Send us your Digital Image on a CD-ROM. (With a color proof) As long as your image is a high resolution .TIFF or .JPG file, I can easily use your digital image files to print a fabulous image to be used for creating your custom wooden jigsaw puzzle. I do ALL printing using Photoshop 7.0.

Images for these large format puzzles generally can NOT be e-mailed to us, as their file sizes significantly exceed the 8.0 MB limit that we can receive through our e-mail server. If you are familiar with FTP, you can either email me access to your oversized file on YOUR FTP server.

Please ship CDs files to me via FedEx, UPS or AirBorne so that the shipment gets here quick, and it is trackable. Please use a Sharpie Marker, and write the Following directly on the top surface of your CD. (Your Name, Phone, Company Name, and e-mail address.)

If you must use a post office for your convenience, please use priority mail, and request a Tracking Bar be applied. The post office charges 50¢ for this tracking option. WAIVE Signature Request!

FTP image Transfer! - Thanks to broadband capabilities, you CAN place your image files on YOUR OWN FTP Server, or your own web site, and e-mail me the individual image address. I will be happy to download the files right from your company's server / web site.

Technical Requirements for .TIFF and .JPG images: Use a 150 DPI - 200dpi minimum resolution ( 300dpi recommended resolution) on the finished image size, with true optical (Uninterpolated) resolution. RGB Format is preferred... not CMYK. DO NOT use a DPI that is higher than 300dpi, as it will not make a visible difference in your image print quality, and it will cause your image file to be unnecessarily large.

I also accept .PDF and .PSD files. Especially nice are Vecrtor based image graphics that can be rasterized to a larger dimension, with ZERO loss of image quality.

Your image file should be designed or scanned so that it is at it's ACTUAL puzzle size when printed at 100%. (If for example you are ordering a 20" x 30" puzzle, the image on the CD you send me should print at that size when printed at 100%.)

Do not send in high resolution smaller size image files and expect it to look great when it is stretched up to a much larger full size. Example: if you send me an 8" x 10" digital file, but order a 16" x 20" puzzle, the picture "will" look grainy after it is stretched up to the 16" x 20" size) I also call this the "Silly Puddy Syndrome" When you press Silly Puddy against a comic strip, then stretch the Puddy. Doing this distorts the original print quality of the comic strip. The same thing will happen to your undersized digital image files.

You CAN send me image files that are larger than the actual size puzzle you are ordering. Shrinking an image does not hurt the quality at all, and in some cases it helps make the picture sharper!

When shipping me a CD, be sure to write your full name, company name, plus your daytime and evening phone numbers, on the physical CD (Not the CD Case, or an enclosed business card) with an Sharpie indelible marker so that I can easily identify your CD with your order when it arrives, and when I am looking for it to print your puzzle image.

I do all of our in-house printing using Photoshop 7.0 software. I do NOT accept Power Point files, MS Word files, Quark, Illustrator, Paint files or other low file size images taken from internet web pages. If you are using these formats, you must first convert them into either a .tiff or .jpg file for me to properly use them in Photoshop.

If you have concerns that your image file is physically too small to create an oversized puzzle, then I suggest that you contact your local, or in house, graphic designer to recreate the image so that it meets the above printing requirements. If you can not locate a graphic designer near you, I have a graphic designer local to me that I can refer you to. Call me for the contact information. (1-860-873-3093)

Custom OVERSIZE Printing
Sizes and Prices
NEW LOWER Prices effective Jan 1, 2007
MGC Puzzles uses 200 Year rated "Archival Quality" Ultrachrome Pigment Inks
(200 years exposure to normal room light, not direct sun light)

Image Print Size (Measured in Inches) To convert inches to centimeters, simply multiply the inches by 2.54.... Example: 24" = 61cm	First Puzzle Image Print $10 per Square Foot	Additional Prints for puzzles or for framing using the same image file 2 to 25+ prints $2 per square foot Discount
16" x 20 " or 18" x 18"	$20.00	$16.00
18" x 24" or 20" x 20" or 12" x 36" Panoramic Image	$30.00	$25.00
20" x 30" or 24" x 24" or 12" x 48" Panoramic Image	$40.00	$42.00
24" x 36" or 18" x 48" Panoramic Image or 30" x 30"	$60.00	$48.00
24" x 48" or 30" x 40"	$80.00	$66.00
36" x 36"	$90.00	N/A
Up to 36" x 48" 42" x 42"	$120.00	N/A
Up to 42" x 58" This is the absolute largest size FULLY INTERLOCKING puzzle that I can make. This size is made by special request only. Because of the physical strain of making this puzzle size, they do come at a bit of a premium price. I recommend that most people stay with 36" x 48" as my standard largest size.	$160.00	N/A

* These prices do NOT include the cost of actually cutting your jigsaw puzzle(s).
** Sizes "might" vary by up to 1" in the height & width, due to printing & trimming variables.

For Puzzle Cutting Prices... Click Here!

QUESTIONS?

Maximum size for Fully Interlocking puzzles = 36"x48"

Maximum size for Partially Interlocking Puzzles = 96" x 108". (See below) A partially interlocking puzzle is defined as follows.
A puzzle that exceeds 42" x 58" in size will be cross cut into sections (Quadrants). The number of sections can range from as few as 2 to as many as 4 depending on the needs for your specific puzzle order. Each of these sections will NOT interlock with the adjacent section. The sections will simply push against each other, however the puzzle pieces contained within each of the individual puzzle sections WILL fully interlock with each other.

Our state of the art 300 Megapixel Digital Camera is one of the finest available in the world today. Costing more than a luxury car, this state of the art camera can capture images with the finest detail and quality.

With our camera and computer system, we can digitally photograph your images, and create some of the finest wooden jigsaw puzzles and / or art prints available today.

If you do not have a large enough digital image file available, We can scan or digitally photograph almost anything. including but not limited to....

• Photographs
• Posters
• Negatives
• Slides
• Art
• Ready made Collages of dozens and even hundreds of photos
• Drawings and Sketches
• Children's Art
• --- If you have an image format not listed here,
  give me a call

Professional SUPER High Resolution Digital Photography Fees:
(Using an 80 (Eighty) megapixel Digital camera.)

• $175.00 for original images up to 20" x30"
  
• $250.00. for any image larger than 20"x30" up to 36" x 48"

High Resolution Digital Photography
Using a 10.2 megapixel Digital camera.

• $25.00 for original images up to 16" x 20"
  
• $50.00. for any image larger than 16" x 20" up to 24" x 36"

NOTE: If you are sending us Copyrighted images, a letter of permission from the copyright holder or their agent, specifically giving us permission to reproduce their work, will be required.

* These prices do "not" include the cost of actually cutting the jigsaw puzzle.
** Sizes "might" vary by up to 1/2" per panel due to printing & trimming variables.

For Puzzle Cutting Prices... Click Here!

To convert inches to centimeters, simply multiply the inches by 2.54.... Example: 24" = 61cm

QUESTIONS?

Your images will be professionally mounted to our special puzzle wood using a state of the art HEAT press. This press creates an amazing bond that is about as permanent as you can get.

Please use these simple steps prior to sending me your image.

1) Call me if you have any questions at all, or if you are uncertain about what you might be sending in to me! 1-860-873-3093

2) Ship me your...

• 1) Photo, or art print to be scanned... or, send me your .TIFF image file or a high resolution .JPG image file on a CD ROM or Zip Disc accompanied WITH a Color PROOF print out (bright white letter or legal size paper is OK) so that I will be able to ensure that the colors are being represented correctly.
  
• 2) Although I print colors as close to accurate as possible, exact color matching is not guaranteed. This is primarily due to the fact that 1) different printers print the same digital image file slightly different, and 2) I use a heat bonding process to apply the printed images to my puzzle wood. This heat process sometimes slightly alters the tone of the colors. Exact PMS color matching is NOT possible, however we do feel that color representation is excellent.
  
• Enclose your business card, or a printed copy of my online Order form.

I ship domestic orders for my custom made wooden jigsaw puzzles and fine art prints using FedEx or UPS delivery.

All shipments originate from Connecticut Zip Code: 06423

Overnight Shipping / Overnight Delivery is often available.

All prices shown on this web site are subject to change without notice, as I am not always able to update this large web site with every price modification they may occur. Thank you for understanding.

All art prints and puzzles made using images found on this web site are subject to availability.