Anyone out there using X5 and Rasterlink Pro? I seem to be having troubles exporting some files into rasterlink and I can figure out the cause, most of the time it is on larger stuff like 4'x8' but I don't think size is the issue. Some of the things I create just seem to freeze up when I try and export..... and ideas? Perhaps I could send someone one of my files to look at? I have no idea what it is but I really need to figure this out :(
Brandex said:Some of the things I create just seem to freeze up when I try and export..... any ideas?
Maybe the mimaki forums have an idea. What is the DPI of your file at 4' x 8'?
What is your workflow now? Do you export out of Draw as a TIFF?
Brandex said: I do everything in 300 dpi and not sure what the export is... when i finish a project I just hit the rasterlink button to print so im not sure if its a tiff or what it does with the corel file. I have a Mimaki CJV30-130 and so far things are going good but the odd thing just locks up "not responding" and I can't figure out the problem.
Hi, You are running out of RAM most likely.
300 DPI is way too high of a resolution for large format 4' x 8' signs. For every doubling of DPI, you quadruple raw file size. There is no reason to upsample bitmaps under 300 etc to 300 if they are at 1:1 scale.
Try this:
Use multiples of the printer head res. If it used an Epson head then
1,400 > 720 > 360 > 180 > 90
You can barely see the difference between 360 & 180 on photopaper at the highest res.
Even if you used 90 DPI unless you are doing a comparison it won't be that noticeable.
Yani said:You can barely see the difference between 360 & 180 on photopaper at the highest res.
I think this guy is making 4' x 8' billboards or car wraps
Yani said:Even if you used 90 DPI unless you are doing a comparison it won't be that noticeable.
I've output some large stuff at 72 FWIR, higher res didn't make sense since the source material wasn't that great anyway, and was just a textured background.
I use X5 and RasterLink, but since I don't have a CJV30 (JV-33 printer and CG-FXII plotter here), I cannot use the [Send to RasterLink] feature, but I'm pretty sure it sends PostScript information hidden in a Mimaki specific print file.This means that it also holds vector information, and the advice given by Jeff is correct. Convert as much of the effects (transparencies, drop shadows, bevels for example) as possible to one bitmap (around 150 dpi is most likely enough), and leave vector objects (like text and ordinary solid objects) on top, as vectors.
Personally I simply create a PDF that I import into RasterLink. Sometimes with flattened effects but mostly not, since PDF can handle some of the effects. Cut paths are sent from Draw via FineCut plugin.