I,m lookin into gettin a cutting program and I'm hopein to find one thats compatable with Corel. CoCut makes the claim that it is designed for Corel. I have friends that work with signlab and they seem to like it a lot. But they dont do that much in Corel. I do a lot of logo design work, basic graphics layout and the such, and would like to find what works the best with Corel.
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I would skip the CoCut idea and opt for SignLab ES3. I think that's the name of their cutting program. It works with Corel and I've got it myself. I tried CoCut and couldn't get it to work...ever. Their tech support is in Luxemburg and they were very, very, very uncooperative. SignLabs program will cost you around $300 or so and it does work just fine.
------------------ Louis A. Lazarus Milt's Sign Service, Inc. 20 So. Linden Ave. #5B 650-588-0490 fontking1a@aol.com
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OT/I use CoCut that bridges with Corel and now with Adobe. No problems, use it with all my cutting. CoCut is Global and offers on line support and a user BB. my advice is purchase what will support you when a problem arises...and it will!
------------------ Ken Morse Jamn Graphics Santa Cruz, CA
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if ya have a roland plotter..you dont need anything but corel.....and some of the other plotters will also cut to corel if you connect computer to plotter via the printer port....check with you plotter techies...."happily cutting away in corel"
------------------ joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-944-5060 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND
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Louis is correct that the makers of CoCut are in Luxembourg. But, we (Summa) are the master distributors in the Americas and Asia Pacific. We support CoCut toll-free (M-F 8am - 5 pm PST). There's also a user site at www.cocut.com that addresses most CoCut support, update, and new cutter driver issues (24/7).
Also, CoCut works, flawlessly, with CorelDRAW 6 thru 10. If Louis' copy didn't work, it was most likely a demo (which can be downloaded for free). The demo copy, however, won't save, copy-and-paste, or cut without lines going through the image. If it did these things, it wouldn't be a demo.
Plus, CoCut does many things SignLab ES3 (also sold as Go Cut by SignWarehouse) does not do. Principle among them, plot spooling. CoCut plots your images in the background, freeing your computer to do other things.
I encourage you to try the demo. I think you'll soon see why CoCut is the worldwide best seller.
Best Regards, Jim
------------------ Jim Doggett Vice President Summa, Inc.
Seattle, WA USA jim@summusa.com
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Like Jim said it works fine. I actually purchased my plotter (a Summa) and co-cut pro a the BIG show in anaheim last fall and haven't had any trouble at all with the cutter or co-cut. I'm a newbie to the industry and it works great with corel 9. I say go for it!
------------------ Brian Diver PDQ Signs Everett, Wa
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