Technical details

If you do want your photo to extend to the edge of the card, make sure it extends beyond the trim line (B)These are the dimensions of the final result. Here the bleed has actually been cut off. up to the bleed line (C)The bleed is the area to be trimmed off. It is very difficult to print exactly to the edge of a card. To achieve this, it is necessary to print a slightly larger area than is needed and then trim the paper/card down to the required finished size. to give a bleedThe bleed is the area at the edge of the card which will be trimmed off..
If you don't want your photo to extend to the edge,, keep it well into the save zone (A)Texts and images which don't extend to the edge of the card are best kept within this safe zone in order for them not to end up to close to the edge of the card or to close to a fold line.

Uploaded photo

Photo after card is cut

If you want to add a frame around your photo, keep it within the save zone (A)Texts and images which don't extend to the edge of the card are best kept within this safe zone in order for them not to end up to close to the edge of the card or to close to a fold line.or extend it beyond the trim line (B)These are the dimensions of the final result. Here the bleed has actually been cut off. up to the bleed line (C)The bleed is the area to be trimmed off. It is very difficult to print exactly to the edge of a card. To achieve this, it is necessary to print a slightly larger area than is needed and then trim the paper/card down to the required finished size. to give a bleedThe bleed is the area at the edge of the card which will be trimmed off..
Extra hint: As trimming is not an exact science it's best to make your frame a bit thicker. The thicker you make your frame the more likely the frame will look symmetrical after the card was trimmed.

Orange frame within the safe zone

Orange frame up to the edge of the card

It's only possible to upload your photos in the file format JPEG or PNG . You can recognize these by the file extension .jpg, .jpeg or .png
It's not possible to upload files in the file formats TIFF, BMP, EPS, AI, PSD, PDF or other file formats.

With Image Enhancement we optimize your photos during production on the level of - for example - colours, contrast, lighting and skintone.

Before Image Enhancement

After Image Enhancement

If you've optimised your photos prior to upload in an application like for ex. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom or GIMP your enhancements will be discarded. We advise you to disable Image Enhancement before the creation of your cards if you don't want your own optimisation to be lost. You can disable Image Enhancement on your profile page.