Proxy Video Series: Part 2 Printing

This is a printing guide for making proxies using Scribus, a free program with a template I came up with.

Template can be found in the OP of the Make a Proxy Thread on MTGSalvation:
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=203629

Cheers.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Magic
• proxy
• Scribus
• Template
• Cube
• Printing

[steaka1105]

I'm having the same problem as maxxus, my ink was coming out splotchy and not drying after an hour and a blow drier, it just sat in a smearable liquid state on the card. I even turned down the amount of ink used, Im pretty sur I tried both sides of the transparency, but my sides don't seem any different except for which side the white strip is on, any help would be appreciated :)

[HarderTimes]

@steaka1105 It seams like you are either using the wrong type of transparency or are printing on the wrong side. With a standard Inkjet the ink normally dries within 5-10 min. Make sure of the above two things then if your still having problems go to the forums and ask for help there from the other contributors. They might have some ideas.

[ddelehanty91]

does this use a lot of ink?

[HarderTimes]

@ddelehanty91 it depends on your printer settings, If you use the semi-gloss setting on best quality it will use some but not a lot of ink. Much less than on transparency film setting.

[HarderTimes]

Vertigo450: you can always shift the boxes a bit to the right if they are cutting off.

Maxxus176: I use an Ink Jet, also I use Semi-gloss setting which seems to help with the quality.

[HarderTimes]

Vertigo450: I purposefully made the template slightly bigger than the actual cards to make is substantially easier to stick a card to the transparency. once you have cut the excess away you will not notice any real issues with it. This is especially true with "Super-art" cards like the ones you see in the video. All you lose is a small part of the image around the edges. On my printer, I have the boxes set up much more on the left because otherwise it cuts off on the right.

[roberthree]

My printer didn't have the option to change vibrancy or brightness, can I just do it in Photoshop instead? Will it turn out the same?

[ExpertGaming101]

May I ask how you go about making the art, text, name, and all that stuff for the cards; before you print it...

[unrelinting]

I found the templet on mtgsalvation but when i clicked run program it started opining crap tones of other random windos is there somthing that im doing wrong 

[unrelinting]

Im having a hard time with scribus can you help me? i finaly fixed the ghost scrip problem but for some reson i still cant import my pictures on there and also is there some sorta templet that your using that i should download? that sets it up to the excat size of the card i need help bad

[earlpetersen]

Where did you get your card images.

[Rollerdisco100]

I also can not find the template on the MWS page! it would be greatly appreciated if you could link a download here!

[amandasina]

Can you please provide me with an updated link for the template? The MWS page isn't showing it. A direct download would be appreciated, thanks.

[23457no]

Do you have to use foils?

[Crux25565]

so what kind of paper should your print it on?

[ndscrub]

@KatakiUchiha yes go to magiccards.inof best proxy place