Will this cut simple clip art or images I scan into it using the scan feature? Or does it only support the images you must purchase from the Silhouette online store?
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You can just about any image scanned or any Google search images. Great machine you won't be disappointed. Go to youtube and look for "cricflix" channel great teacher for new silhouette users.
2042159
no, you cannot scan images for this software. You need a digitalizing software and from what I have found out, several thousand dollars for it :(
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I have found that sometimes my SNC has trouble recognizing all of the images being scanned too. When this happens I cut the images it does recognize and then re-scan and cut the others it missed. Here is a YouTube video I found that helped me get around this the best I could. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_4dzcVWJjM There are some great YouTube videos that may be helpful and/or give you some other ideas on how to get around this issue. Like this one I just found and think will be very helpful! :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDRIb1ssGqw
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I've used it for photo's and haven't had any problems. I scan everything in at 300 dpi, and it's pretty speedy. I have not tried doing 150 dpi though. It does auto crop and fix any skewing or rotation that may have happened too.
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My daughter messed up her favorite drawing. I scanned it, creating an image file on the computer, then edited out the smudge. I then sent the plate to be made via their website that takes photos. It worked well. I imagine you could do the same, inserting a photo however you wished. You'll just have to use their online service and may not need this product at all.
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It works great for the silhouette for stenciling and other silhouette projects. I prefer it to the rolls (easier to use). You need to adjust the blade/cut settings though to get it to cut clean. You can use the silhouette settings for vinyl but you want to adjust it to cut thicker material than you would with the silhouette rolls or it won't remove properly. Hope this helps!
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There are two ways that you can "print and cut". One is by using a special new mat called the PixScan that is available for it, and an app that goes with it on your phone. With that you can cut around anything...it doesn't have to be something you printed from the Silhouette software. It can be a stamped image, or handwriting, or whatever. The other way is by creating the file in Silhouette's Design Studio software and then adding registration marks to your document before printing it. The machine reads these to orient itself on the paper when you feed the paper into the Portrait to cut.
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Only one page can be scanned at a time, and yes a photo i.d. should go through it just fine. I have scanned credit cards with it. I own this and I love it for running my business. It is easy to use and helps keep track of everything by allowing me to put it into a computer.
456680
Yes it works with the portrait and the cameo. This is a quote from the Silhouette site: "This replacement blade is compatible with all Silhouette electronic cutting tools".
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I have never actually scanned anything exactly this size, but the screen opening measures just under 12" x 17" so it should scan any image close to that width or length. Good luck!
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YES & YES and it does a reasonably good job, too. I mainly use the Scan to PDF & JPEG options and have been really pleased with the results. Scanning is slow, but for a portable unit is does many things well and there have to be a few sacrifices for the portability sake. Keep in mind that it runs just fine on battery mode too... just can not go wrong with this unit !!!
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The scanning quality is good, depending on your setting. Scanning for "professional printing" is a little vague because you didn't mention size or the type of artwork. I have not been unhappy with any of the functions.
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If you mean Fit-to-Size, Yes. If you mean can you select an Area to Scan, No. What you see is what you get . . . but there are several Freeware Viewers that will let you Crop Scanned Images. What I mean is that a 4 x 6 Original will be a 4 x 6 Scan, etc . . . but you can't Scan a 4 x 6 OF an 8 x 10.
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It will scan just about everything. You need select the advanced menu if your stuff is odd sized. I have scanned odd sized slides, the old style film strips, negatives of odd size as well. there are some trade offs- since it only comes with the 3 presized holders, it is a bit finicky, but it works.
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It has worked very well for me! It can scan at a quality of 600dpi for color or gray & 1200dpi for black and white. It depends on how sharp you need the pictures to be. Hope this helps
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Unfortunately, no. That is the only thing that Cricut is lacking. The only images you can use are the ones that are from the cricut cartridges. Granted, there are a lot of images and you can take just a part of that image and use that part. If your looking to use images you already own and cut them, I would then suggest the Cameo by Silhouette. A co-worker of mine has it and uses her own images. I love my Cricut and enjoy it so much!
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Yes you can scan anything that fits in the parameters of the scanning area. I scan many of my kids odd shaped artwork from school. As far as alignment problems you really do not see it at all. The way the system looks at it is white or light object being scanned and dark black mat underneath. The scan program is intelligent enough to detect and accurately find the edges of the items being scanned. Again I use this primarily to scan items that can't be scanned by my ix500 scanner.