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  1. spot color problem

    I have a file that will not save because illustrator says it contains more that 27 spot colors. I have never seen this before. Cant even flatten it becase I get the same error. Whats the fix in this situation? Thanks
  2. Looking in Chicago Land area

    Who in the Chicago land area sells 3mm Foam board BESIDES Grimco and Sign Outlet? Thanks in advance.
  3. material suggestion

    Hey all, We are wrapping a fun house barrel (turning type) and wondered about a material for this application that stands up better. Before anyone mentions it, I am aware of the liability of vinyl on walking surfaces and the barrel has had vinyl on it for a few years now. In my opinion vinyl is...
  4. 3M Dragon Fire Red forsale

    3M 1080 G363 GLOSS DRAGON FIRE RED Origianlly purchased a 10ydx60" roll and a 5yd x 60" roll. The 10yd roll has about 7-8 ft off it due to wrapping 2 volkswagen GTI fenders with it and then the client sold the car and I kept the remainder. The 5yd roll untouched and majority of the 10yd roll...
  5. xc 540 head issue and ink cartridge question

    XC 540 Eco Solv Roland ink cartridges The yellow head started showing signs of clogged nozzles on the left side of it. Now it is completely blank on the left half of the yellow head. Is there a fuse or something for half the head? Also not sure if its related or not but the machine seems to...
  6. material choice

    Most everything I do is avery 1105 and 1360 laminate but I have a customer that needs 100 decals/stickers for the backs of cars. What material would you suggest that is user friendly for the install? I am trying to do away with transfer tape. THe 1105 is overkill especially in the price dept...
  7. Simple one I should know.....

    All help greatly appreciated.
  8. gradient question

    In illy if I use a gradient from lets say white to blue the gradient turns into a purple through the middle. How do I go about making the purple the blue so that it fades from blue to white without purple. Hope this makes sense?
  9. signacade

    Does anyone have a good source for signacades? Online is a good prices but then shipping kills it. Have a customer wanting 20 yellow ones. Any suggestions? Thanks
  10. xc 540 printhead problems

    Hello all, I had to leave town and I had a client that needed something right then. My son (who has done it plenty times before) said he would print it for him while I was gone. Low and behold the media clamp wasnt in right and sure enough it took out the second head (right side of A group)...
  11. PS and colors

    Hello all, Most everything I have been doing up till now has been with illustrator. All has been well for the last 3 years. Now I am starting to work in PS for some more robust work but when I go to print to the XC-540 the colors are WAY off ftom the screen. Both monitors are calibrated. In...
  12. PS corrupt file

    Built my design in PS and saved as .tiff When I try to add the file to versa works it wont because it says the file is corrupt. Built another file and saved the same way. Same result trying to add it to versa for printing. What gives?
  13. problem with FC8600

    For some reason our 8600 cuts with less pressure the further it goes to the left. The media will weed easy on the right half but the left half is a pain because it isnt cutting with quite enough pressure. Add cut force and then your cutting through on the right side. Anyone ever seen this...
  14. Can this be done on a FC8600

    Lets say I have a file with rows of "stickers" across it. The rows fill up the 54" width, and there is 1/2" between the rows. Is it possible to tell the machine to cut the "stickers" (contour cut) and then sheet cut that row off and then move to the next row? If so how would you set this up in...
  15. PS to AI

    Most everything I have done is in AI. I am starting to have a need for PS now alittle more. My question is if I have a PS file with lots of smart objects can I bring it into AI and still work with the individual smart objects (vectors)? It seems to just be a image when I bring it over. Can it be...
  16. What material would be best?

    I make labels for my sisters bakery. She uses the 3 inch oval sticker to basically seal the cake box closed. I have always just used a cheap calendared vinyl but have realised that the customers may be fighting to tear the box open. Is there a adhesive paper media that would work for this? If so...
  17. Question for you guys that do van full wraps

    My sister owns a bakery and has a 2010 Ford Transit Connect as her delivery vehicle and is inquiring with me about a wrap for it. I have wrapped 2 cars with solid color material but never done a graphics design, print and wrap. What would a ball park price be for this vehicle? I obviously would...
  18. How did they do it?

    Does anyone know how this effect was done with this font? There is a small stroke inside the letter with a gradient and what looks to be a 3d effect? And then the fill of the font is a graient with almost like brush strokes in it. I use illustrator for all my stuff. How can this be achieved? Thanks
  19. font help

    With the color effects in the letter I cant get FMF to pick out the letter. Instead it just gets a part of the gradient. Anyone know this one off the top of thier head? Thanks
  20. font help

    FMF doesnt seem to get it for me. Gets close but not exact.
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