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Wow, that is a GREAT photo. Nice work! -g-

By free, you mean royalty free, right? You still have to pay for the image.

Glad to help! I have similar issues with multiple blacks appearing in documents (usually due to my laziness in selecting whatever color is nearest the mouse)... One good method for finding the odd color in your document, at least in Illustrator (I'm not too versed in Corel) is to select the...

Ok, here's another item on my wish-list; the majority of our print jobs are spot color (black and red, blue and black, etc.). I have mastered the art of assigning fake spot color names in order to print process colors as though they are spot colors (BlackSpot for Black, MagentaSpot for Magenta...

There's an easy method for printing the process colors as spot colors. Let's say you wish to print Black as a spot; create a spot color in your design program and name it BlackSpot or something along those lines -- now, when you open the file in ColorControl and activate the Color tab, you will...

Just scoot way back until it looks like something. You might need a wireless tablet. ;) -g-

I've been struggling to find a better application method for digital prints, especially when we print on clear and apply to polycarbonate. Was flooding the print and substrate with RapicTac, then laying the print and trying to float into position -- too much tension, though. Had a revelation...

For the most part printing on 651 Clear with the DC4sx has been great. When we get the occassional red bordered sign or a sign with a long stretch of horizontal red (printed across the width of the machine) if I use the Tomato Red spot color significant wrinkles show up towards the end of the...

Man, what a great question -- there are several good plug-ins that make life so much easier: CADTools by HotDoor is amazing -- a must have! https://www.hotdoor.com/cadtools SelectMenu is also good -- adds a bunch of different select criteria. http://rj-graffix.com/software/plugins.html Xtreme...

We have a DC4, and it really fits our production needs. Most of the time we print spot color (especially reds and blacks), but when we print photo images it is more than adequate for the task -- I like to compare the print quality to the difference you would see between a photo inkjet printer...

Don't know if I should post this here or in wrap installation, but we are having some issues with Summa DC4 applications, especially on 651 Oracal Clear -- the print looks good (no scratches) but when the installer squeegies the film onto the substrate (reverse printed on polycarb) we sometimes...

Jim, thanks for the post -- I will try changing the default line screen to 35dd. We use spot colors for many jobs, and have had pretty good success -- maybe the dc4 is better at that function. Cheers!

meltsner -- to get the registration marks to only print at the edges, you must invoke the super secret user preferences by holding SHIFT down while loading Summa Printer Control -- then, you will see the hidden submenu System Configuration. Scroll down until you see OptiTrack Save -- set this to...

Geiger Racing, thanks for the reply -- I think I will look into getting a rotary cutter -- you have a table top unit with a sliding head, not a hand held device that you have to use with a straight edge, correct? Can you give me the manufacturer and model number? As far as the reprinting jobs...

Ok, in the same vein as Tips and Tricks, I am going to post my gripes / wish list for the Summa DC4 / DC4 sx, and encourage others to do the same -- hopefully we can compare lists and offer suggestions or workarounds for the little things that drive us to space madness. (1) Number one on my...

Hi all -- Happy New Year and all that! Just wanted to publish a few tips for the DC4 users out there. Please post yours! (1) When using the Flexcut feature, it seems the sides pop out much easier than the the top and bottoms of a label -- I have found that turning the label over and folding...

I was wondering if anyone has had experience with making DVD labels on the DC4 series -- I read that paper labels might be finicky, but thought that a vinyl label might fare better. I'll probably print a couple samples and try them on some throw-aways if no one has tried... Cheers, and Happy New...

Wow, really nice job. Thanks for sharing!

Just got a DC4sx and have been pretty happy with the printer; we do a lot of labels and small signs, so it fits well. Recently I tried to print/cut a job of 20-up labels (5 across, 4 down) with lines in between each label set to the color Flexcut. I made the labels butt up against each other in...

Reverse cut vinyl letters... on clear polycarb, then backsprayed with the blue, and then laminated with the white vinyl... -g-