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Illy and PS newbie here. Anyone have any good resources on how to create the effect shown here on the "Champion"?? I see in this order; a general top to bottom gradient, a black layer, background with a reverse bottom to top gradient then a black layer behind that How do you do the light spots...

My "find my font" trial just expired and I need a quickie please. looking for the "Champion"

I know there are a bunch of threads on this upgrade but I thought I would share mine. I bought the LED strip lighting (SMD 300 3528) , transformer and clip leads on Amazon from LED Wholesalers for $32 shipped. I did consider the 5050 lights as well as the SMD 600 but I am glad I didn't...

Hey all.. I went out in the shop this evening to run a few prints and two feet in to the print I see this huge black ink blob.. I let it print another 8 inches and saw another one! ****! Cancelled everything and ran the heads over for a look.. Here is what I found.. It's leaking pretty good...

Hey everyone. I am having a hell of a time getting my Opos to work properly. Here are the details.. I am printing on a Roland Soljet2, Using Wasatch to RIP and create registration marks, and cutting on a Summa S140d. So my issue is that I load my print in to the cutter and press "actions ->...

Hey all.. I am running an S140D and using wasatch to RIP. My question is should I be creating registration marks in Illustrator using the Summa Plug-in or should I be creating them in Wasatch? Anyone using Wasatch to Cut?

Sorry if I am bragging ;) I am so pumped! No more Graphtec tracking issues!! Here we go!!! I also managed to get a copy of Flexi 8 thrown in with the deal, which is a big bonus!

Hello all. There is a S140 class for sale and I know that it's been kept in pretty good condition. It's hard for me to find many comparables for sale. The unit retails for 8-9k and the used ones I have seen have been btween 4-5k.. What's a good price for one of these units to you all? Also...

So here is my issue/question... I am running Wasatch 6.3 to run my Roland printer and using a Cutmaster 2 plugin for adobe Illy to run my graphtec plotter. I hate cutmaster 2 and am having trouble running the plotter off of wasatch (no cutting upgrade BS). I am thinking of running a stand...

A lot of this might be stuff you already know but I found some cool tricks in these videos. Especially the window frost removal! Check them out... http://www.youtube.com/user/3MCG1

After a few hours with my nose in the service manual I have my roland dialed in like a hunting rifle. It got me to thinking how often should I be doing this? Obviously after a big move or physical impact but on a regular basis how often are you all calibrating your equipment? (not for color but...

Hey everyone. I've run into this problem a few times now and it's starting to get old. I'll layout in Illustrator CS5, use cutting master 2 to ad reg marks, print, lam, load into the graphtec FC5100-150 and try to cut.. I get an error that says "Registration marks cannot be used because they...

Hello all! After much consideration and long deliberation I ponied up and ordered a new Seal EL 54 from Sonoma yesterday. 3-5 days and I'll have up and running. From what I've read and heard these things are sweet. I'm looking forward to getting this thing going. Thanks for all your help 101'ers...

I have an interesting issue. My Roland printer is running bulk Bordeaux Ink that is made for a Mimaki. (SJ540 with prms33 to be exact) When looking or creating ICC's should I be trying to find ICC's for the media, printer, or ink type? I'm just getting into the color management side of...

Can someone please help me with this one?

What kind of laminator do you all use? I am vacillating between a budget chinese laminator that I know will cause problems, an older used GBC/Seal/Royal, or bucking up for a new quality unit (unlikely). I wanted to get an idea of what kind of laminators everyone is using so please answer...

Hello all, I'm trying to work on my SJ540 and check the bias, vertical and horizontal head adjustments. I keep running in to the same problem with each test and it's driving me nuts. Every time I go to print a test-print the carriage moves to the left and stops, a message flashes that the "head...

Hello all. I'm new to the business and new to adobe PS and AI. I have a seemingly simple issue that is driving me nuts. A customer sent a PDF file for some window perf art. The file is 25''x7'' which is much smaller than the actual window (61''x22''). I resized the image -Canvas- in PS adding 2...

I have an older Graphtec FC5100-150, using cutting master 2 to cut with. My problem is that if I print/cut a file that is 5'' x 5'' (native size) from illustrator and lay it out in cutting master 2 with the dimensions 5" x 5", the actual plot is way smaller (like 1" x 1"). In order to get an...

Title says it all? If not, what is this called and how do i stop it?