why wont my plottter cut my designs?

[CADILLAC MAC 5]

hello, new to the board, i just bought a plotter mh871 (thats what it says on the front) and i finally got it to work though signblazer, but when i copy and paste from microsoft digital image or corel paintshop pro, it says it wont cut because it contains bitmap.....what do i need to do to cut my designs, any software suggestions or anything please help!!!

[Guest fivestar]

You've got to convert the bitmap to a vector image.

[CADILLAC MAC 5]

how do i do that?

[CADILLAC MAC 5]

the designs are saved as jpeg, but they do have logos that i get off google that might be bitmap, but if i save as jpeg wont that get rid og bitmap? (i know im an idiot)

[HySpeed 1]

Select you image then go to the menu bar and to Image

[CADILLAC MAC 5]

and i do this in the sign blazer that came with the plotter?

[HySpeed 1]

Yes, import you image into signblazer and then make sure you click on the image to put the box around it

[Guest fivestar]

Cadillac Mac, I would google vector and raster images and read up on them.  All cutters require files to be vector images to be able to cut them. 

[cutme 5]

the help files are a wealth of info also.

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[CADILLAC MAC 5]

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP!!!!! NOW MY ONLY PROBLEM IS, THE VINYL WONT STAY STRAIGHT ON THE PLOTTER.....IM USING 24" VINYL ON A 34" PLOTTER, AND IT GOES CROOKED FOR SUM REASON, ANY ADVICE THERE?

[kenimes 42]

Make sure it is loaded as straight as possible....maybe run it through a few times without cutting, to check for drift. also make sure you are locking down the pinch rollers over the grip part of the feed rollers underneath the material.