scoobybry 0 Posted June 28, 2011 Can i use photo shop cs5 to design and cut vinyl?? I use signblazer at the mo ?? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfought 120 Posted June 28, 2011 no. it does not produce vector images. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxanneupnorth 106 Posted June 28, 2011 Yes it does..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobybry 0 Posted July 8, 2011 lol still no wiser then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfought 120 Posted July 8, 2011 Yes it does..... can you explain? i went to college to learn photoshop and the master degree holding teachers, instructors, etc... said it does not produce vector images. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted July 8, 2011 In PS make a selection that is closed, with selection tool still selected click inside the selection, choose make work path, then choose your tolerance and click ok, go to file and select export and export as paths to illustrator, save file and you have a workable .ai vector file. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted July 8, 2011 In PS make a selection that is closed, with selection tool still selected click inside the selection, choose make work path, then choose your tolerance and click ok, go to file and select export and export as paths to illustrator, save file and you have a workable .ai vector file. so to answer the original question...NO..Photoshop alone does not produce cutable vector images. the question has been answered many times here. You can't produce and image and cut directly from Photoshop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted July 8, 2011 Yes... try it. In PS you can create and export a vector file via .ai file type. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxanneupnorth 106 Posted July 8, 2011 Yes... try it. In PS you can create and export a vector file via .ai file type. Ditto........ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted July 8, 2011 Ditto........ the OP asked: "Can i use photo shop cs5 to design and cut vinyl??" The answer is NO you can't cut with photoshop. \ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxanneupnorth 106 Posted July 8, 2011 I was talking about Photoshop making vectors....So just to be clear Photoshop can make vectors but it is not cutting software..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannerJohn 1,324 Posted July 8, 2011 I was talking about Photoshop making vectors....So just to be clear Photoshop can make vectors but it is not cutting software..... to be clear..Photoshop has limited vectoring capabilities but its not as simple as just clicking something. It is not a vectorizing program by any means. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxanneupnorth 106 Posted July 8, 2011 to be clear..Photoshop has limited vectoring capabilities but its not as simple as just clicking something. It is not a vectorizing program by any means. Correct.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roxanneupnorth 106 Posted July 11, 2011 http://www.melissaevans.com/tutorials/vector-art-with-photoshop 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted July 12, 2011 rox, I agree with up to this point. But simple vector shapes can be exported in a vector file format. Read that tutorial, 4th paragraph down, 1st one under top images... Don’t merge or rasterize your shape layers. As long as all your layers are shape layers then you have a vector piece of art…That means you can scale the original psd up and down in Photoshop and it will remain perfect and unpixelated!! The final output will NOT BE a vector file (it will be a rasterized jpg etc), to output a vector file you need to use Adobe Illustrator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
