Anyone here have Signlab?

[ToddM.]

I currently use Signlab 5.0 and am most likely about to upgrade to 8.0...Does anyone here use Signlab 8.0? If so, how do you like it? I'd really appreciate your thoughts...Thanks a lot!

Todd

[Replicator]

Have Signlab 8 and It's the bomb dog . . . !

[Border]

I have 6.1 and love it for basic desic design work, node editing andespecially vinyl cutting... Haven't seen the need to to upgrade until/unless I want a better version for digital printing. The current rip with my version sucks for sure! I prefer Flexi's print rip. But I've heard signlab has improved their rip..... hopefully some of it due to the endless hours I spent bitching at them on the phone when version e6 first came out!

[Pro Signs & Graphix]

The new Signlab is nice.

[Team Oakley]

I have Signlab 7.1 build 10. Started with 4.95 and have bought all the upgrades. Now I am not sure about going to 8. I do more printing now than cutting vinyl. We just upgraded to the VP 540 and loving it. Mostly use photoshop for designs and then import to Signlab to make the contor cut. Then export to Versa Works for RIP.
Signlab is wonderful for fast designs for vinyl. :Cool 2:

[Auto Accents]

love my 7.1

[signage]

I have * and would say go with it! The extra plug-ins that come with it are great along with the VPM.

[cOrKinSA]

As a long time Flexi user I am thinking of switching to Signlab, so does this happen much in Signlab?
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Sorry to be a Thread Pirate but I wanted to put this question in here so as not to throw an "I like this, I hate that debate" and tick of some folks that are down for flexi in that other thread.

[Pro Signs & Graphix]

No.

[JR's]

no

[chopper]

I have Signlab 7.1 build 10. Started with 4.95 and have bought all the upgrades. Now I am not sure about going to 8. I do more printing now than cutting vinyl. We just upgraded to the VP 540 and loving it. Mostly use photoshop for designs and then import to Signlab to make the contor cut. Then export to Versa Works for RIP.
Signlab is wonderful for fast designs for vinyl. :Cool 2:
I use to do my printing from versa works, but I have started to use signlab for the rip and it is much better than versa works, I have looked at the version 8 but haven't bought it yet //chopper

[WRAPS]

did any of you that used other rips then switched to signlab.did you notice a big difference in print quality?colors?
i ask because we use colorchoice and flexi,i got this signlab demo,what the heck i tried it and my prints looked so much better! was it just me?

[slipperyfrog]

We got a pretty good upgrade price of $499 from our corporate office to go from any version under 7.0 up to 8.0. Had to grab it.

I love the upgrade from version e6 to 8. Multi windows and a scroll wheel mouse zoom save me all kinds of time. I know 7.1 added open type font compatibility but we are loving 8 with the same addition as it is new to us.

Anyone have longer load times with version 8 however?

[cOrKinSA]

We got a pretty good upgrade price of $499 from our corporate office to go from any version under 7.0 up to 8.0. Had to grab it.
Wow who do you work for!?


Just another happy circut owner.

Shouldn't it say Cricut?

[Carl Crabtree]

I've been using SignLab since Ver. 1.1 On 7.1 now and getting ready to up it to 8. We use the rip for 2 Mutoh printers. I'm looking foward to ver 8's new bitmap editing tools, Maybe wo'nt need CorelDraw as much.

[3dsignco]

I love the upgrade from version e6 to 8. Multi windows and a scroll wheel mouse zoom save me all kinds of time. I know 7.1 added open type font compatibility but we are loving 8 with the same addition as it is new to us.

Wait, You mean we can finally have more then one job open at a time. That will be worth the $499 price alone.

[slipperyfrog]

Wait, You mean we can finally have more then one job open at a time. That will be worth the $499 price alone.

Yes you can and I love being able to now drag objects between windows from two different jobs.

[d fleming]

I'm running 8 on two systems and it's very nice but I have no idea how to open two jobs at once. That would be awesome, it's the one big thing I've never liked about the program.

[slipperyfrog]

I'm running 8 on two systems and it's very nice but I have no idea how to open two jobs at once. That would be awesome, it's the one big thing I've never liked about the program.


On your top menu bar goto/check the following:

Options/Multiple Instance

[signage]

Here is a screen shot for multi instance: This has been available since version 7 only thing I'm not sure of is if it was available on release 1 or added at sometime with updates!

[d fleming]

Awesome! Learn something new everyday. Thanks.

[Neil]

Funny but I never use multiple instance - maybe I should give it a try.
I do love Signlab though and the new V8 is another step up.
I hardly ever have to use other programs for image editing - you can do a lot from within Signlab and it's all so quick and easy.

The rip is awesome. Some people don't get their head around it but I've made my own profiles using their profile wizard and an Eye One and the output I get is spot on.

[WRAPS]

i tried a demo of 8 and it make beautiful colors come out of my printer.way better than flexi or colorchoice is doin for me now.

[Alan D]

Signlab V8 here too but only the vinyl version. From what I understand the main improvements were in the print and cut although Gimp integration is also in the vinyl version - overall very good and the upgrade price here in the UK was reasonable.
Alan D

[heyskull]

I am a long time user of Signlab. I am using 7.1 and I don't see much cause for upgrading to 8. Signlab 7.1 can support pulg-ins also!
This programme is wonderfull for making and designing signs.
But (and here is a big BUT) I would never ever use it to run a wide format printer.
We have struggled on for years trying to match colours or even just to get it to look like what's on the screen with no luck.
Recently upgraded all the machinery got a big valuejet and using wasatch RIP.
Strangley all our problems when using printer have gone and can only put it down to the RIP in signlab.
There are too many things the end user can alter. I like most people just want it too look something similair. You cannot colour match with a cmyk printer! You can simulate colours but they will always be only your best guess.

Sean

[a+signgal]

I bough sign lab 6.1 several years ago when I got my Edge. I was used to using Gerber's Graphix Advantage and the learning curve for signlab was too steep. I had bought 2 signlab programs which literally sat in the drawer for all these years until my security dongle for GA took a dump last year. I was thrown into signlab cold turkey in the middle of the busy summer. I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown. Since then I have upgraded to sign lab 7 print cut version and pretty much have the hang of it now. When I bought my Mutoh 3 years ago they recommended Flexi. I made signwarehouse agree to teach me the program before I would buy the equipment. I couldn't beleive how easy Flexi was. I love it! I am however looking at the upgrade to signlab 8. Just got a flyer today and it has a lot more features and fills added.
Sign Gal

[signage]

Signgal go to cadlinks site and they have videos on it about it!

[dpink]

As a long time Flexi user I am thinking of switching to Signlab, so does this happen much in Signlab?

Sorry to be a Thread Pirate but I wanted to put this question in here so as not to throw an "I like this, I hate that debate" and tick of some folks that are down for flexi in that other thread.

It has happened to me in previous versions (5.0 r6.5) but CAD Link is pretty adept at making changes to the software. All the problems I have ever had are not in the newest versions. (ie over a gig of ram=no undo, etc)