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Creating your HARDCOVER photobook with alternative design software

RapidStudio’s online photobook editor offers beautiful, professional layouts that are easy to use. If you prefer to use alternative design software, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Set up Pages

Calculate and set up PAGE size with bleed. This avoids white edges on your finished pages. Use the provided table for your chosen photobook size.

A4 Landscape Hardcover Photobook PAGE Size

Bleed mm (all around)	Trimmed Height	Trimmed Width	Final Height inc Bleed	Final Width inc Bleed
4 mm	210 mm	297 mm	218 mm	305 mm

RapidStudio Photobook cut line and bleed example

CUT LINE
This is the approximate area where the guillotine will trim your page to size.

BLEED
This section of the artwork outside the cut line will be trimmed off. It ensures the picture will bleed off the page and there will be no white lines between your picture and the edge of the page.

SAFE AREA
The important parts of images & text must be inside the green safe area line to avoid being cut off.

Step 2: Set up Cover

We recommend using the RapidStudio editor for the cover design for its preset designs and built-in spine size. If you're using your own design program, follow the instructions below.

A4 Landscape Hardcover Photobook COVER Sizes

Number of Pages	Bleed (each side)	Spine size	Final Cover Height including Bleed	Final Cover Width including bleed
12-51 pages	15 mm	8 mm	245 mm	654 mm
52-75 pages	15 mm	10 mm	245 mm	656 mm
76-97 pages	15 mm	12 mm	245 mm	658 mm
98-119 pages	15 mm	14 mm	245 mm	660 mm
120-143 pages	15 mm	16 mm	245 mm	662 mm
144-165 pages	15 mm	18 mm	245 mm	664 mm
166-189 pages	15 mm	20 mm	245 mm	666 mm
190-202 pages	15 mm	22 mm	245 mm	668 mm

Step 3: Save or Export your files

Save cover and pages separately. Recommended resolution 300 DPI for images (high quality print) in sRGB colorspace.

Step 4: Upload files into the RapidStudio editor or send a link

Go to the top of this page and select your product options such as cover style, cover material, and color, etc. and choose how you would like to send us your book - Multi-page PDF or single pages or send a link, then follow the instructions below:

For Single page files

Prepare your files so that they are named in chronological page order, example 001.jpg, 002.jpg, etc.
Click the "import Artwork" button. This will launch the editor (where you will deposit your files).
Click the "Upload images" button on the left-hand side of the editor and select your images.
Populate your cover first buy draging it in from the images on the left.
Click on page 1 and click the autofill "wand", situated just to the right of the "Upload images" button. This will populate your book (it will automatically create the number of pages you need).
Page through the entire book, make sure all key visual elements like text and picture borders are within the safe area (green line). All pictures that you want to "bleed" are off the page like the example above.
Do a final check by clicking the "preview" button located just left of the "add to cart button" on the top right of your screen.
There is a grey border around the page, this is the "bleed" it will be cut off but it needs to have part of the image (if you want it to "bleed") right to the edge for a good result.

For Multiple page files

Drag and drop your cover pdf first.
Click on page 1.
Drag and drop your pdf on the first page and provided all the pages are the same size it will auto fill the book.
Page through the entire book, make sure all items let text and picture borders are within the safe area (green line). All pictures that you want to "bleed" are off the page like the example above.
Do a final check by clicking the "preview" button located just left of the "add to cart button" on the top right of your screen.
There is a grey border around the page, this is the "bleed" it will be cut off but it needs to have part of the image (if you want it to "bleed") right to the edge for a good result.

Or, send a link

Go to wetransfer.com
Click the upload files button or drag and drop to upload your files.
Type info@rapidstudio.co.za into the email address and click the transfer button.
After your files have uploaded on WeTransfer, a screen will pop up with a link to your files. Copy this link and paste it into the "file link" space provided above.
Make sure you have selected all the options that you want, including the correct number of pages you need for your book.

Step 5: Follow the ordering process

After all steps are completed, proceed to the cart and follow the checkout process.