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Abuma · July 24th, 2007

Can somebody tell me what type of SOFTWARE I will need to change or convert PICTURES (PHOTO) To vinyl ready image. ( TO BE ABLE TO CUT A PICTURE ON A VINYL CUTTER)

Thanks in Advance

M-BLaze · July 24th, 2007

It's not quite as easy as that unfortunately. Printing a photo onto a shirt using vinyl isn't possible. What you have to do is convert that photo into vector artwork. This has a lot less detail. The graphic below shows how you could convert it. The first pic is the original photo, the second has been vectorised into 4 colours. You would have to cut 4 different vinyls though in appropriate colours and heat press one on top of the other (layering), this does make the design rather thick though. The other alternative is pic 3 where you make it 1 colour, this becomes very graphic.

Regarding software I very quickly used a function in Adobe Illustrator called 'Live Trace' but I understand Corel Draw does a similar thing.

Cheers

vctradingcubao · July 24th, 2007

Great reply Rob. 1 color would really be great on portait or "face-only" designs, the "John Lennon, Che Guevarra type" 1 color designs.

selzler · July 24th, 2007

Hi:
Yes you can do that call Imprintibles. To do that we use vinyl for dark shirt the only thing is that you have a large rubber patch on the shirt. They have a vinyl that works just great for what you want to do. Imprintables 1-800-347-0068 Talk to bob. They even have the masting so when you print and cut lettering you can weed out the unwanted and put mast over the lettering and lift it as one pease and put it on a shirt.

M-BLaze · July 24th, 2007

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Originally Posted by selzler


	Hi: Yes you can do that call Imprintibles. To do that we use vinyl for dark shirt the only thing is that you have a large rubber patch on the shirt. They have a vinyl that works just great for what you want to do. Imprintables 1-800-347-0068 Talk to bob. They even have the masting so when you print and cut lettering you can weed out the unwanted and put mast over the lettering and lift it as one pease and put it on a shirt.

I'm a bit confused, are you saying print a photo onto vinyl and then press the vinyl onto a shirt? If that's the case wouldn't you just use a transfer paper? Curious to know what it is they offer.

Cheers

theflowerboxx · July 24th, 2007

Yes I am a bit confused also.

M-BLaze · July 24th, 2007

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Originally Posted by M-BLaze


	I'm a bit confused, are you saying print a photo onto vinyl and then press the vinyl onto a shirt? If that's the case wouldn't you just use a transfer paper? Curious to know what it is they offer. Cheers

Doh...you couldn't do that anyway as the vinyl that would show on the shirt is covered by the carrier paper!

Cheers

selzler · July 24th, 2007

Well you can do that its IW inkjet for darks that we use to print photos on then put them on shirts. We get it from Imprintables. You print it then cut it with your cutter plotter. Take the vinyl of the paper and heat press it to the shirt.

UTAHbruce · July 24th, 2007

i think in the original question by abuma he is inquiering about vinyl-cut sticker. i could be wrong, but i dont think hes referring to a t shirt. --B

selzler · July 24th, 2007

If thats the case that it is for decals. You can sublimate on vinly and cut it. There is a article on dyesub.org that tell how to do it. It dose's take a little work but it dose's work well.

vctradingcubao · July 24th, 2007

I think the original poster was referring only to vinyl material, (for shirt or decals), no printing needed.

oddhuman · July 24th, 2007

I think he is talking about converting a photo into vector ready to cut as a decal. I did something like that the other day.

vctradingcubao · July 25th, 2007

Great work, oddhuman. I imagine that it will also look great on a shirt.

MotoskinGraphix · July 25th, 2007

He is simply asking how to convert a raster, jpeg, bitmap etc into vector for whatever purpose he needs. A simple question that was answered by Rob in the second post covering a color trace and a straight line trace. From a vector file he can create decals, t-shirts or whatever. Good job with the answer Rob and photo examples.