What does your backprinting look like
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I ordered several enlargements.
In my gallery I have it set to print photos@heartsfire.com
On my prints it reads
photos@heartsfire.com_smugmug.com
The next order of 633 4x6 prints reads
Photos_heartsfire_com_smu9mu9_com
Is this how yours looks?
In my gallery I have it set to print photos@heartsfire.com
On my prints it reads
photos@heartsfire.com_smugmug.com
The next order of 633 4x6 prints reads
Photos_heartsfire_com_smu9mu9_com
Is this how yours looks?
Dana
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Anybody having these same issues?
Does yours turn out like what you enter in the backprinting box?
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Just my two cents, the backprinting option is a GREAT idea... though in reality, it does look pretty poor. The printing is tiny, there are frequent errors, you can't use symbols (including the copyright symbol), and it looks like one of those 1980's dot matrix printers is used to create the text.
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Thanks Pete,
Do you get jibberish? If that's the way it is, I'd rather have nothing at all.
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I agree, the backprinting quality is poor at best.
Do you sign your images on the front digitally too? I haven't met too many Wal Mart and K Mart photo clerks who ever check what anyone is making copies of to insure copyrights are protected. I doubt anyone would see the backprinting and realize what it was either. As far as advertising goes, I don't think the backprinting is effective either.
(c) Linda Sherrill (555) 555-5555 and it has always turned out fine with no jibberish.:D
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Back printing is a weakness on prints. It is small barely legible and limited in # characters which ends up cutting off text if you are not careful.
Hoepfully we will see some upgrades and improvements on this in the future.
Linda does it have anything tacked on the end of it?
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my first order had www.hobgoodphotography.com and from the same order shipped a day later had hobgoodphotography.com_smugmug.com or so.
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The font size was much smaller on the first part and hard to read.
Might just type in caps and not use the SMUGDOMAIN and maybe
they would come out same size as the file number.
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Good morning all,
First, I must agree with all of the above comments regarding backprinting. Althrough there are advances with the technology, this particular tool is lacking some pretty basic functionality. The printer manufactures have yet to focus on the back printer, which is analogous to an 80's dot matrix printer. The font is static as is the size, and the amount of characters per line. Know that we continue to push our printer manufactures to develop tools that truly serve our customers needs, and as our vendors make adjustments we will update all involved.
Second, what I will take back to our engineering team is the lack of consistency with the text on the back of the prints. We use several types of printers, and each has their own backprinter and drivers, however, the information we feed to these printers is consistent and something that we control. I will let everyone know what I discover.
Happy Thanksgiving to all...
Text box: photos@heartsfire.com
Result 1 photos@heartsfire.com_smugmug_com
Result 2 Photos_heartsfire_com_smu9mu9_com
I have since changed the backprinting text in those galleries.
(No underline on the text.)
Thanks for looking into this.
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Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if
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Thanks for looking into all this, everyone. I just received an 8 x 12 print for a client and the backprinting was so small, I'd need a magnifying glass to see it...
My backprinting has never had the weird characters, just poor quality font and mostly unreadable (too light).
Justus Photography
www.lindasherrill.com
I know we pros ask for a lot from Smugmug, and maybe I'm suggesting something that's already been mentioned, but what about a new color for backprinting? Something that would stand out (red or blue) so you could easily spot it? Once the backprinting dilemma is solved with the extra characters, font quality, etc a separate color would be cool!
Of course, this is me, entirely spoiled by Smugmug, sitting here just shooting pictures now instead of running to town (66 miles round trip) to get a customers single-order 4 x 6 printed and shipped......
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Lame ol tech, or not...this is the way backprinting has been done for years...all my old 4x5 proofs came back with dot-matrix'd backprinting with fixed font and character count, and variable ink quality. Still, it was pretty much readable...I don't think it's the technology, per se. Got to be more diligent about recharging the ink and certainly control what goes on the print!
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