Using your own images

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Using your own images

You can use your own images within your design by first uploading an image to pingg and then dragging and dropping the image into a design with space for an image (an image port). You must warrant that the image is royalty-free and that you have the right to use it in this manner.

To use any image you own or create as part of your invitation or ecard, it must meet the following specifications:

• it must be a .jpg
• it should conform to an aspect ratio of less than 3:1 or 1:3 (i.e. it must be less than 3 times high as it is wide, or vice-versa)
• minimum image dimensions are 560 x 560
• maximum image dimensions are 5000×5000
• must be created/saved as RGB and not CMYK; CMYK images will appear with reversed colors or as negatives after uploading
• file size must be smaller than 4MB

Most digital pictures will meet this specification. Also, please note that if you are designing your own artwork with text near the edges, it would be best to ensure that you add a 1/8" bleed to the design.

Upload an image
You will find the option to upload your own image during the process of creating your invite or ecard, in the customize your design section, when you have selected a design with an image port. To upload your own images:

  1. Log into your pingg account
  2. Click the "get started" button on your dashboard or the link located on the upper left-hand side of the screen
  3. Select a design with an image port from the pingg gallery, or click on the icon that says "your image" and choose a layout
  4. Click either "create invite" or "create ecard"
  5. Under the "my images" tab, click the "upload image" button and select the image you wish to upload

Once you have uploaded an image it will be saved under the "my images" tab. Just drag-and-drop the image into any design with an image port, or use the full image itself as the design.

JPG image too small
If you try to drag-and-drop an image into an image port and see an error message saying your image is too small, you must re-size the image. Just about any photo editing application will allow you to re-size an image. As a guideline, any image that is 560×560 can be used in any pingg design with an image port. Different configurations of height and width will also work, providing the image meets the specifications above.

Full image not printable
When you choose to use your full image as your design, you cannot have it printed for postal delivery. This is a particularly useful option if you don't want to crop your image and are only sending your invite or ecard electronically.

Low-quality image
Even if you have used a low-quality or low-resolution image in your design you can still have your design printed for postal delivery. Cropping an uploaded image can sometimes reduce its quality or resolution. The degree of quality loss is variable, and depends on the resolution of the original image you uploaded and the degree to which it has been cropped. You can check to see if you are using a low-quality image by clicking preview>postal. If your image is of low-quality you will see a warning message above your design in the preview window.