Printed Window Shades

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Custom Images and Identity Printed on Insolroll Solar Shades and Blackout Window Shades

Insolroll offers digital printing on solar screen and blackout fabric shades for both residential and commercial applications.  Imagine the possibilities to improve corporate identity and use custom graphics in windows on printed roller shades as a design element in commercial applications. Digital printing on shades facing the building exterior is the perfect way for many businesses to replace traditional promotional posters and signage that look unsightly from the inside with a high quality retractable product that still allows view through.
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Limitless Customization and Personalization

Printed shades for residential applications make ultimate customization possible. Custom print patterns, printed art works, and photographs allow a homeowner to uniquely personalize their space with a one-of-a kind window treatment. More possibilities exist with the practice of printing on opaque blackout fabric on a motorized shade used to conceal a television or unsightly piece of equipment.

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Shade printer in action

Wide format digitally printed window shades

Printed Murals for conference center

Insolroll has in-house capability to produce high quality printing on solar screen shades without filling the holes.  We print on most of our solar screen, blackout, and decorative translucent fabrics. Our 126″ UV 4-color printer enables us to produce large shade graphics with ease.

Printing on white and light color shade fabrics are recommended for most projects to create the most colorful and dramatic effects.

 

Print Shade File Requirements

  1. Vector File: A digital file made up of points on a grid that create an image. It can be resized without losing quality, so the image stays clear even if you make it bigger or smaller.
  2. CMYK Color Mode: This is the color system used for printing. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black—these are the four basic colors that printers mix to make all other colors.
  3. 150 DPI Minimum Resolution: DPI stands for “dots per inch.” The higher the DPI, the sharper the image will look. 150 DPI is a good quality for most prints.

Vector File Formats:

  • .AI, .EPS, .SVG, and Scalable .PDF
  • .AI, .EPS, and .SVG files can be easily edited in most cases

How to Check if a PDF is Scalable:

  1. Zoom In: If the image stays sharp at 200% zoom, it’s a vector file. If it becomes blurry, it is not.
  2. Highlight Text: If you can’t highlight the text in the PDF, it’s not a vector file.

 

Key Points:

  • To get the best print, use a vector file in CMYK color mode, with at least 150 DPI. This helps ensure the image looks sharp and clear at any size.
  • .AI files are preferred because they offer more control for editing, as long as the image is not “flat.” 

What is a Flat Image? A flat image is when multiple elements, like text and a background, are merged into one element. This makes it harder to edit if changes are needed later.

 

How to find the image DPI:

On Windows:

  1. Right-click on the image file.
  2. Select “Properties”.
  3. Click the “Details” tab.
  4. Look for “Horizontal resolution” and “Vertical resolution” under the “Image” section.

On Mac:

  1. Open the image in Preview.
  2. Click “Tools” and then “Show Inspector”.
  3. Look for “Image DPI”.

In image editing software (like Photoshop):

  1. Open the image.
  2. Go to “Image” > “Image Size”
  3. The resolution will be displayed in “Resolution” along with the units (usually pixels per inch or “ppi”).