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  1. Need Help Roland SP-300v printing gradients very blocky

    I think this is a transparency issue, not a printer issue. In what program did you create your file and to what format did you save?
  2. Question How much vinyl is left on that roll?

    Not without rolling it out for an actual measurement. I have never used the caliper method, but the thickness of the vinyl AND the thickness of the backing paper or plastic can greatly change the measurement. I keep a strip of paper taped around my rolls, and inventory the used material on the...
  3. 'Flatten Transparency' creating blocked out areas in illustrator.

    Save your working file as AI. Then flatten layers in the layers pallet. Save again as pdf (and I usually add PRINTCUT to the file name too.) In PDF dialog box choose Adobe preset as [Press Quality]. Choose Compatability as Acrobat 4 (PDF 1.3). Under the ADVANCED tab, (you might have to try a...
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    Making signs since 1975 BC (Before Computer)

    Making signs since 1975 BC (Before Computer)
  5. I must be an illustrator idiot...

    Goup your offset path FIRST Assuming your text is in a layer by itself: As soon as you create your offset path, while it is still the selected object(s) - Group it. Then Object\Arrange\Bring to front. It will be the top object in the group so you can find it easy. Now select the whole layer...
  6. Does any one have a Profile for Convex High-bond? (SP-540V)

    Convex HB As I type this I am printing on Convex High Bond using VersaWorks with the Roland MCVP profile.
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