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Hi all, thanks in advanced for the help. I'm almost set up for my business venture but that last part of my puzzle is what software you use.
I'm doing inkjet heat transfers and only use photoshop at the moment, what other software do I need to get? I currently use my Own designs and have designs sent to me.

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we all have our favorite software...so you will need to check to see what fits for you. There are a couple free ones, inkscape for vector, gimp for photos..other software to buy is Corel Draw, Illustrator, Xara, Serif are four that I have used.
 

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So I'm defiantly gonna need one of them you mentioned to use as well as photoshop? I've heard good things about cars and illustrator, what exactly do they do that photoshop can't do? Thanks for your help.
 

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So I'm defiantly gonna need one of them you mentioned to use as well as photoshop? I've heard good things about cars and illustrator, what exactly do they do that photoshop can't do? Thanks for your help.
The above mentioned programs, CorelDraw and Illustrator are vector programs that draw with line art, making your transfers sharp. Photoshop is a RASTER program based on pixels and shading. Hope that makes sense. I've used Corel for years and wouldn't part with it for almost anything.
 

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I'd say CorelDraw above anything else. You should get it anyway and start learning how to use it now. If you're going to stay in the business you need to know your way around CorelDraw. Probably 90%+ of what I do is in Corel and less than 10% Photoshop and I knew a lot more about Photoshop than I did about Corel when I came into the business.

Not only, as ClutchInc said, does it make your graphics sharper - because it's vector based, but in the long run it's were a lot of your income will come from. Get yourself a plotter and you can turn simple 1/2 colour jobs around while the client waits at the counter if you have to.

Then get yourself a Versacam and use that for your full colour jobs on coloured garments. Save the transfers for white only (light transfer).

So in my opinion all you need is Corel & Photoshop. It is a good idea to have Illustrator on hand as even tho' you can import eps & ai files directly into Corel, I like to sometimes check that it has imported properly by checking the original in Illustrator also.
This isn't as important now as Corel 6+ is much better at maintaining fidelity when importing ai/eps/psd files than it used to be.

Anyway, that's my 2 pence worth. :)
I wish you well. ;)
 
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