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Have access to an Edge but rarely use it so I have lots of learning to do!!
I want to take a graphic that I have created for my vehicle and print it on the Edge II then do a "decal cut??" to cut this out.
The graphic was made in CorelDraw 8 and it has some bitmap stuff in it from using Eye Candy.
Glenn's step-by-step notes that he exports as a .tif I believe. Will I be able to setup Omega to generate the cuts the way I want on a .tif? I think Glenn said he hand cut them.
Would it work if exported as an .eps??
Sorry for the questions I just really don't know due to lack of experience and the machine not physically being here for me to play with!
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I would probably send the Corel file as is and let the person doing the printing set the file up in Omega. Omega handles bitmap images and vector images differently than most other programs.
Feel free to call me if you'd like and I'll walk you through it.
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Hi Amy, We use the Durachrome and Durasign system which is very easy to contour perfectly with. We could take any Corel8 file with bitmaps in it and creat a contour or you could do simply make the contour yourself and send as is for printing.
-------------------- Brian Stoddard Northwest Signs
You just have to do the decal cut option. First save the file as a Tif. Bring it into composer or Omega. Use your fill tool. Select decal cut and the software will draw a line around the artwork. (it will also draw a line around any white part of the tiff file.) You simply erase this and then output all. Out she goes to the edge and then on to the plotter and done. (it is a tad more complicated that this but not really)
Kevin Landry KnL Signs and Imaging
-------------------- Kevin Landry KnL Signs Halifax NS
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What kevin says is true, but if you are already starting with a vector file I would save a file with the cutline (outline of your sign, welding multiple elements if you have to) and then export your complete print file as a .tif file. My experience is that you will get a cleaner vector this way.
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