How to Upload Your Images

Click on the "Browse" button to search your disk
drives for the image you want to upload.
Locate the file you want to upload and click on
"Open."
Your file name will appear on the product screen.
If the file name is correct, click on the "Upload"
button below the file name. (If you chose the
wrong file, please click on the "Browse" button to
locate the correct file.)
A preview of your image will be sent to you via
email once your purchase is complete (Please be
patient when uploading large images.)
Fill out the personalization (where required),
information for your product.
Click on "Add to Cart" Button and continue
shopping!

NOTE: If the image size, resolution or format is
below our minimum requirements, you will receive
an error message. Please rescan your image at a
higher resolution or select another image.
***Please make sure your image uses no more
than 3MB, anything larger will not transfer via
cyberspace!

Image Requirements

How big of an image can I upload?

We will accept almost any size picture. However, in order to be able to efficiently produce your order, we will only store enough image data to print a 300 dpi 10.5" x 8" picture - the largest possible image we print on a Photo Gift.

 


What does "dpi" mean?
When a computer displays a digital image, what it does is take the data in the file and display thousands of tiny dots on your screen. The more dots an image has, the more detailed the picture can be. Image quality is measured by dots per inch, or "dpi".

We will display a low image quality image if your digital picture will be less than 100 dpi on the Photo Gift.

For best results, we recommend that your digital pictures be at least 200 dpi when printed on the Photo Gift.

Why? 75 dpi is usually acceptable when an image is viewed on a computer screen. However, unless you have a very expensive, high-quality monitor, there's a good chance that your screen doesn't display much more than 75 pixels in an inch. When you see an image in person, you expect it to be clearer. For the most part, we expect images to be at least 100 dpi when we see them in person, or we notice that edges appear a little fuzzy. Professional photography quality is usually around 300 dpi or higher! Here's an example of two images that look similar when viewed on a screen, but look very different when seen at printed image size:

1000x800 640x480
When printed as an 8x10, here's what they'll look like (only part of the image is shown):

What are the supported file types?

There are 5 basic file types you can use for your
photo gifts: .jpg, .bmp, .tif, .png, and .gif. -
**Image Type Preferred!

**JPEG (can be .jpg or .jpeg)- JPEG's support
over 16 million colors, but can "distort" the image
to compress the file size. The amount distortion is
directly related to the 'quality' setting the image is
saved with. We also recommend that you use the
least amount of jpeg compression possible. (This
is a setting on cameras that is sometimes called
"quality" or "compression".) While high resolution
and low compression will increase transfer times,
they will produce the best results.      

BMP (MS Windows Bitmap Format) - BMP is the
native bitmap file format of the Microsoft Windows
environment. For example, if you create a
document using Paint, chances are it will save as
a .bmp. BMP files are usually not compressed, and
so are large for their image quality.
TIFF (Tag Image File Format, can be .tif or .tiff) -
A bitmap graphics file format that was developed
by Aldus and Microsoft for storing scanned
images. It can be used with black and white, gray
scale, 8-bit color, and 24-bit color images, and
transfers well between different platforms. TIFF
images can be compressed, although loss does
occur.
PNG - Portable Network Graphics format that
supports a completely loss-less compression.
GIF - Graphic Interchange Format files work best
with simple line art, logos and icons.
Customcre8ions.com
Weaving Your Photos into Enduring Heirlooms
Custom Creations is located in the USA
Hours: Wed. - Sat. 9 am - 8 pm EST
Phone 937.408.2697     email:
custumcre8ions@netscape.net
IMAGE HELP
Solution Graphics
Enjoy warm and lasting memories as your favorite photo comes to life on our beautiful knit Gifts.  Your photo
will be knitted into the fabric (not printed) in stunning Color or Black & White.  You can also add your special
message to your gift.  All of our Knit products are
Made in the USA, and of the finest Quality!
Our Photo Throw
Blankets are a
Perfect Gift for any
Occasion: Mother's
Day, Father's Day,
Birthdays,
Weddings, Births,
Graduations,
Memorials, Every
Day is a little more
special when you
have a photo
throw to snuggle
up with!

We also carry
Photo Totes, Photo
Pillows, Photo
Canvas and Photo
Wall Tapestries!

All of our
Customization is
FREE!  No charges
for Text, Color
Borders or Multiple
Photos!

* For Orders with
more than one
photo, color border
and Text, a proof
will be emailed to
you before your
Photo Throw is
woven!