Recent content by Chuck Olson

You can open EPSs made by Freehand in Illustrator. You will run into font issues and color issues. I do not know if there is an import filter that will import FH7 native files into illustrator.

I have an SP-300V and I believe that your tracking problem is caused by a combination of the roll of material drifting on the rollers AND a loading mis-alignment. I use the media clamps and the locking collars and I do not have that problem. Any time I have had a tracking issue it has always...

I have a 62" Seal Image Plus Laminator in my basement. It weighs over 1,500 pounds. I hired a moving company to move it off the truck and into my basement. They sent 6 guys with ramps, pulleys and all kinds of other stuff to move it. When I sell my house the laminator is going with it! On...

You're hitting the "Enter" key on the numeric keypad. Instead use the "Return" key (sometimes it is labeled "enter" with an arrow under it).

No, it is PC only. Just buy a PC (Windows XP Professional) to run the RIP. Your Macs will be able to talk to the PC .

Do a manual cleaning of the printheads, wipers, & capping stations. And look for bits of fuzz on the sponge by the wipers.

You also need to leave an extra 8-9 inches on the tail end of the print. If you don't do that it won't be able to detect the crop marks at the end of the print. It is also best to NOT center the print on the media if you are doing a print/lam/cut job. And DON'T do a new "Get Media Width" when...

The Roland Color Library will not change the way colors look on your screen. It allows you to print out color charts from VersaWorks that show colors that have reference names (i.e. DK43K, PR27B) for predefined Custom SPOT colors. In your design software you would pick these color names from...

I used to have that problem (and others), but it went away once I got rid of the garbage software that came with it and bought FlexiLetter. Runs like a dream now.

That "big gray box" indicates that the file has a live transparency in it (that drop shadow). Flatten the transparency and all will be fine.

When you "ran the numbers" you were only taking into account equipment and material costs. You have completely left out TIME. TIME is the major cost factor. You will find that you will be spending lots and lots of time (time that you could be spending at your regular business making money at...

I have a Roland VersaCamm (SP-300V) and I have printed and scored (not cut) magnets directly onto magnet material. I use Magnum Magnets 12 mil DigiMag material. This stuff is fine for refrigerator magnets, but it is not suitable for vehicle use. For vehicles I print onto vinyl, laminate it and...

Go with the 540 if at all possible. Knock out a wall if you have to. I just did 24 4'x4' signs and 12 8'x4' on my SP300V and I had to tile everything. That meant that for each of the 4x4's & 8x4'sI had to do 2 prints (36 signs=72 prints)--that doubled the printing time, and doubled the handling...

If you have the space and the money, go with the bigger machine. I have an SP-300V, BUT I also have a 60" HP5500. Larger machines not only allow you to print larger panels, but they also allow you to print smaller jobs multiple times up. I print 24x36 posters 2-up all the time on my HP. So why...