Under 'File' is 'Place Image' and you find your saved picture that you saved of your words(save by 'Export .png'). It will show with a white box around the picture but the white background won't print...just the picture.
You can use 'Shadow' under 'Appearance' where it says 'normal' the drop down allows you to change to a shadow. You have to have a .scut or .svg of the words(Export words for .svg) or do a trace of the picture of the words and then select it all and make it a shadow and lay it over the 'picture' of the words.
There is a 'Layers' panel with eyes...turn off the shadow with the eye and print the picture of the words. Set your calibration and lay the printed words on the mat. Turn off the eye for the picture and turn on the eye for the shadow and cut around the words.
How to cut stickers with in printed margins
Re: How to cut stickers with in printed margins
Hi, thanks for answering. Heh, heh, I wasn't looking there for a feature, oops.
When I place image, it comes out with blocks or lines (like bad tv reception). No matter if I save the png interlaced or not. Though the file looks fine in an image viewer.
Trace really only seems to produce the best result, with psd files, which is what I usually use.
So after I bring the placed image, in 'appearance', all I see is flip right or left.
Layers hasn't ever had "eyes". It doesn't look like anything, just something to click. I was assuming the import (from trace when I did it) was flat (even though there had been garbage jaggies "under" an image).
With the above steps, I can't get the results you are talking about. Is what the idea here is, to line up the wording with the image to cut them right, printing from SCAL, before cutting?
I have tried the above on a different computer, using a version lower than version of SCAL (2.043) & still have the same poor
results. That computer is running Windows 7 BTW. I know I'm missing something, but am not sure of what that is.
When I place image, it comes out with blocks or lines (like bad tv reception). No matter if I save the png interlaced or not. Though the file looks fine in an image viewer.
Trace really only seems to produce the best result, with psd files, which is what I usually use.
So after I bring the placed image, in 'appearance', all I see is flip right or left.
Layers hasn't ever had "eyes". It doesn't look like anything, just something to click. I was assuming the import (from trace when I did it) was flat (even though there had been garbage jaggies "under" an image).
With the above steps, I can't get the results you are talking about. Is what the idea here is, to line up the wording with the image to cut them right, printing from SCAL, before cutting?
I have tried the above on a different computer, using a version lower than version of SCAL (2.043) & still have the same poor
results. That computer is running Windows 7 BTW. I know I'm missing something, but am not sure of what that is.
Re: How to cut stickers with in printed margins
I think it would be best for you to watch tutorials...you can google what you are trying to do...sorry, I guess I don't understand, or perhaps you are trying to do things beyond the capabilites of the program. What I described for you works great when using .jpg's or .pngs.
Re: How to cut stickers with in printed margins
Alright, thanks for the help. I was thinking there would be more direct help here, than searching for a video. Of course, I also figured it was something simple. :})
I have never been able to import a png to work properly., Sometimes trace will work a little, but psd have always been the better file to import/use.
Having the information that I have to enter the alignment numbers each time, is very helpful, thanks. I didn't think the task was too difficult, as the shapes aren't that complex, but I guess it is. I am surprised that no one else has tried this, or that my situation is unique. It's not like I'm using bargain basement art programs.
Maybe I'll crack open the font making program & draw them out, whew talk about taking the long path.
Thanks again to everyone who has offered their help.
I have never been able to import a png to work properly., Sometimes trace will work a little, but psd have always been the better file to import/use.
Having the information that I have to enter the alignment numbers each time, is very helpful, thanks. I didn't think the task was too difficult, as the shapes aren't that complex, but I guess it is. I am surprised that no one else has tried this, or that my situation is unique. It's not like I'm using bargain basement art programs.
Maybe I'll crack open the font making program & draw them out, whew talk about taking the long path.
Thanks again to everyone who has offered their help.
Re: How to cut stickers with in printed margins
In scal2 I would take one image and trace it, then use the copy image and choose, auto fill, this will fill your labels to the page. That way, once you get the first label the correct size, you will have them all correct on your cutting mat. Hope that helps.. :)T
Re: How to cut stickers with in printed margins
There's an autofill? Thanks Terimayo, that may help. Right now I just black out what is in a PDF & save that as a PSD document to import it into SCAL2. My idea was that they are already lined up how they will print. For me, this doesn't always agree in the cut unless I bring the SCAL & the PSD file down to 150dpi's, which of course looks like crap. One good one may load faster & produce the results, that's awesome, thanks.