software

I had a new one today. A customer wanted to send me a design of their new logo from a cloud based software known as Cricut. I guess they sell vinyl cutters and that is the software you use. Nice enough I suppose. There is nowhere to export or save as that I can find of any kind of standard...

Anyone out there use a reliable proofing software? In other words a app, plugin or software that measures and displays measurements of a pdf or Ai file for customers to see what they are asking for? I have been doing this manually for years and it takes some time to do, now that I am getting...

Hi everyone. I currently use CorelDraw, Photoshop and FlexiSign for many of my signage renderings and seems like too many steps to get the complete drawing down. Is there a program (Or maybe macros/plugins/actions) to make designing easier and more professional with making a 3D looking sign so...

Today the world lives in the era of internet of Things. (IoT) And printing has found a place in the online web commerce. No other technology has transformed so dynamically in today’s time. What matters the most is not only the service or its quality, but also the flexibility. Moreover, it is a...

Illness forces the sale of sign shop assets. Until recently, used in daily design and production of marketing and construction signage for one of the largest national housing developers. Fast and capable. Perfect working condition. $999 including free shipping to continental US. Other offers...

Hello all, I have flexisign 12 and Production manager that goes with it. For some reason, when I try to print things my job with RIP fine, and act as if it is about to print, but once the status goes from 99% to 100%, my job disappears from the queue. Then my printer is trying to reprint the...

Hello, I am new here and I need some help about this cutting plotter. I bought a ColorCamm PNC-5000 few month ago because it was quite cheap, but there was not the CD-Rom with it, so, I was wondering if somebody can help me with the drivers and the software. I made many research but almost every...

Hey all, Trying to recover Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator for an older Mac running ElCapitan OS... Really not wanting to have to go the torrent route and not a fan of CC interface. Anyone have a copy available? Sorry if this post is in the wrong section and thank you for your help!

How do you manage jobs throughout your shop? Digital? Analog? Both? How do you manage jobs in the production side? We use a cyrious for the digital but also have an analog board in the back. It is divided up into production stages and we use magnets to move the jobs across the board. I do not...

I just got a hp chromebook and cant seem to find any software that will work with the chrome book and my anagrapgh plotter. if you guys know of any software can you let me know Thanks!

Hello, This may not be the best write out there well because I'm on my iPhone but I'm getting into vinyl work and looking for some help!! I need to know what software works best but doesn't break the bank! What makes the best money? How do you guys charge? By size? Color? Type of vinyl? Also...

Hi! I have a Mimaki CJV30-160 that is about 2.5 years old. My PC it is attached to crashed, and it's now on Windows 10 and I have upgraded to Rasterlink 6 from the 5 that came with it since 5 would not run on Windows 10. The problem with the upgrade is that there are no profiles for my...

Howdy all, I just acquired a Gerber FasTrac 650, and I am trying to get it to work with a Windows 10 AMD machine or a macbook pro. I have tried a serial card, and a serial to USB converter and so far, no-dice. I do not have the Omega software. I am trying to get it to work with SignLab, Coco...

First of all I understand software cost money to develop and I am NOT looking for a free solution however that being said I was wondering if I could get some help... I purchased an older cutter plotter and computer (Vinyl Express Ultra 24" serial port and Windows XP Dell machine) I was...

Can anyone rotate a sign for me, I'm on my laptop and don't have any graphic software on it. Thanks

I've been out of the signage industry for a while. I used to use SignBlazer, but this seems to be off the market. Which will be the best software to purchase for a printer/cutter - and why? It will need to do digital printing and cutting.

My first experience with Roland. I have experiences in their maintenance. the computer recognizes them. But did not recognize the printing software , (cannot find information for device detected please make sure the software supports this device) look at the pictures...

We currently have 8 employees including me, and we do a blend of wide format printing, including decals, banners, signs, digital prints, vehicle graphics, wall graphics, posters, etc. After years of doing things the old fashioned way, we are going to make the jump to sign management software...

My first experience with Roland. I have experiences in their maintenance. the computer recognizes them. But did not recognize the printing software , (cannot find information for device detected please make sure the software supports this device) look at the pictures

Greetings all! It's been a while! I have recently been asked to help set up a print shop. Ricoh printers will be the primary printers used. What I am specifically tasked to do is find the proper kind of software to "run" the retail element. Software that can calculate costs, provide...