Frequently Asked Questions

Here you find the answers to the following common questions:

License
How do I activate Posterino?
How do I retrieve a lost license?
I did not receive my license, what next?
How do I get rid of the "Posterino Demo" watermark?
How do I install a Posterino license file?
Where is my license file?

Posters
How do I get my poster printed?
What is the maximal poster size?

Trouble Shooting
Why does a rendered document looks blurry when printed?
Why does an Aperture project not show up in the Posterino Image Picker?
Why does a postcard document gets no postmark when emailed?

General Questions
Why the name 'Posterino'?
How do I move Posterino to a new OS or a different Mac?
Is there a MS Windows version of Posterino?

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Postcards
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License

How do I activate Posterino?

To activate Posterino:

  1. Make sure you are using the latest version of Posterino.
  2. Start Posterino
  3. Choose Register Posterino... from the Posterino menu to open the license dialog:
    Posterino menu
    License menu command
    The license dialog
  4. Press the Activate... button. A sheet will appear holding edit fields for your e-mail address and the activation code:
    The empty activation sheet
  5. Enter the e-mail address you used to purchase Posterino and your activation code into the edit field exactly as it is shown in your license mail without any additional symbols:
    Activation code entered
  6. Press the Activate button. Posterino will now download and install your license. You need access to the internet to activate Posterino.
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If your activation code looks like this:

posterino:email=steve@mac.com&order_number=ABC123456

just enter the code after order_number= as your activation code. In our example this is: ABC123456.

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If you should have problems activating Posterino please contact us.

How do I retrieve a lost license?

To retrieve a lost license go to our support page and use the Lost Your License or Gift Code? form.

I did not receive my license, what next?

In 99.9% of all circumstances we did sent out your license. Really. So please proceed as follows:

  1. Check your spam filter for mail from support@zykloid.com and a subject line like Posterino License for...
  2. If you can't find your license in the spam filter, go to our support page and use the Lost Your License? form to re-send your license.
  3. If you did not receive the re-send license either, please use our contact form to get in touch with us.
  4. If it appears as if we don't reply on your request, please consider using an alternative e-mail address. Bouncing mail happens far more often than you may think ;-)
How do I get rid of the "Posterino Demo" watermark?

The words 'Posterino Demo' are inscribed in large friendly red letters on top of your rendered image. To get rid of this simply follow these steps:

  1. Buy a Posterino license.
  2. Make sure your Posterino license is properly installed. To do this, alternatively activate Posterino using your activation code or install your license file.
How do I install a Posterino license file?

Installing the license file by hand is an alternative approach to downloading the license file using the product activation method described above. You need a Posterino license file for this task (a file ending in .policense).

To install your Posterino license:

  1. Start Posterino
  2. Choose License... from the Posterino menu to open the license dialog:
    The license dialog
  3. Drop your license file onto the dialog:
    Drop license file on license dialog
Where is my license file?

Your license is placed in this folder:

~/Library/Application Support/Posterino/

The '~' character denotes your home folder.

Posters

How do I get my poster printed?

You have several options to print your poster:

In general you are free to use any print service you like.

What is the maximal poster size?

In the current version, Posterino uses your computers system memory to render the poster. In general, paper sizes of A1 or 30"x20" are no problem. If you need something larger, have a look at Changing the paper size under Layout Options in the online help.

However paper sizes of e.g. 50" x 100 feet are currently FAR out of the reach of Posterino.

Trouble Shooting

Why does a rendered document looks blurry when printed?

A document that looks good on screen and blurry when printed is in most cases the result of the wrong resolution (DPI) chosen for the document. A document made for printing needs at least 200 DPI to look good.

The reason for this problem may be that...

To solve the problem:

Why does an Aperture project not show up in the Posterino Image Picker?

The reason for this problem may be that...

To solve the problem:

Why does a postcard document gets no postmark when emailed?

The reason for this problem may be that...

To solve the problem:

General Questions

Why the name 'Posterino'?

The name derives from this simple equation:

Equation Revealed

How do I move Posterino to a new OS or a different Mac?

You need to copy the following file and folder:

The '~' character denotes your home folder.

Is there a MS Windows version of Posterino?

No. And currently we have no plans to create a version for MS Windows.