. This canvas
is a fine woven blend of polyflax and cotton, and is specially coated with
an acid free acrylic titanium gesso to provide long term archival quality.
Cropping
Sometimes your print may need to be cropped to fit the size of the canvas you
have ordered. In this case we will artistically crop your digital image to fit
the output size of the canvas. If we see that your digital image will not work
with your ordered canvas size, we will contact you to find a possible solution.
Scanned Picture Files
If you are going to scan a picture to send to us, please set your flatbed
scanner to scan your image at 300 dpi or greater and save the file in RGB mode
using JPEG format at the highest quality setting with low compression. You can
also send your photographs to us and we will scan them for you for $10. Your
photographs will be returned to you with your printed canvas.
Canvas Care
Like all artwork, please avoid displaying your canvas in direct or indirect
sunlight. Sunlight will cause irreversible damage to any type of printed
artwork. Never clean your canvas with water, as the water will damage the
printed surface.
Shipping and Delivery
Your canvas will be ready to be shipped or delivered within 5 business days from
the receipt of your image. We deliver by our Southern Moulding delivery service
to existing delivery customers, all other orders will be shipped by UPS or
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