lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 1, 2009 right now all im looking to do is cut car decals and im not looking to do much more. do i need the laserpoint cutter or will the USCutter MH style be just fine? looking for pretty good quality of work from the machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay2703 704 Posted September 2, 2009 The MH will do just fine for that. The only thing the LaserPoint does that the MH doesn't is countour cutting. Contour cutting is cutting the outline of a printed decal. Jay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 2, 2009 yeah dont need to be able to do that at this point in time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 16, 2009 well i will soon be the proud owner of a MH-721. Once it gets shipped out and i receive it lol. Can't wait to get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sciondrgn Posted September 16, 2009 Congrats on the purchase.. you will be cutting in no time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 16, 2009 haha thanks just hope i dont screw anything up lol. does the software that comes with it allow you to create your own decals? (car decals and such?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sciondrgn Posted September 16, 2009 haha thanks just hope i dont screw anything up lol. does the software that comes with it allow you to create your own decals? (car decals and such?) Yup if your getting signblazer you can go ahead and download it now and play to get the feel for it, http://www.filesavr.com/sbewsetup Also check out InkScape, Its a free download and a great vector program inkscape.org Don't forget your supplies as well! Vinyl, Application Tape, Squeegee, Razor Blades and Weeding tools!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 16, 2009 inkscape can it be used to turn jpg into vector art? well convert like illustrator? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarconastic 29 Posted September 16, 2009 yes it will do that, and pretty well for Freeware, but keep in mind, like most vector conversions programs, it doesn't paly well with colors. So convert your image to greyscale or black and white first. You may also want to get a program called Irfranview. This has the ability to convert a lot of files that you may want changed for importing and vectoring. Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 16, 2009 well i guess for multiple colors you need a program that will make each color a layer correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarconastic 29 Posted September 16, 2009 correct, but where most graphics tracing software falls shot is the ability to separate the colors correctly, and efficiently. If you have to spend an hour cleaning up an image after the program traces it then it's really not worth it. I have heard the new Corel X4 trace is supposed to handle it much better, I had the demo of it but didn't take the time to test that theory out on it. Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 16, 2009 hmmm, yeah i dont have much experience with drawing software and definitely dont have the money to buy Corel lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarconastic 29 Posted September 16, 2009 watch on Ebay. Coreldraw X4 for like $70. i almost boght it, but I found Flexi instead, which works better for me. I have photoshop if I want to edit pics. Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 16, 2009 now when you say corel x4 does that mean the suite one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarconastic 29 Posted September 16, 2009 Yup! Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonestarcountrymusic 3 Posted September 17, 2009 can you download Sign Blazer on more than one computer and still have it work? just curious because im not sure which of my computers i may use to have the cutter hooked up to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
