Thank you Lorrie, For a great video, I have had my portrait for 7 months, this is the first I've seen on how to drag an image and then place it in your silhouette program to do a print and cut or just cut, thanks so much. Cheers Anna.
Just bought my wife one of these for an early Christmas present. Your video helped immensely, thank you very much.....Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
finally a video that helped me figure out how to cut on the silhouette! thank you! before this i couldnt get it to cut anything, i would sent the file, press start and it said cut complete without it even doing anything it was so frusterating! i didnt know you had to trace it! thanks :)
thank you, thank you, thank you. I've watched many videos on tracing images from other sources, but it never took it through the print/cut actions, and I was having great issues there. Just watched your video and got a successful print/cut from a PDF I traced. I can't wait to see what else you have out here!
I am completely lost. Every tutorial I watch is too fast. I am a newbie & don't have a clue what any of the things are that you are talking about I am on the verge of tears, have had this since Christmas & don't have a clue what to do.
Teri, I feel your pain. I was ready to chuck mine out the window. I've read everything I could find and watched numerous videos. This is the first one that got me to my destination--tracing a PDF and converting it to a cut file and having it actually CUT! Yeah!. I have the latest Cameo Designer and the screens look a bit different than the older version. The online manual does help with that. Don't forget to stop the video, back up and watch again. It's confusing too depending on whether the presenter is using a Windows or Mac computer (I have a Mac and so especially appreciated Lorrie's video from that perspective). We shall overcome.
P Hinds, I am not sure why yours only shows .studio files. I have not changed any settings to make this happen. Are you on a mac or windows? I know Windows systems you have to choose "all files" when you use file/open.
Thank God for you I was pulling my hair out trying to figure this out and I don't know if it is because we both have Macs that I finally got it to work but THANK YOU
I'm new to the Silhouette world and his helped so much!!! You explained everything so simple. I got my Silhouette Cameo 3 from a family member....the touch screen doesn't work. How far in do I have to manually put the Mat? Thanks in advance!!!
great video! I just purchased a silhouette portrait cutter and was wondering if you could maybe make a video from beginning to end on how to get an image from the Internet and use it in layers with registration marks with 3 different colors?
you say trace there are several trace do I select trace and detach and then turn on the cut lines. I had watched this video yesterday. You are so nice to help me out.
Lorrie, I recently purchased the Silhouette Portrait 2 and am having difficulties figuring out how to process cutting an image from the library or one that you buy. I am very interested in making quarter size notecards for special occasions like birthdays. Do you have a step by step video that shows how to do all of this? I thought this video was good but have to agree with some other remarks that you did a lot of clicking without explanations. I do understand you have to play around with it but for us newbies it's confusing. Thank you!
It seems that you are having a Silhouette party on your own. When teaching someone you really need to explain what you are doing! You did a whole lot of clicking without explaining yourself. I agree with another comment "more confused than ever".
So just to be clear, you cut the color image on your computer, then you take that image and place it on your Cameo mat and the Cameo will cut around the image? Could you do a Part B for this tutorial to show how this is done? I'm hoping to be able to create cut files for some of my stamps so I don't always have to buy the matching framelet dies or if it doesn't come with a matching punch or framelit die! I saw Gina K do that but I only saw the end result, not the process.
I print the color image from my computer through the Silhouette software. Then I place the printed paper (with registration marks) on my Silhouette mat and it will cut the image according to how I've set it up. In the video once I trace the image you can see a red line around the image. That is where it will cut.
Nice tutorial... I'm soon to be the proud owner of a Silhouette Cameo 2 and the prime target is to make text applications for my stained glass projects Any idea as to the easiest way to accomplish this.. Text will be rather small less the a 1/4 inch high
Thanks for this video. I am a photographer and want to cut images out of my photos and mount them. Is the portrait or cameo better for this, or are they the same. Also, any tips on other things I should buy to help with this- IE is there a two sided adhesive paper to print on or is that added later? Is there a foam backed paper since I see you can change the depth of the cut. Thanks.
Michele Dally Either machine would work. The Cameo does have the print and scan mat that could make this easier depending on the photo. I personally, would never go back to using my cameo. The Explore cuts so much cleaner and better.
I'm having a problem. I do everything like you said to in the video. but when it cuts the first one, sometimes the second image will cut perfect then the rest is so off. It even cuts into the image. Any suggestions?? I want to start making some clear labels but can't until I figure out what the problem is.
I got my portrait just 3 weeks ago and I found out that if you align your printed (with registration marks) paper just half an inch down the grid (i.e. half inch vertically), it cuts perfectly. I did however have issues with plumeria (sil store) despite the reg marks being detected successfully and me placing the paper half inch below. The cut was off by half an inch on each image. My second attempt to print/cut the plumeria worked fine. I wish it behaved consistently so I know what works and what doesn't....
You should not have to adjust your paper on the grid. The registration marks should tell the Portrait exactly where to cut with no adjustment. If yours is not performing like that, you may need to calibrate your machine. In the Silhouette Studio Software....Go to file, calibration and print the calibration sheet and follow the prompts. It's pretty simple. I have never had to adjust my paper to get a correct cut, I simply load it on my mat and ask the software to detect registration marks... once it does, i'm good to go.
I have been looking for a video since Thursday to explain how to use my Silhouette SD. I must say yours started out to be the best one so far that I have looked at in three days then I got lost. I would like to cut out a jpg graphic keeping the color it is. And add it to my greeting card. I got lost on this video. Can you help explain the steps with the tree. I do not want a large white edge. Just want something like the tree. I intended to make valentine cards and may end up fussy cutting out my jpgs. I hope you see this soon, Thank you Lorrie.
LG1932 unfortunately this video is from 2012. I no longer make silhouette tutorials. But to do what you want you just need to upload the image then trace. Uncheck the high pass filter and turn up the threshold until the image is solid yellow. Then click the outline image. Turn on the cut lines. Turn on registration marks And send to printer then silhouette to cut. See my print then cut with silhouette video
This is a basic question ... I noticed when you clicked "open", all your file types showed. I cannot figure out where to make that a default. Mine only shows .studio files unless I tell it to find other files. How?
Lorrie, thank you for replying. I almost have it. the first half of this is what I remember but then I am lost.... One last simple question maybe two. This is where I get lost each time. When you say to turn on the cut lines what do I click on? I don't know where the icon is that I need. Also what do I chose trace and detach or what? Thanks I am hoping to get these in the mail tomorrow. Bless you for writing back.
LG1932 in the upper right corner like 3 or 4 icons from the left there is an icon that looks like a blade. Click it. Then click on what you want to cut and click cut outline (or whatever applies). I walk you through it in my Print then cut video which isn't the other videos you're commenting on. I'll find the link
this question has nothing to do with cameo, but rather the picture on screen. What is the name of that bush blooming on screen. I have that and have never figured out what it is called, would you happen to know what it is? The bloom is quite woody and smells sort of like cinnamon.
do you think a person is better off buying the Cameo or the Circut Air, I want to cut cardboard and leather. I know the Circut has size limitations but can't see to find out what they are. Any help is so welcomed, I need a machine and I'm all videoed out from watching so many of both. LOL :)
Theresa Daigle The Cricut Explore Air is much more precise and more powerful than the cameo. The only size restriction is for print then cut, which you wouldn't need to cut leather or chipboard. It can cut 12 x 24 with the large mat. It comes with a 12 x 12 mat. I never had much luck with the cameo cutting anything thicker than a thick cardstock and that wasn't even very clean.
Is there an app on the Google store that I can do this on my phone?I bought tumblers thinking they were straight,well they're tapard.I print everything off my phone,I make alot of t-shirts.PLEASE HELP,I have the measurements but since it's tapered it doesn't work :(
I've been trying to figure out when I print and cut my images with a white border it always print th red trace line and cut with the red trace line around the white border. What am I doing wrong? Thanks
Hello Lorrie! I followed your instructions; thanks for a great video BTW, but the cutting of the image(Capitan America from the internet) after printing it came off :-( Any suggestions? The image on my silhouette grid looked great/aligned but the printing was off
My very first inclination would be that you chose load Media instead of load mat. 90% of the time that is the problem. Does your machine cut other images correctly? If so, I would bet you accidentally hit load media. I've done it myself more than once! :)
No I loaded the mat. I even bought of silhouette store superman and it cut it fine the "silhouette" , but I cant seem to be able to align the image to the cutting machine :-(
So I bought superman image, sized in the silhouette software, selected to show registration marks set to printer place cardstock on mat loaded the mat send to silhouette choose to detect registration marks automatically did a test cut which came out around the square in top l corner and hit cut Poor cut superman came 1/2 white 1/2 colored Any thought? This is so frustrating I did tried before without using registrations marks and have to say cut image came slightly off but not as bad
MargB I am not understanding what you mean he came out half white half colored? Can you save the file and email it to me at lorrie4117@gmail.com? I will look at it and see if I can see anything. I am not following what's happening, if I see it I can probably figure it out.
A lot of the clip art I download that I would like to trace and cut have a white square background. So, when I click tracing it wants to trace the square around the object. How do I release the object from the white square and just trace and cut the image. Please....going nuts....lol
What if I wanted to take the clipart images to a professional printer to be printed instead of printing on my home printer. Could I then bring the card stock load it to The Silhouette and have it cut out each image?
you should have a printer listed that will print to PDF.Pick this printer. Its not actually a printer but a way to write the print info as a PDF. then you can take to any computer and open and print.
what is the magic to selecting the red line. Am I to do a right click to select the red line. I am having as much problem as you had in the video. Or maybe its a left click?
Hi, I have a question about cutting certain parts of an image. I am trying to trace and cut the backpack from Dora the explorer. I would like a white portion if the backpack, where the strap is to be removed but can't figure out how not to cut his eyes out also, which are white. Can you help?
I am not sure I follow without seeing the image. Is it a Silhouette store image? If so give me the design id # and I'll look it up. If it's a web image or something send me a link or feel free to email it to me and I'll see what I can do to help. lorrie4117@gmail.com
Yes, you could cut each individual flower. You would just have to make the trace as detailed as you wanted. I.E. in lieu of just outlining the image, you would choose the trace option that picks up all the details, then you would have to arrange your papers as such so that you could cut the flowers individually.
I've been looking for that Cherry Tree that you chose for the print cut trace video but unable to find it. Do you still have it by chance that you can send it to me?
Hi Lorrie, I just wanted to mention here that v3.x of the software that came out last week is missing the calibration button! So just was I was about to calibrate my machine to fix the offset issue with pnc, I downloaded the new version and that feature is missing, murphy's law?! I told CS and they said they are working on fixing it and hope to release a new update this week I believe. I have another question that I think you know the answer to. When I print/cut certain pnc images bought from silhouette store, there is a thin white outline to each image. I think it's called printer bleed. I asked how to get rid of it and sihouette CS says I can't...silly. Do you know a way please? I don't like the white border around some images. Some have them, some don't I noticed. Thanks for all your help.
I am sorry about that, I downloaded the V3 and it has so many bugs, I went back to the old version until they come out with an update to the update. I'm running the mac version, I can't even open the v3 software anymore
I just read the other part of your message. Sorry. To get rid of the white line around PNC images, I usually just do an internal offset and set it to just slightly inside the image. This gets rid of the bleed area. Make sure you turn the original cut line to off and turn on your new internal offset line.
Lorrie Nunemaker Thank you so much for this info, I am still very new and haven't ever used the offset feature. Will try this for sure. If it works for me, I will be sure to let Silhouette support to visit your site to learn some tricks since they said it's not possible to eliminate the bleed :) Thank you again for being so kind to respond to my questions. I downloaded v2.x again too but since they updated/fixed some stuff on 4/16, I gave V3 another try. Can you believe that it's still missing calibration feature? :)
Hi Lorrie, I'm anxiously awaiting for Santa to deliver my Silhouette Cameo!!! I'm so glad you made this video. It's awesome to see that I can print & cut any image that I have. I think I am going to have so much fun with this machine. I'll check out your other videos to see what else I can learn. When I post finished projects on my Facebook page, facebook.com/peaceloveandjoyce or on my blog, peaceloveandjoyce.com, I will be sure to mention your CZcams videos and give you credit for teaching me how to use my Cameo! Peace, Love & Joy, Joyce
Rene', I have a few other videos showing how to print and cut images from the SIlhouette Store, and I made a new one just today showing how to print and cut both the pnc files and the standard cut files from the SIlhouette Store. You can watch it here Silhouette Print & Cut Images from Silhouette Store PNC vs Standard Cut
please help!! everytime i follow this exact tutorial and try to print the cameo just goes as if it is going to print and then does not actually print the item onto the vinyl like I need it too. any tips?!
Lindsey Hessmiller Unfortunately this video is from December 2012. I know the software has changed tremendously since then. I no longer use the Cameo (I've switched to Cricut). I would recommend ScrappyDiva's youtube channel. She rocks the Silhouette
+Lorrie Nunemaker, I know this video is old, but it helped me a great deal making some tees for my grandsons. However, do you have any advice or tutorial on how to take an actual Google colored image and put that on a tee, rather than using vinyl? I'm a loss, and so new. I've got the vinyl down (thanks to you), and there are some Star War images (personal use only) that I would like to use, but haven't a clue how. I just have a regular Ink Jet printer. Thank you for any advice.
I can't do this I am doing something incorrectly in the steps. Now I have to leave for a basket ball game. If you could write the steps down I would be so grateful. Thank you
Thank you Lorrie, For a great video, I have had my portrait for 7 months, this is the first I've seen on how to drag an image and then place it in your silhouette program to do a print and cut or just cut, thanks so much. Cheers Anna.
Just bought my wife one of these for an early Christmas present. Your video helped immensely, thank you very much.....Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
Thank you so much! I did my first cut and paste following your direction:)
Keep your tutorials coming!
finally a video that helped me figure out how to cut on the silhouette! thank you! before this i couldnt get it to cut anything, i would sent the file, press start and it said cut complete without it even doing anything it was so frusterating! i didnt know you had to trace it! thanks :)
thank you, thank you, thank you. I've watched many videos on tracing images from other sources, but it never took it through the print/cut actions, and I was having great issues there. Just watched your video and got a successful print/cut from a PDF I traced. I can't wait to see what else you have out here!
@roostercrow it's a Carolina spice bush. Isn't it awesome!!!
@elliesmohm, no you do not need the designer edition in order to print/cut clipart from the web.
Thanks so much Lorrie! Just what I was looking for. Clear instruction too!
I am completely lost. Every tutorial I watch is too fast. I am a newbie & don't have a clue what any of the things are that you are talking about I am on the verge of tears, have had this since Christmas & don't have a clue what to do.
Teri, I feel your pain. I was ready to chuck mine out the window. I've read everything I could find and watched numerous videos. This is the first one that got me to my destination--tracing a PDF and converting it to a cut file and having it actually CUT! Yeah!. I have the latest Cameo Designer and the screens look a bit different than the older version. The online manual does help with that. Don't forget to stop the video, back up and watch again. It's confusing too depending on whether the presenter is using a Windows or Mac computer (I have a Mac and so especially appreciated Lorrie's video from that perspective). We shall overcome.
Go watch White Cottage Company, its a bit long but OMG so worth the watch in the end. I learned so much from it.
This was awesome! Thank you so much for showing us!
Thanks! My mom was getting frustrated with it because she couldn't get it to work but this helped a lot!
P Hinds, I am not sure why yours only shows .studio files. I have not changed any settings to make this happen. Are you on a mac or windows? I know Windows systems you have to choose "all files" when you use file/open.
Thank you so much!!! I was fighting so hard to sort this out on a cut.
Thank God for you I was pulling my hair out trying to figure this out and I don't know if it is because we both have Macs that I finally got it to work but THANK YOU
I'm new to the Silhouette world and his helped so much!!! You explained everything so simple. I got my Silhouette Cameo 3 from a family member....the touch screen doesn't work. How far in do I have to manually put the Mat? Thanks in advance!!!
Thank you Lorrie! Great video...very helpful!!!
great video! I just purchased a silhouette portrait cutter and was wondering if you could maybe make a video from beginning to end on how to get an image from the Internet and use it in layers with registration marks with 3 different colors?
Thank you. Now I'm not so intimidated by doing a print and cut. I'm going to try today.
you say trace there are several trace do I select trace and detach and then turn on the cut lines. I had watched this video yesterday. You are so nice to help me out.
LG1932 you can trace several at once. And yes trace then, select the trace
Line and turn on the cut lines
Lorrie, I recently purchased the Silhouette Portrait 2 and am having difficulties figuring out how to process cutting an image from the library or one that you buy. I am very interested in making quarter size notecards for special occasions like birthdays. Do you have a step by step video that shows how to do all of this? I thought this video was good but have to agree with some other remarks that you did a lot of clicking without explanations. I do understand you have to play around with it but for us newbies it's confusing. Thank you!
It seems that you are having a Silhouette party on your own. When teaching someone you really need to explain what you are doing! You did a whole lot of clicking without explaining yourself. I agree with another comment "more confused than ever".
Great video, is this software for the Silhouette Portrait or the Silhouette Cameo?
Same software for both machines.
So just to be clear, you cut the color image on your computer, then you take that image and place it on your Cameo mat and the Cameo will cut around the image? Could you do a Part B for this tutorial to show how this is done? I'm hoping to be able to create cut files for some of my stamps so I don't always have to buy the matching framelet dies or if it doesn't come with a matching punch or framelit die! I saw Gina K do that but I only saw the end result, not the process.
I print the color image from my computer through the Silhouette software. Then I place the printed paper (with registration marks) on my Silhouette mat and it will cut the image according to how I've set it up. In the video once I trace the image you can see a red line around the image. That is where it will cut.
Nice tutorial... I'm soon to be the proud owner of a Silhouette Cameo 2 and the prime target is to make text applications for my stained glass projects Any idea as to the easiest way to accomplish this.. Text will be rather small less the a 1/4 inch high
Do you have to have the designer studio in order to cut clipart from the web?
It's a Carolina spice bush
Thanks for this video. I am a photographer and want to cut images out of my photos and mount them. Is the portrait or cameo better for this, or are they the same. Also, any tips on other things I should buy to help with this- IE is there a two sided adhesive paper to print on or is that added later? Is there a foam backed paper since I see you can change the depth of the cut. Thanks.
Michele Dally Either machine would work. The Cameo does have the print and scan mat that could make this easier depending on the photo. I personally, would never go back to using my cameo. The Explore cuts so much cleaner and better.
I'm having a problem. I do everything like you said to in the video. but when it cuts the first one, sometimes the second image will cut perfect then the rest is so off. It even cuts into the image. Any suggestions?? I want to start making some clear labels but can't until I figure out what the problem is.
Thanks a lot for this it helped me out a lot I was going crazy...Lol
I got my portrait just 3 weeks ago and I found out that if you align your printed (with registration marks) paper just half an inch down the grid (i.e. half inch vertically), it cuts perfectly. I did however have issues with plumeria (sil store) despite the reg marks being detected successfully and me placing the paper half inch below. The cut was off by half an inch on each image. My second attempt to print/cut the plumeria worked fine. I wish it behaved consistently so I know what works and what doesn't....
You should not have to adjust your paper on the grid. The registration marks should tell the Portrait exactly where to cut with no adjustment. If yours is not performing like that, you may need to calibrate your machine. In the Silhouette Studio Software....Go to file, calibration and print the calibration sheet and follow the prompts. It's pretty simple. I have never had to adjust my paper to get a correct cut, I simply load it on my mat and ask the software to detect registration marks... once it does, i'm good to go.
Thank you Lorrie. I will try calibrating it and hope it works....that would be awesome. Thanks again.
Awesome hope I can do this!!
I have been looking for a video since Thursday to explain how to use my Silhouette SD. I must say yours started out to be the best one so far that I have looked at in three days then I got lost.
I would like to cut out a jpg graphic keeping the color it is. And add it to my greeting card. I got lost on this video. Can you help explain the steps with the tree. I do not want a large white edge. Just want something like the tree.
I intended to make valentine cards and may end up fussy cutting out my jpgs.
I hope you see this soon, Thank you Lorrie.
LG1932 unfortunately this video is from 2012. I no longer make silhouette tutorials. But to do what you want you just need to upload the image then trace. Uncheck the high pass filter and turn up the threshold until the image is solid yellow. Then click the outline image. Turn on the cut lines. Turn on registration marks And send to printer then silhouette to cut. See my print then cut with silhouette video
What app do you use to cut out images easily
This is a basic question ... I noticed when you clicked "open", all your file types showed. I cannot figure out where to make that a default. Mine only shows .studio files unless I tell it to find other files. How?
Does this work with the free Silhouette Studio, or do you need the Designer Edition?
Yes, it works on the free Silhouette Studio software as well as the Designer Edition
Hey Lorrie - great video - how do I go about to make butterfly shapes with a printed thank you inside?
It depends. Do you want to use the markers to print on the butterfly or the printer?
am I right clicking to select the red trace line as it is not selecting.
Lorrie, thank you for replying. I almost have it. the first half of this is what I remember but then I am lost.... One last simple question maybe two.
This is where I get lost each time. When you say to turn on the cut lines what do I click on? I don't know where the icon is that I need. Also what do I chose trace and detach or what? Thanks I am hoping to get these in the mail tomorrow. Bless you for writing back.
LG1932 in the upper right corner like 3 or 4 icons from the left there is an icon that looks like a blade. Click it. Then click on what you want to cut and click cut outline (or whatever applies). I walk you through it in my
Print then cut video which isn't the other videos you're commenting on. I'll find the link
LG1932 go to 6:25 in this video and it will show you what you're asking czcams.com/video/klVxo56GN4s/video.html
figured it out thanks
I will play with this I guess it is the trace and selecting that I am having problems with.
this question has nothing to do with cameo, but rather the picture on screen. What is the name of that bush blooming on screen. I have that and have never figured out what it is called, would you happen to know what it is? The bloom is quite woody and smells sort of like cinnamon.
It's a Carolina Spice Bush
do you think a person is better off buying the Cameo or the Circut Air, I want to cut cardboard and leather. I know the Circut has size limitations but can't see to find out what they are. Any help is so welcomed, I need a machine and I'm all videoed out from watching so many of both. LOL :)
Theresa Daigle The Cricut Explore Air is much more precise and more powerful than the cameo. The only size restriction is for print then cut, which you wouldn't need to cut leather or chipboard. It can cut 12 x 24 with the large mat. It comes with a 12 x 12 mat. I never had much luck with the cameo cutting anything thicker than a thick cardstock and that wasn't even very clean.
Will this actually color in the the image I import in than cut it.
Is there an app on the Google store that I can do this on my phone?I bought tumblers thinking they were straight,well they're tapard.I print everything off my phone,I make alot of t-shirts.PLEASE HELP,I have the measurements but since it's tapered it doesn't work :(
I've been trying to figure out when I print and cut my images with a white border it always print th red trace line and cut with the red trace line around the white border. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
Hello Lorrie! I followed your instructions; thanks for a great video BTW, but the cutting of the image(Capitan America from the internet) after printing it came off :-( Any suggestions? The image on my silhouette grid looked great/aligned but the printing was off
My very first inclination would be that you chose load Media instead of load mat. 90% of the time that is the problem. Does your machine cut other images correctly? If so, I would bet you accidentally hit load media. I've done it myself more than once! :)
No I loaded the mat.
I even bought of silhouette store superman and it cut it fine the "silhouette" , but I cant seem to be able to align the image to the cutting machine :-(
So I bought superman image, sized in the silhouette software,
selected to show registration marks
set to printer
place cardstock on mat
loaded the mat
send to silhouette
choose to detect registration marks automatically
did a test cut which came out around the square in top l corner
and hit cut
Poor cut superman came 1/2 white 1/2 colored
Any thought?
This is so frustrating
I did tried before without using registrations marks and have to say cut image came slightly off but not as bad
MargB
I am not understanding what you mean he came out half white half colored? Can you save the file and email it to me at lorrie4117@gmail.com? I will look at it and see if I can see anything. I am not following what's happening, if I see it I can probably figure it out.
Lorrie Nunemaker
When the machine detected registration marks, did you get the message detection of registration marks successful?
A lot of the clip art I download that I would like to trace and cut have a white square background. So, when I click tracing it wants to trace the square around the object. How do I release the object from the white square and just trace and cut the image. Please....going nuts....lol
What if I wanted to take the clipart images to a professional printer to be printed instead of printing on my home printer. Could I then bring the card stock load it to The Silhouette and have it cut out each image?
you should have a printer listed that will print to PDF.Pick this printer. Its not actually a printer but a way to write the print info as a PDF. then you can take to any computer and open and print.
very helpful! how did you learn all this?
I learned just by playing around with it. I have had my Silhouette since they first came out. I tend to be kind of "techy...aka..nerd" :)
haha, I am just a nerd! thanks
what is the magic to selecting the red line. Am I to do a right click to select the red line. I am having as much problem as you had in the video. Or maybe its a left click?
LG1932 left click
Hi, I have a question about cutting certain parts of an image. I am trying to trace and cut the backpack from Dora the explorer. I would like a white portion if the backpack, where the strap is to be removed but can't figure out how not to cut his eyes out also, which are white. Can you help?
I am not sure I follow without seeing the image. Is it a Silhouette store image? If so give me the design id # and I'll look it up. If it's a web image or something send me a link or feel free to email it to me and I'll see what I can do to help. lorrie4117@gmail.com
Hi, I would like to know if you can do that in the Silhouette Portrait Machine or is it only for the Cameo
Yes, the software is exactly the same for both machines.
I found the blade just now but it puts a rectangle around my puppy and I need to cut out the image. Shouldn't there be a red line drawn around him?
LG1932 back up the video I just send you to 5:30. You have to trace it first
Can I use a JEF file or any file in my Silhoutte Software if I purchase a monograming listing off Etsy? I wanted to try appliqués ?!
I've never tried JEF files. I am not sure. I have used png, jpg, svg (I have the designer software), pdf
Can I shapes out inside of a printed image? Not just around it?
Alex Minkin yes just choose the setting in the trace window
Can you also cut each individual flower?
Yes, you could cut each individual flower. You would just have to make the trace as detailed as you wanted. I.E. in lieu of just outlining the image, you would choose the trace option that picks up all the details, then you would have to arrange your papers as such so that you could cut the flowers individually.
I've been looking for that Cherry Tree that you chose for the print cut trace video but unable to find it. Do you still have it by chance that you can send it to me?
I believe this is the correct one www.123rf.com/photo_7898154_cherry-tree-in-blossom.html
Hi Lorrie, I just wanted to mention here that v3.x of the software that came out last week is missing the calibration button! So just was I was about to calibrate my machine to fix the offset issue with pnc, I downloaded the new version and that feature is missing, murphy's law?! I told CS and they said they are working on fixing it and hope to release a new update this week I believe. I have another question that I think you know the answer to. When I print/cut certain pnc images bought from silhouette store, there is a thin white outline to each image. I think it's called printer bleed. I asked how to get rid of it and sihouette CS says I can't...silly. Do you know a way please? I don't like the white border around some images. Some have them, some don't I noticed. Thanks for all your help.
I am sorry about that, I downloaded the V3 and it has so many bugs, I went back to the old version until they come out with an update to the update. I'm running the mac version, I can't even open the v3 software anymore
I just read the other part of your message. Sorry. To get rid of the white line around PNC images, I usually just do an internal offset and set it to just slightly inside the image. This gets rid of the bleed area. Make sure you turn the original cut line to off and turn on your new internal offset line.
Lorrie Nunemaker
Thank you so much for this info, I am still very new and haven't ever used the offset feature. Will try this for sure. If it works for me, I will be sure to let Silhouette support to visit your site to learn some tricks since they said it's not possible to eliminate the bleed :) Thank you again for being so kind to respond to my questions. I downloaded v2.x again too but since they updated/fixed some stuff on 4/16, I gave V3 another try. Can you believe that it's still missing calibration feature? :)
It would be nice to see the cut print... Thank you.
I would also love to see the cut version...gives more of a visual of what it is exactly your cutting!
None the less though great video! Thanks :)
Hi Lorrie,
I'm anxiously awaiting for Santa to deliver my Silhouette Cameo!!! I'm so glad you made this video. It's awesome to see that I can print & cut any image that I have. I think I am going to have so much fun with this machine. I'll check out your other videos to see what else I can learn. When I post finished projects on my Facebook page, facebook.com/peaceloveandjoyce or on my blog, peaceloveandjoyce.com, I will be sure to mention your CZcams videos and give you credit for teaching me how to use my Cameo!
Peace, Love & Joy,
Joyce
Thank you for watching! You are going to LOVE it!!
How do you cut using images from the silhouette instead of printing them out from the computer?
Rene', I have a few other videos showing how to print and cut images from the SIlhouette Store, and I made a new one just today showing how to print and cut both the pnc files and the standard cut files from the SIlhouette Store. You can watch it here Silhouette Print & Cut Images from Silhouette Store PNC vs Standard Cut
Lorrie Nunemaker Thank you so much!
please help!! everytime i follow this exact tutorial and try to print the cameo just goes as if it is going to print and then does not actually print the item onto the vinyl like I need it too. any tips?!
Lindsey Hessmiller Unfortunately this video is from December 2012. I know the software has changed tremendously since then. I no longer use the Cameo (I've switched to Cricut). I would recommend ScrappyDiva's youtube channel. She rocks the Silhouette
+Lorrie Nunemaker, I know this video is old, but it helped me a great deal making some tees for my grandsons. However, do you have any advice or tutorial on how to take an actual Google colored image and put that on a tee, rather than using vinyl? I'm a loss, and so new. I've got the vinyl down (thanks to you), and there are some Star War images (personal use only) that I would like to use, but haven't a clue how. I just have a regular Ink Jet printer. Thank you for any advice.
I can't do this I am doing something incorrectly in the steps. Now I have to leave for a basket ball game. If you could write the steps down I would be so grateful. Thank you
hi! do silhoutte cuts png or jpg? I see some clipart with both
It will cut both png and jpg
+Vikki Decker thanks
2020 anyone
made me more confused then ever :-(