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Best way to print custom cards with professional printer?

PostPosted: January 2nd, 2019, 1:46 pm
by Ricky Chops
Hey everyone!

I've been perusing the forum the last month and half after getting back into the game after 25 years (lol) and eventually I want to print custom cards to supplement the existing content. I'm considering taking the cards to a FedEx/Kinkos in my local area. My goal is to print custom cards that look and feel exactly like the ones from the game system, however, I'm not sure how the layout in Photoshop should look or what the image sizes should be.

Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: January 2nd, 2019, 2:16 pm
by StratosVX
There are actually online card printers that people have used in the past. I haven't used any of them yet, so I'm not sure who they are. I know that people seemed to be really happy with the results in most of the posts I read about them. I'd do a search on here for online card printing to see what pops up.

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: January 2nd, 2019, 2:51 pm
by knightkrawler
Printerstudio works internationally. Very good quality although the original HQ card size is not available.

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: January 2nd, 2019, 5:32 pm
by DullandRusty
i use thegamecrafter.com and it is very good quality but same a printer studio. no exact match of old cards. I redid the old cards as well so they would match.

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: August 5th, 2019, 3:06 pm
by hightechartist
knightkrawler wrote:Printerstudio works internationally. Very good quality although the original HQ card size is not available.

I was actually planning on using printer studio to print cards. Aren't the HQ cards just bridge card sized (as opposed to poker card sized)?

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: August 6th, 2019, 1:44 am
by Anderas
No, they aren't. HQ card size is right inbetween everything.

Just choose one card size and print all of them... I chose zombicide card size, it works for me.

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: August 6th, 2019, 5:41 am
by hightechartist
Anderas wrote:No, they aren't. HQ card size is right inbetween everything.

Just choose one card size and print all of them... I chose zombicide card size, it works for me.


Hmm... was there different sized cards in different regional releases or did the set I buy off ebay have counterfeit cards...
My cards are 56mm x 88.9mm, the exact dimensions of bridge cards. I just measured them again to make sure.

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: August 6th, 2019, 6:16 am
by Anderas
hightechartist wrote:
Anderas wrote:No, they aren't. HQ card size is right inbetween everything.

Just choose one card size and print all of them... I chose zombicide card size, it works for me.


Hmm... was there different sized cards in different regional releases or did the set I buy off ebay have counterfeit cards...
My cards are 56mm x 88.9mm, the exact dimensions of bridge cards. I just measured them again to make sure.



In that case I have have ro recheck... is it possible I didn't see it?

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: August 6th, 2019, 8:07 am
by khimbar
Pretty sure in the UK version I have upstairs the cards are 54 by 80mm.

Re: Best way to print custom cards with professional printer

PostPosted: August 6th, 2019, 11:20 pm
by hightechartist
khimbar wrote:Pretty sure in the UK version I have upstairs the cards are 54 by 80mm.
Hmm, interesting. Would you mind measuring them?