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Reply #45 – January 11, 2007, 09:10:35 AM

I got an update Antonio.

The quality of the overall calender is fine. What was lacking was good hi-res pics of some of the cars. Some were obviously low-res and the shots are overly pixelated once enlarged to fit. I maxed out my digital, but I know mine were still not really high enough quality(need a new camera ..should of bought Nate's).

The price was little high for a calendar, but considering it is a "custom" deal...it's more than fair.

It takes alot of work to get something like this together.

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Reply #46 – January 11, 2007, 09:20:51 AM

I was happy with the calender itself, it's more of a CafePress thing. I paid extra $$$ to get it in 2 days and instead it took 8, so my 3 free $5 off coupons didn't get used (was going to use them to buy more calenders). That was kind off upsetting. And my "high gloss" cover isn't high gloss (just like everybody elses). The work you did on the calender was awesome and even though some of the pics are pixelated (mine included) they still look good. They were white-washed a lot though.

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Reply #47 – January 11, 2007, 01:00:57 PM

I agree about the image quality. It's pretty tough to get consistent quality from twelve people with possibly twelve different cameras. But overall I'm happy with it. Eric's photos put everyones to shame. I think it would be a good idea to start next year's at CatJam 07. Maybe I can kidnap me a photographer.

For next year's, I may have two cars per month to reduce the size of the images and fight off pixelation... if that's even a word. Firefox says no. xD I will open up the floor for ideas in a couple weeks. Give myself ample time for next year. :D

I paid for overnight shipping on my first one and just the first upgrade on the second one. Truthfully I could not tell the difference in shipping time. They did however, build my overnight one faster but the shipping seemed to be about the same. I got them both in about two days.

Thanks for the feedback.

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Reply #48 – January 11, 2007, 03:03:54 PM

What were the dimensions for the pictures that turned out well? My barely adequate camera maxes out at 2048x1536 (3.2 MP) and I'm guessing that wouldn't cut it for this.

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Reply #49 – January 11, 2007, 04:00:38 PM

Quote from: SSX;123187

What were the dimensions for the pictures that turned out well? My barely adequate camera maxes out at 2048x1536 (3.2 MP) and I'm guessing that wouldn't cut it for this.

Mine is a 3.2 MP as well I think.

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Reply #50 – January 11, 2007, 06:51:39 PM

Mine was 2.5 and it looks horrible. The new camera however does 3.0 or 6.0 so the 6.0 would have looked nice. The shots are all definately white-washed in the calender though.

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Reply #51 – January 11, 2007, 07:00:40 PM

Odd...my camera is only a 4.0 MP. I didn't think it took pictures that were any better or worse than other cameras I've seen. But I do use a tripod for nearly all my picture-taking. That pretty much eliminates blurriness and unintentional graininess.

Ordered the calendar today too.

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Reply #52 – January 11, 2007, 08:46:47 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;123229

Odd...my camera is only a 4.0 MP. I didn't think it took pictures that were any better or worse than other cameras I've seen. But I do use a tripod for nearly all my picture-taking. That pretty much eliminates blurriness and unintentional graininess.

Ordered the calendar today too.

The tripod is probably what made the difference. There were a couple with higher resolution than you but yours where crystal clear at just about any size.

Another thing is I orginally designed the calendar for 8.5x11. And at the last minute I changed them to 11x17. But most of the images only needed to be scaled up slightly. I think Billy's was one of the ones that was way too small but I really liked his car & layout and I just couldn't let it go.

But this is a learning experience for me, and I will have a better idea of what is required next year.

Oh, and thanks.

SSX:

Chuck's were 2048x1536.
Eric's were 2288x1712.
83_Prostreet's were 2304x1782. <GrowlXR7's were 2592x1944.

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Reply #53 – January 12, 2007, 05:00:01 PM

Just got mine and it looks grrrreat. love the cover

Next year maybe mine will make car of a month, maybe
I do appreciate being put on the cover near the center [COLOR="Red"]Thanks[/COLOR]

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Reply #54 – January 13, 2007, 11:39:15 AM

I had higher res photos....I compressed the ones I sent so it wouldn't be a huge email. If I would have known how pixelated the cal page would have been, I would have sent the pics that you used for my layout uncompressed. Noob mistake. Mine looks good from a distance though. Nice job.

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Reply #55 – January 13, 2007, 06:09:11 PM

just got mine in today, fantastic job...its gonna be a good year

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Reply #56 – January 18, 2007, 09:40:10 AM

I got my calendar on Wed. 1/17. I can see what you're saying now, Antonio, about the graininess...then again, stepping up to the larger calendar size at the last minute, that's definitely a huge factor. But overall I thought most of the pix were very usable. At least from a distance everything looks pretty sharp, and that's what really counts. I'm pleased with the overall calendar. Especially December. :D

Speaking of...did I request that month, or is there another reason why there's a convertible depicted during the coldest month of the year?

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Reply #57 – January 18, 2007, 08:32:29 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;124387

Speaking of...did I request that month, or is there another reason why there's a convertible depicted during the coldest month of the year?

lol... you sound like my fiance. Who btw, is completely infatuated with your car. Keep a close eye on it at CatJam. :D

Maybe, just maybe... I live in Florida... in my head. xD

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Reply #58 – January 19, 2007, 09:52:18 AM

I used a 5.0 mp camera on my shots and I think they came out pretty good. I didn't really notice much if any pixelation.... The only downside was the sun glare, but the white car always seems to reflect it .... lol

Thanks for giving me August, one of my favorite months to go out cruising.... ha ha.... I hope to make it out to a cat jam sometime, unfortunately they are way too far for me to drive my car and I don't have a trailer yet.......

Thanks,,, again

finally ordered mine!

Reply #59 – January 22, 2007, 01:25:29 AM

I finally got around to ordering one for myself a few days ago...

I'm trying to wait patiently for it to arrive. But I can't wait! It's kinda like Christmas! I'm gunna hang it up in my home office (right in front of where I am when I hang out here on the forums!)