Flexisign TipsIn Feburary 2016 28,

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To get the best out of FlexiSign, you must make sure that your monitor is properly configured to view colors correctly. Even if you use a high-end monitor the screen may appear slightly skewed and not quite as sharp as it could. This can often be cleared up with a third-party monitor testing program. This will help your computer to readjust to test your monitor for resolution, brightness, contrast, geometry, screen regulation and more. A simple online version of this type of program is available at the Display Calibration site. For optimal monitor calibration, you may need a hardware device that corrects display issues.
New Color Profile
Once you have optimally calibrated your monitor, you must make sure that it syncs up with your printer and ink combinations for proper color output during your prints. FlexiSign accomplishes this by importing appropriate International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles, which make sure your colors are set a particular way. When a client gives you an ICC profile, import it by going to Production Manager in the program and clicking on 'Default Job Properties.' Click the 'Perform Color Correction' box, 'Add,' and then browse and select the ICC profile. Select 'Add' from the Linearization table drop-down menu and then pick the ICC profile again but this time with a Tone Reproduction Curve (TRC) extension. Click 'Open' to install the ICC profile. It will now appear in your Production Manager, Flexi RIP and Print sections.
Don't Overcompress
When saving an image in FlexiSign there is an automatic suppress option to make sure that your file size does not get too large. The problem is that this will affect the quality of your digital image. Using the JPG format in FlexiSign or any other editing program will cause your image to lose quality. If you must submit the JPG file format -- as opposed to a compression-free image like a TIF -- uncheck the 'Suppress' box when saving the file. This will bring up a sliding scale of how much you wish to compress the image. Move the compression to 0 percent and click 'OK'; then 'Save.' This will keep your image quality as high as possible.
Preview Before Printing
Printing at full scale in FlexiSign should be reserved for the last step when you are sure that there are no errors in your design. Before doing this, preview your image using the FlexiSign viewing options. Click on either 'Actual Size,' 'Actual Pixels' or '1:1' to view the file at the print size. Step back five feet or so and look to see if there are any problems with the sign that can be perceived with the naked eye. Be vigilant in your checking and double-checking to ensure that you will have the best image possible before printing.
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How to Use Picasa as an Image Host for WordPressIn Feburary 2016 22,

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Register for a free Google account. Google is Picasa's parent company, and you'll need a Google account to create a Picasa Web Album. From the Picasa Web Albums home page, click the blue 'Create an Account' button and follow the instructions to create your free account.
Create a Picasa Web Album account by creating a Google profile, which includes the 'Photos' feature. This is where you manage and update your online photo albums through Picasa. While logged into your Google account, visit the Picasa Web Albums home page at http://picasaweb.google.com. Log in using your newly created Google account. Click the 'Yes, Create My Google Profile' button and follow the on-screen instructions to create your Google profile.
Download and install the Picasa software onto your hard drive. Click the blue 'Free Download' button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software onto your computer. At the end of the installation dialog, leave 'Run Picasa' checked before clicking the 'Finished' button, so that the software launches automatically.
Allow the Picasa software to automatically populate with all the photos on your hard drive.
Upload the photo you wish to use in your WordPress post to your new Picasa Web Album. Double-click on the image in the Picasa software, then click the small 'Upload' button on the bottom of the screen. Customize the display information and designate an album in which to upload the image, if you wish. Click the 'Upload' button uploading the image to the server. The software may prompt you to log in again; if so, enter your Google user name and password.
Copy to your computer clipboard the direct URL of the image on the Picasa servers. Click the 'View Online' button to see your newly uploaded image in your Picasa Web Album. If you're using the Firefox browser, right-click on your image and select 'Copy Image Location' to copy the direct URL to your clipboard. In Chrome, right-click and open the image in a new tab, from which you can copy the URL.
Insert the photo into the WordPress page or post. While editing the WordPress page document, click the 'Image Insert' button above the content field next to the words 'Upload/Insert.' Click the 'URL' tab at the top. Paste the direct image URL in the 'Image URL' field, and fill out the rest of the form with your image's information. Click the 'Insert Into Post' button when you're done to insert the image into your WordPress page or post.
Click the blue 'Publish' button. Your WordPress document will publish with the Picasa photo embedded in its content.
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