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I am currently running SIGNLAB for my designs. It does not let you do really colorfull designs. For instance nice fades, Highlights on shades etc. is there a better Sign Software that someone knows about. It would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Paul
-------------------- Paul Vartanian Paul Vartanian Signs 8 Lord Terrace, Woburn, MA 01801 617-780-7684 Posts: 16 | From: Woburn, MA | Registered: Nov 2005
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I am used to Casmate Pro. I know I do have some learning to do with this program. I've only had it for a couple of months.
-------------------- Paul Vartanian Paul Vartanian Signs 8 Lord Terrace, Woburn, MA 01801 617-780-7684 Posts: 16 | From: Woburn, MA | Registered: Nov 2005
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It's just too bad there isn't better training available for these programs. Books just don't help that much, in my opinion. Exploring a program's features and quirks is a time consuming process, and when you're using that program to feed your family, the learning curve can be unnerving.
The best way I've found to learn has been to look over a pro's shoulder while they work, and ask lots of questions. But, I lucked into an unusual and ideal situation. How many times are you going to find a roomfull of seasoned Signlab users, and if you did, have them eager to teach you?
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Ok.. My message sounded real harsh.. sorry.
You really have to play with the shadow sction in signlab.. You will get the hang of it. You could also try like corel draw or adobe ill. to get more effects and import them into signlab to cut.. others know a way to cut right from corel draw but im not sure how to do that. I mainly use signlab for everything. It just takes getting used to..
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Casmate Pro is an outdated program that is no longer sold, serviced or updated. It is a 16 bit program and all the current ones are 32 and moving to 64 bit.
I was a die hard CasMate user for many years. The blends are klunky and don't print all that well. The program was written for cutting vinyl, although the editing tools in CasMate I still like better than anything currently on the market.
CasMate transitioned into Inspire and company mergers led that into Flexi Sign.
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I attended "Signlab University" and learned a LOT about using the tools that most everyone overlooks. Rob Ivers is an awesome teacher and knows the program backwards, forwards and inside out. I don't know if they still offer the classes but if you get the opportunity, take it; it's money well spent. IF you take the time to watch the instructional CD you can learn a lot, probably even more if you actually read the manual (nope, I haven't read it either, LOL).
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