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Recent content by Phil1969

  1. Can't find my hardcopy of Versworks?!?!

    We lost our copy during the Haiti earthquake, (but were lucky enough to save the xc540 ;). I have contacted Roland and gave my printer S/N. They would have shipped us a copy for $60. Luckily, our ink supplier sent us a copy for free.
  2. Font ID with File

    Myfonts.com.com has a pretty nice tool to help identifying fonts:http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
  3. How to make an EPS file smaller in mb?

    Since you're working on vectors, why not just reduce the banner size, save as tiff or eps and enlarge in Flexi when printing?
  4. 6' x 8' Banner

    If the artwork allows to "hide" the seaming line, I would definetly do it in house. Instead of banner tape, I would consider vinyl cement. We have great results with http://www.hh66.co.uk/.
  5. How does diesel affect the vinyl?

    I have been asked to apply vinyl on gasoline and diesel storage tanks, I contacted my supplier. I was told that it could last (longer if laminated), but to inform the client that there was no guarantee it will last the regular 2-3 years a regular print would last. Finally, the printed vinyl...
  6. Contour cut and VDP (VersaWorks)

    Quick Solution In Illustrator, set your Artboard to the size of the label. Prepare the VDP. In Cut Controls, select Cut Image Boundaries H2H
  7. Contour cut and VDP (VersaWorks)

    Found a solution! @grafigo I haven't tried this procedure, please, take it with a pinch of salt. What I would do, is place a rectangle in the artworks with the ContourCut outline. I would place the VDP inside the rectangle. Then select print and cut in Versaworks. The printer whould print the...
  8. Contour cut and VDP (VersaWorks)

    I want to contour cut the numbers
  9. Contour cut and VDP (VersaWorks)

    I setup the different artwork on several CorelDraw sheets and using the imposition feature in Print Preview, I placed them on one single large sheet and sent them to Roland/Versaworks. It created a postscript file (extension: filename.ps). But when I send it to the printer, nothing happen. I...
  10. Contour cut and VDP (VersaWorks)

    I am using a Roland XC540 with Versaworks. What I want to do looks simple: Import a serie of numbers from a CSV file AND contour cut them. I am used to Variable Data Printing, but never had the need to cut. As an attempt to solve the problem, I have tried to create a poscript file, with...
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