IMPORTANT: Please remember, that the image quality of your Flush Mount Album pages will largely depend on your color correcting skills. It is important you read the information below and understand it before buying an album from us.

The information below is for the ordering procedure of Flush Mount Albums Only. Please ensure you read this information carefully before contacting us.

Ordering Procedure For Flush Mount Photo Albums

1. Design your layouts: Please complete this step before ordering. You need a basic understanding of layout design. Of course you can always opt for single images on each page or you can opt to design each page as a layout of multiple images. Keep in mind that you need to select the required size of your page in accordance with the album sizes offered on this website. Please also keep in mind that some of our albums may require you to provide exrea images for the album covers.
   
2. Purchase Your Album: Once you have created your layouts, simply order your album from our store, choose the cover materials (if applicable) number of pages and any other applicable options.
3. Wait For Our Confirmation: Once your order is accepted, you will receive confirmation which will also include the location of our secure upload facility. There are a few basic step by step instructions at the upload facility that you need to read. From the upload facility you can create a password and work intuitively. If you opt to send your files this way the process requires you to be web savvy to some degree and should only be attempted if you think you are confident enough. If you feel that you cannot use the upload facility, you can opt to post a CD or DVD to us by mail. You also will receive mailing instruction in your confirmation email.
   
4. Respond To Our Confirmation Email: Please let us know whether you have opted to upload files or send a CD by responding to the conformation email sent to you.  If your file upload is completed and you are satisfied with the upload please let us know as we will need to close off your upload account (not your store membership account as this remains active) When your order is completed and being sent out to you we will notify you by email.
   

Once your order has been received we will do our best to detect any obvious issues relating to specification conformity. However, as this is intended to be a user defined ordering process, it is in your best interest to ensure your submission conforms to the specifications set below and is error free. Please note, that we do not assess your choice of image quality, color balance or density adjustment.

Image/Layout Requirements

Trim Sizes
Please be aware that you will loose about 3-4mm around the edges of your image. This is called the 'Trim'. When laying out multiple images you should ideally allow at least 7 to 8mm form the edge so that the image is at least 5mm from the edge after the 3 to 4 mm trim area is lost. These are very simple specs to follow, however failure to comply with these specifications may yeild less than favorable results.

Full Bleed Layouts And Trim Sizes
Please be aware that you will loose about 3-4mm around the edges of your image. This is called the 'Trim'. If you intend to create a full bleed layout, please be aware that that 3-4 mm will be lost. If your layout is not full bleed please refer to the information above titled 'Trim Sizes'

Photo Cover Images
Some our album lines (namely, the Acrylic Cover Panel Album, Photo Wrap Cover Album and the Photo Hard Cover Album) require additional images to be submitted for the photo cover. When ordering one of these albums we may need to contact you regarding the front cover as the image often needs to be trimmed differently to the internal pages and may result in some image loss beyond the normal trim loss. To ensure a good fit please ensure that the subject(s) of your cover image is not a tight fit.  For example: A half bust of a wedding couple should include a reasonable amount of loose space around the subjects.  A image featuring a full length pose needs a significant amount of space, particularly top and bottom (above and below the subject(s).

Double Page Spreads/Layouts
You can spread a layout or image across two pages if you wish. We will print it as one and slice the two halves leaving a small gap in the middle (which forms the gutter) which is the standard practice for many Flush Mount Album manufacturers. The above trim sizes do apply.

Organising Files To Be Sent Via Secure Upload Or By Mail

1. Once your layouts are completed, please save them as jpegs and name them as p1, p2, p3, p4 etc. So that we know which order everything need so be placed in.
   
2. If uploading using our upload facility, please zip your files using programs such as Winzip (Windows) or Stuffit (Mac)
3. if you are sending us a CD or DVD please clearly label your order with your name and order number or include a copy of your confirmation letter.
4. Please save your files in Adobe RGB or SRGB color space
   

Basic Skills Required For Flush Mount Album Design
In order to be able to order Flush Mount Albums from this website you need to prepare the page layout files. Therefore, you need to posses the following basic knowledge

1. Basic Album Layout Knowledge: You need to understand how to arrange album pages. For example the first and last page of an album are always single pages, the pages in-between are double page layouts.
2. Basic Digital Editing Knowledge: You need to know how to color correct your digital images and use photo editing software You need very basic knowledge about image file types and color spaces. Please remember, that the image quality of your album's pages will largely depend on your color correcting skills.