Copy Prints

General

These high quality copies are digitally produced on archival glossy, matte or lustre photographic paper. Copy Prints can be made from color or black & white originals up to 8 3/4" x 12". We scan the originals on the Epson 12000XL or the Epson V700, then print them out on the photographic paper on the Frontier. Customers that order Copy Prints get to have the scans as well.

Steps

1. Copy Prints get scanned at 600ppi, Adobe98, JPG.
Scan the original print(s) on one of our flatbed scanners, either the Epson 12000XL or the Epson V700. Generally speaking the 12000XL is a better scanner, however there are some originals that do better on the V700 due to the angle of the light source to the camera lens within the scanner. Also, anything with sharp edges that can scratch the glass should be scanned on the V700.

The scans should be saved in a job folder in Array 100/1 Images/CustomerLastName_WORKORDERNUMBER/OG
This is the file structure you must follow. The file names of those original scans should be like this:
Example:
Medina_198456-01.jpg
Medina_198456-02.jpg
Medina_198456-03.jpg

2. Open in photoshop and crop to the image.
When you open the file, make sure you keep the file in its original Adobe98 color space that you scanned the file in. You should not be converting the colorspace. Then, check the work order to see if the customer wants the original borders or perhaps a specific crop. Apply those instructions to the best of your ability.

3. Make a color adjustment in Photoshop with a Curves Layer Adjustment and/or Color Balance Layer Adjustment to either match the original or improve the original.
You should only have to make a slight adjustment with either of these two adjustment layers in photoshop. Typically to match the original it takes a slight increase in contrast in the shadows and in the highlights. If you find yourself doing much more than that to try and match, you're likely doing something wrong. Consider starting your editing all over again.
If the customer has asked for the image

4. Save a working PSD file in the job folder inside of a WORK folder
When doing this, make sure you're doing a SAVE AS, so that your original OG files stay as-is in your OG folder.
So now, you have a folder stucture as such. You have the main job folder, then inside it you have two folders. OG and WORK. OG folder contains your raw untouched scans. WORK folder contains your working PSD files.

5. Create a FINAL folder
This final folder will contain your flattened versions of the PSD work files. You will be printing from these files. So you still have your PSD file open. You've hit save one last time before you flatten. Now flatten the file and do a SAVE AS and save in the FINAL folder of your job folder.

6. Make Prints
Now that you're done making your final flattened JPGS, go ahead and FTC those files and make the prints according to the job instructions. Pay close attention to print size, surface type, quantity. Make those prints and closely inspect your results to the original prints. If you're happy with the results, package the job. If you need to make an adjustment to your prints, go back into your working PSD file, save the change, then flatten and SAVE AS and save over your previous version that's inside the FINAL folder.

7. Final Steps
Since the customers get a copy of the final files, it's very important to write the path of the job so that customer service can deliver those files to the customer. Make a note something like this on the work order Array 100/1 Images/CustomerLastName_WORKORDERNUMBER/FINAL<br>