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Old 04-19-2007, 04:39 PM
Mikie Mikie is offline
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IMO you are going to have to do alot of BC's to pay for that type of online service. If you really wanted to do it, find an Applescripter(or learn it), set up a website kinda like they have there, having the customer input the information and select the background etc, export that out as a txt document and run a find and replace script with Indesign template, output a pdf.
I setup a similar system for a local printer like this last year, works ok for his needs. 3 of his large customers, he prints all of their BC's. This simple system frees up his prepress guy, pdf's are output after approval into a hot folder which takes the job thru prinergy, ready to plate. It doesnt work so well if they want a custom card IMO, if they ae supplying logos etc it kinda turns into a preflight nightmare, but if Hung,Low, and Happy Lawyers Group wants there bc's cheapo, well heck let them do all the work.

Good Luck
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