Template size references - Revision history

Ngoeminne at 10:31, 8 April 2016

2016-04-08T10:31:53Z

Ngoeminne at 10:30, 8 April 2016

2016-04-08T10:30:38Z

Snowdrop: /* Card Text */

2012-07-25T17:07:45Z

Card Text

Snowdrop: /* Size References */

2012-07-25T16:55:30Z

Size References

Snowdrop at 16:51, 25 July 2012

2012-07-25T16:51:29Z

Snowdrop: /* WTactics standards */

2012-07-25T16:49:18Z

WTactics standards

Snowdrop: /* Card Size */

2012-07-25T16:31:13Z

Card Size

Snowdrop: /* Card Size */

2012-07-25T16:29:50Z

Card Size

TheBarfOfSatan at 16:28, 25 July 2012

2012-07-25T16:28:20Z

Snowdrop: /* Please notice */

2012-07-25T16:16:53Z

Please notice

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	We use a card text area that's 56 x 31 mm, while Mtg has a card text area that measures 53 x 24 mm. When we have space to use we will utilize stylistic 2 lines height drop caps to add to the aesthetics of the cards as they play well together with the fantasy theme and our templates in general.		We use a card text area that's 56 x 31 mm, while Mtg has a card text area that measures 53 x 24 mm. When we have space to use we will utilize stylistic 2 lines height drop caps to add to the aesthetics of the cards as they play well together with the fantasy theme and our templates in general.
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−	~~====Scribus Template====~~
−	In our Scribus template files we have much greater control over the text layout compared to Inkscape. In addition Scribus is a superior tool for an end result that's supposed to go to print. We therefore strongly recommend you to work with the Scribus file(s) instead of the raw originals in Inkscape.
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−	Text in Scribus is correctly measured in pt. Our card text is usually 8 pt with ''Liberation Serif Regular'' on the average card and typically we try to use exactly that size. In some scenarios it is necessary to use another card text size: If that is the case we aim to keep it as close as possible to 8 pt and to never go below 6,5 pt.
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−	For the drop caps we use ''NimbusRoNo9L Regular'', and when working with 8 pt normal card text the drop-caps become 23 pt. ATK/DEF and gold cost numbers are static and imported SVG vectors, so they are always the same and nothing that should ever be resized.

	===Size References===		===Size References===

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	3. All measurements mentioned in mm have been properly rounded up or down to zero decimals whenever needed. Should you require more exact sizes you can get them by selecting the template object in Inkscape.		3. All measurements mentioned in mm have been properly rounded up or down to zero decimals whenever needed. Should you require more exact sizes you can get them by selecting the template object in Inkscape.
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−	~~==Industry standards==~~
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−	~~===Font sizes===~~
−	~~It's suggested that MtG uses the following sizes measured in pt:~~
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−	*Card type 7
−	*Cart Title 9,5
−	*Combat stats 9,5
−	*Card text 7,5
−	*Artist 6
−	*Version info 5
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−	~~There is no industry standard when it comes to the fonts. Most games use their own typefaces and various text sizes. The ones found in MtG are however very clean and usually readability is kept high.~~
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−	~~===Card Sizes===~~
−	~~An MtG card is 63 x 88 mm, setting what is a standard for the card game industry and the sleeves manufacturers, as well as other third party products like card vaults, archives etc.~~
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−

	==WTactics standards==		==WTactics standards==

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 We use a card text area that's 56 x 31 mm, while Mtg has a card text area that measures 53 x 24 mm. When we have space to use we will utilize stylistic 2 lines height drop caps to add to the aesthetics of the cards as they play well together with the fantasy theme and our templates in general.
-In our Scribus template files we have much greater control over the text layout compared to Inkscape. We therefore strongly recommend you to work with the Scribus file(s) instead of the raw originals in Inkscape. Text in Scribus is correctly measured in pt. Our card text is usually 8 pt on the average card and typically we try to use exactly that size.
+====Scribus Template====
-In some scenarios it is necessary to use another card text size: If that is the case we aim to keep it as close as possible to 8 pt and to never go below 6,5 pt.
+Text in Scribus is correctly measured in pt. Our card text is usually 8 pt with ''Liberation Serif Regular'' on the average card and typically we try to use exactly that size. In some scenarios it is necessary to use another card text size: If that is the case we aim to keep it as close as possible to 8 pt and to never go below 6,5 pt.
 ===Size References===

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	===Size References===		===Size References===
		+	The following numbers are taken from measurement within Inkscape and specific for the Merfolk Noble card as seen on the right. They are not necessarily identical for every card due to amount of text changing and the card art dimensions.

	[[File:Varsizes.jpg]]		[[File:Varsizes.jpg]]

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	[[Category:ORC]]		[[Category:ORC]]
		+	[[Category:Templates]]
		+	[[Category:Printing]]

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 # printing services will offer to print in whatever size we want.
 # It doesn't seem to matter for economy.
 Should there ever arise an incompatibility issue of some kind the players will always be free to print the game in any size they choose to and that suit their specific needs. Since we will be giving the high resolution original images as well as prepared standardized versions for printing there is nothing hindering people from printing the cards much smaller or larger if that is desired. Resizing to custom sizes from the originals is possible in an automated manner via open source solutions such as excellent [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick], for which we also offer already made scripts to help you out with the task.
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 We use a card text area that's 56 x 31 mm, while Mtg has a card text area that measures 53 x 24 mm. When we have space to use we will utilize stylistic 2 lines height drop caps to add to the aesthetics of the cards as they play well together with the fantasy theme and our templates in general.
 ===Size References===

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 # It doesn't seem to matter for economy.
-Should there ever arise an incompatibility issue of some kind the players will always be free to print the game in any size they choose to and that suit their specific needs. Since we will be giving the high resolution original images as well as prepared standardized versions for printing there is nothing hindering people from printing the cards much smaller or larger if that is desired. Resizing automation from the originals is possible via open source solutions such as excellent [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick], for which we also offer already made scripts to help you out with the task.
+Should there ever arise an incompatibility issue of some kind the players will always be free to print the game in any size they choose to and that suit their specific needs. Since we will be giving the high resolution original images as well as prepared standardized versions for printing there is nothing hindering people from printing the cards much smaller or larger if that is desired. Resizing to custom sizes from the originals is possible in an automated manner via open source solutions such as excellent [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick], for which we also offer already made scripts to help you out with the task.
 ===Card Art===

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 The card size is set to 65 x 92 mm and is non-standard. The reasons for this departure from the standard are that:
 # We gain a small amount of area. Our cards will have 8 mm2 larger paper area than for example a card from MtG.
-# There is no good reason to keep it standard since....
+# Our cards will still fit in all [[Sleeves|sleeves]]/boxes and
 # printing services will offer to print in whatever size we want.
-Should there ever arise an incompatibility issue of some kind the players will always be free to print the game in any size they choose to and that suit their specific needs. Since we will be giving the high resolution original images as well as prepared standardized versions for printing there is nothing hindering people from printing the cards much smaller or larger if that is desired.
+Should there ever arise an incompatibility issue of some kind the players will always be free to print the game in any size they choose to and that suit their specific needs. Since we will be giving the high resolution original images as well as prepared standardized versions for printing there is nothing hindering people from printing the cards much smaller or larger if that is desired. Resizing automation from the originals is possible via open source solutions such as excellent [http://www.imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick], for which we also offer already made scripts to help you out with the task.
 ===Card Art===

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 It's suggested that MtG uses the following sizes measured in pt:
-*Card type 9
+*Card type 7
-*Cart Title 10
+*Cart Title 9,5
-*Combat stats 10
+*Combat stats 9,5
-*Card text 9
+*Card text 7,5
 *Artist 6
 *Version info 5

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 . All font units used in Inkscape are for some reason measured in pixels (px) at 90 dpi and not in real points (pt) as is the standard industry. This means that the sizes of a font in Inkscape are actually ''smaller''  when measured in points in other software. Therefore, when working inside of Inkscape, if you want to get a specific pt size you should multiply the Inkscape font size with 0.8. To convert font size from another software (pt) into Inkscape's font size (px) multiply the pt font size it by 1.25. We have filed a [https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/168164 bug report] about this but don't expect it to be fixed anytime soon.
-. All measurements mentioned in mm have been properly rounded up or down to zero decimals whenever needed. Should you require more exact sizes they can be seen by selecting the template object in Inkscape.
+. All measurements mentioned in mm have been properly rounded up or down to zero decimals whenever needed. Should you require more exact sizes you can get them by selecting the template object in Inkscape.
 ==Industry standards==