Nuke Bowel Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Hello, it's a longtime since I have used this forum, although from what I can remember the intelligence of computers, software etc was really good! I currently have a business mobile car valeting, I have had this business for 2 years which has been a success, although I'd now like to expand to the sign making industry primarily sign writing vans. I left school with good grades in Art and Graphics, and now I'd like to do something with it. Currently I'm using an Apple iMac, I would be very great full for some help with choosing the appropriate software and plotter to get me set up to a standard, I'm hoping there's someone on here that does it, or who has done it who could possibly offer me some advise! Many thanks in advance for any help that may be provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Depends what printer you want to use really. I use coral draw and another coral program to convert pictures for vinyl, then upload the document to a program called WinCut for the actual cutting... Make sure you read into printers before you go buying one straight away, to get a nice smooth finish on the cuts, cheaper printers really don't hack it (likewise with the vinyl itself, make sure you spend a bit more on the vinyl and get better quality as it makes the final finish 100 times better!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Bowel Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Depends what printer you want to use really. I use coral draw and another coral program to convert pictures for vinyl, then upload the document to a program called WinCut for the actual cutting... Make sure you read into printers before you go buying one straight away, to get a nice smooth finish on the cuts, cheaper printers really don't hack it (likewise with the vinyl itself, make sure you spend a bit more on the vinyl and get better quality as it makes the final finish 100 times better!) Ah right okay, I stumbled across this thread on Macforums via google, - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=212427 I notice they talk of using Adobe photoshop then using a plugin, have you heard of this? That's what i'm trying to establish, what is a good printer to purchase! Are you in the trade then? Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Sometimes... haha, we haven't used ours in ages, I've got a couple of links saved somewhere for some printers and vinyl shops online, I'll have a ganders and send them over if I can find them. I use a pc, never needed the functions on a mac for vinyl cutting, but that forum looks pretty good for info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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