David G. Kanter
21 March 2005, 02:10 AM
Note: The following postings were made in the thread entitled "Using Acrobat w/Reunion", but I'm responding in this new thread. (ReunionTalk Guidelines: "Use appropriate message titles. If a thread drifts off the original topic, start a new thread")Any advantages to using Heartland Graphics (http://www.familygraphics.com/) as compared with Kinkos (or another printer)?
For me, they are:
(1) Heartland Family Graphics (HFG) familiarity with, and in-house use of, Reunion so I can send them the native chart file and know that Tim Lundin at HFG can, if need be, help ensure the final product is as good, and as inexpensive, as it can be. (On the latter point, Tim has often suggested very minor changes which reduced the letter-size page count that he uses to price his work.)
(2) Their pricing. While I found that Kinkos was a bit cheaper when I was doing strictly black & white (gray scale) charts without any pictures or graphics of any kind, when I needed any color or any graphics—and wanted the product to be good—Kinkos’ prices were many times the prices at HFG.
(3) The quality of the product: The papers that HFG use—even their least expensive—and the printing process always result in products better than what Kinkos did even when I once tried their color products. (Only their color products were good enough for any graphics even if I were willing to settle for a gray-scale product.)
(4) The responsiveness. HFG really came through for me when I had some very tight deadlines for charts needed as gifts and for use a family-reunion events.
(5) Ability to produce larger charts. The plotter at my local Kinkos had a built-in maximum-length limit (which they couldn’t override) that precluded getting one of my long charts on one piece of paper. HFG could handle it with ease. (The HFG web site says they can go to 42 inches x 37 feet.)
And for the record, I’m only a very happy customer; I have no commercial connection with HFG.
Can anyone recommend a UK based printer for family trees?
I've had a look at www.kinkos.co.uk, but there are no prices listed and the details of widths etc. are a bit vague.
Even though you are looking for a UK-based printer, I’d suggest you still contact Heartland Family Graphics and see what it would cost you, shipping and any taxes included. I know they easily handle shipping outside the USA and, because of the points I made above, my first preference would still be them if I were outside the USA. As a dialogue with them regarding your needs and the chart-file submission are easily done electronically—and they’ll set you up to use FTP if your chart file is too large to send as an e-mail attachment—it’s definitely worth checking them out.
For me, they are:
(1) Heartland Family Graphics (HFG) familiarity with, and in-house use of, Reunion so I can send them the native chart file and know that Tim Lundin at HFG can, if need be, help ensure the final product is as good, and as inexpensive, as it can be. (On the latter point, Tim has often suggested very minor changes which reduced the letter-size page count that he uses to price his work.)
(2) Their pricing. While I found that Kinkos was a bit cheaper when I was doing strictly black & white (gray scale) charts without any pictures or graphics of any kind, when I needed any color or any graphics—and wanted the product to be good—Kinkos’ prices were many times the prices at HFG.
(3) The quality of the product: The papers that HFG use—even their least expensive—and the printing process always result in products better than what Kinkos did even when I once tried their color products. (Only their color products were good enough for any graphics even if I were willing to settle for a gray-scale product.)
(4) The responsiveness. HFG really came through for me when I had some very tight deadlines for charts needed as gifts and for use a family-reunion events.
(5) Ability to produce larger charts. The plotter at my local Kinkos had a built-in maximum-length limit (which they couldn’t override) that precluded getting one of my long charts on one piece of paper. HFG could handle it with ease. (The HFG web site says they can go to 42 inches x 37 feet.)
And for the record, I’m only a very happy customer; I have no commercial connection with HFG.
Can anyone recommend a UK based printer for family trees?
I've had a look at www.kinkos.co.uk, but there are no prices listed and the details of widths etc. are a bit vague.
Even though you are looking for a UK-based printer, I’d suggest you still contact Heartland Family Graphics and see what it would cost you, shipping and any taxes included. I know they easily handle shipping outside the USA and, because of the points I made above, my first preference would still be them if I were outside the USA. As a dialogue with them regarding your needs and the chart-file submission are easily done electronically—and they’ll set you up to use FTP if your chart file is too large to send as an e-mail attachment—it’s definitely worth checking them out.