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Originally Posted by jg2924
My problem with shutterfly is the bleed space for the binding. I have looked at it online doing the preview and it looks fine, but when I got the book, there were some things on the binding side that were hard to see because they went down into the crease.
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I don't know if this will help anyone, but it really helped me after a frustrating first book with some gutter "issues" (the space where the binding pulls the pages together).
Shutterfly has the templates for their trim specs, but I don't remember if they are accurate for the gutter space. Regardless, since I do two-page spreads, I do my layouts on a 24X12 page on my screen, and I downloaded Grant's Tools which has an action to create your own guide lines.
In a 12X12 book, 1/4" from the right edge on a verso and the left edge on a recto will clear the gutter with Shutterfly. Likewise, their 1/8" recommendation on the outside and top edges is spot-on. I compared my guidelines with my printed book and it was an exact match. On 8X8 books I use 1/4 inch on top, bottom, and outside edges as the no-scrap zone and maintain the 1/4 inch for the gutter.
When I start a blank layout, if I know it might be a layout where pictures cross over the gutter (like with simplyyin's templates), I go ahead and create my guide lines at 11.75 and 12.25, vertical. That gives me my visual space to keep important stuff out of there.
Anyway, I hope that helps! I'm sorry I talk so much.
Sarah