VinylMaster Software
• Designing and making high-quality signage is a breeze with VinylMaster Xpt •
VinylMaster Xpt is the World's #1 - High-Value - Design, RIP Print & Cut Software
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Design the most eye-popping signs and Output them to Your Device •
VinylMaster Xpt supports over 4500 vinyl cutters/engravers, popular large format printers and nearly all desktop printers*
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Ideal for: A Boards, Awnings, Banners, Billboards, Brochures & Flyers, Car & Truck Signage, Decals, Directory, Road, Safety & Traffic Signs, Dye Sublimation, Fine & Gallery Art, Honor Boards, Light Boxes, Metal (Engraved, Laser & Plasma Cut) Signs, Monumental Masonry, Plaques, Posters, POS, Printed Signage, Real Estate, Shop Windows, Super Sites, Textiles, Tickets, Trophies, Vans, Vehicle Wraps, Vinyl & 3D Lettering and all kinds of Graphics Design & Artwork!
Why get into VinylMaster Xpt?
Create real
Sizzle
with some Amazing
Signage!!
• Eye-popping
3D, Shading and Vector effects
• Reliable import/export inc .pdf .ai and .eps (CS5.5)
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Powerful Cutfile Manager & Vinyl Spooler
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All new RIP with rich color, multiple jobs, nesting
• Highly accurate Vectorizer (Trace) & Mask Editor
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Smart Font Detective now with powerful OCR
• Huge set of Text, Curve & Image tools 'n' features
• Contour Cutting and Print and Cut from 2 devices
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Massive Vinyl Cutter support - over
2,500 Drivers
• 13,900 Fonts 82,000 Logos** 17,279 Clipart + more
• Over 1,000 tools and features at your disposal
• Huge Manual, Online FAQ, Knowledgebase + more
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Over 100 Lessons and Tutorials inc. at no charge
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Extremely good value for money!
VinylMaster Xpt - VMX
*Not every make and model is supported, please run a test from the demo if in doubt. **Corporate Logos are not available in all jurisdictions but can be downloaded from the VinylMaster website in the United States.
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VinylMaster Xpt (VMX) is dedicated signmaking software designed specifically for making truly professional vinyl signs and signage, full color posters, decals, banners, billboards and much, much more.... VinylMaster Xpt allows you to produce the most visually stunning signs you've ever seen. The 3D Special Effects are absolutely spectacular… and are unequalled in the industry.
VinylMaster Xpt also comes packed with an arsenal of text, curve, bitmap and object tools and features plus the most powerful tracing utility and mask editing on the market today! Coupled with a highly productive suite of cutting tools PLUS a full-featured RIP not to mention Font Detective! VinylMaster Xpt is the Expert's choice in signmaker's and signwriter's sign and RIP software.
What's the difference between VinylMaster Xpt, VinylMaster Pro and VinylMaster Ltr? a great deal! click here for a Comparison & Features ListThere is simply no other sign making software on the market today which has the truly amazing features, built in training and ease of use of VinylMaster Xpt. But don’t take our word for it! download a demo right now and see for yourself -
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Finally! You can now do everything in the 1 Program!!
That's right you no longer need Corel or Illustrator and some half-baked RIPor some other so-so Sign program that pretends to do it all because VinylMaster Xpt does do it all!
Plus you also receive:
17,279 Clipart
Stock Clipart Libraries sorted by Category
13,900 FutureFonts Collection
High quality true type fonts - all sorted into correct typographic categories
82,000 Corporate Logos**
Comprehensive set of the world's leading brands and companies
1,500 Signs & Road Signs
Comprehensive set of standard Signs and Road Signs
2,348 Textures
High quality Textures
10,000 Vinyl Color Pallets
Huge range of Vinyl & Named Color Charts
Outline of VinylMaster Xpt's Major Features
Professional Graphics User Interface (easy to use)
VinylMaster is set out in a logical and easy to follow layout and uses a highly professional and contemporary Graphics User Interface (GUI) meaning that it's easy to use and to understand.
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Now for Windows 7, Vista, XP and 2000 in 32bit and 64bit
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Installation & Licensing
Try Before You Buy! Easy Activation and No More Dongles!!
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Security-1
Set access rights and up to 10 permissions including not being permitted to open, alter, export, cut, save, print or RIP etc.
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Drawing & Editing Tools
Suite of powerful curve and shape creation tools inc. arrows, spirals and stars. Super easy node control and editing – Erase vectors, knife and slice. Full selection of shaping and welding tools and features inc. Weld Layers.
Curve Types & Tools
Work with highly-advanced 'Rational Quadratic B Spline Curves' for superior design, unparalleled smoothness and ultimate shape development and control inc. freehand, polycurves, polylines, smoothline and a vector brush. select from the largest set of node editing tools available inc. self join, self weld, replace section, connector tools, append to and break apart tools plus highly-advanced node edit inc. node sliders, triple right-click shaping and specialist node reduction tools.
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Importing/Exporting
Import the most popular raster (image) formats including .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .psd, .raw, .rle, .tga and .tiff and Export .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, and .tiff. Import the most popular vector based formats including .ai, .dxf, .emf, .eps, .hpgl, .pdf, .plt, .ps, .psd, .pdoc, .vClip, .vLogo, .wmf plus many more and Export .ai, .dxf, .eps, .pdf and .plt
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Vector Effects
Loads of vector effects inc. distortions, outline, multi-outline, inline, multi-inline, block shadow, drop shadow, stripes etc.
3D Modeling
Specialist 3D Modeling tools to transform Vector Objects into 3D Objects with Rotation, Extrusion, Bend, Lens, Shadow and Lighting Tools. Also set Color, Brightness and Contrast to create amazing 3D effects
Special Effects & Shading
Comprehensive suite of specialist shading tools and features including light position and intensity, surface materials (gloss, highlights, diffuse shading and surface brightness) profiles, bump and reflection maps inc. fire, glow, bevel and prismatic effects and many more to create fully rendered 3d text inc. wet look (glossy), aqua, plastic, on-fire, gold/chrome lettering, marbled, textured, rivets, checker plate, cracked, split etc.
Fill Styles
Fill tools inc. power clip, gradient fill, reverse fill, pattern (s-sweep and island) fills, texture fills, image fills and wireframe fill.
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Pen Styles & Tools
Set stroke thickness, style (dots/dashes), start/end caps (arrows, stops, crosshairs). set pen corner style, z order, scale and convert pen to curves. large selection of dotted and dashed line styles and end caps including arrows, stops, crosshairs and clipart styles.
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Arrange Tools
Powerful arrange and layout tools inc. Circle Array, Matrix Array, Tile Array, Step & Repeat and Z Order (Above/Below). Also create Work Sheets to view all pages in document on one page as a Worksheet/Collage.
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Design Tools
Suite of design tools inc. clones, group/ungroup, lock/unlock, object statistics, multiple object clipboard, snap and transformations. Work with templates and background bitmaps along with clipart libraries, road & related signs, color pallets, color libraries, objects/symbol files and many more design elements.
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Edit Tools
Suite of design tools inc. cut, copy, paste, duplicate, edit modes, fit object to, move object to, nudge, smart nudge, elastic mode, select by object(s), find & replace text, select all, select by color, select by attributes, size tools & information, pure size, undo/redo etc. etc.
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Document Size (Pages)
Work with multiple pages in multiple sizes. Includes all ISO (A) (B) (C), JIS and US Page Sizes (Metric & Imperial) e.g. A0 thru A6 and Letter thru Broad Sheet, plus any User Defined Page Size - up to 656' (7,872") - 200x200M plus a huge set of sign and banner sizes.
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Document Tools
Full suite of page tools inc. Master pages. Insert, extract and duplicate pages and their contents to other pages or documents. Unit display, view current measurement(s) and all the equivalents via the tool tip (hint) on unit edit boxes. Type any unit type into any unit field e.g. type 1 inch into a mm box and it will automatically be converted into 25.4mm and vice versa. Unit Box (Field) Intelligence: Type functions such as: /4 for the Unit Box to divide the typed units by 4 i.e. apply 25% of the original unit size etc.
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Layout Tools
Huge suite of layout tools, work with grids, guides, dimensions and rulers. Full complement of align, space and distribution tools. Floating and semi-transparent rulers (position them where you like) reset the origin point with one click. Work with anchor points and dynamic guides and dimensions etc. etc.
Object Manager
Select, edit, move and manage objects from a comprehensive and expandable list. set display, cutting and lock on/off.
Property Inspector
The Property Inspector lets you edit and set practically every attribute and property for the entire document and VinylMaster itself - an indispensible feature.
Both the Object Manager and the Property Inspector are dynamic, meaning that they instantly update automatically as circumstances change on-screen so you have absolute control over the Document and VinylMaster at all times.
Color Management & Tools
Work with and create CMY, CMYK, Grayscale, HSV, Lab, RGB, Spot Colors and Ink Channels, Vinyl pallets, Named pallets, System (Non-printing). Set Registration, Contour Cut and Under Base Color.
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Project Management
Database of project and customer information. View statistical information about the document.Comprehensive list of the programs default Settings, Preferences and Options to completely customize the software to suit your needs, working style and taste.Set Backups to: Continuous, Every 30 Seconds, Every Minute, Every 5 Minutes or Every 10 Minutes - When continuous never lose more than the last 10 seconds of your work even if the power goes off!
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Desktop Printing
Full suite of printing setup and layout options with a large preview and thumbnail viewer to manage print files. Set printer properties (duplexing, dpi, color depth), print range, copies, collating etc. also print as image and print to file. Set the page position and zoom level (scale) to be printed on the page both visually and numerically. Rotate and mirror. Print: grid, guides, rulers, dimensions, images, background, border, master pages, in black, wireframe, cut color, reg-color and base-color
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Fonts
Fonts selected from a drop down list with full size preview and category selector to greatly assist in selecting fonts. Work with True type and Type 1, 2 and 3 fonts.
Text Tools
VinylMaster comes with a comprehensive suite of Text Tools and Features and has 5 types of standard text, as follows:
• Artistic Text• Paragraph Text• Vertical Text• Toggle to Vertical Text• Arc Text and Path Text
Text Types
Each type of text comes with a large selection of powerful tools and features usually only found in programs such as Adobe's InDesign, CorelDRAW and Microsoft Word. Coupled with VinylMaster's large suite of effects and layout tools this means you can design and output an infinite range of professional decals, signs and posters etc. quickly and easily, some examples of these tools are:
• Set Bold, Italic and Underline Styles• Change Case• Add a Pen Style (Stroke)• Add a Fill• Set Reverse Fill• Insert Bullet Points• Set Horizontal Alignment (Justification)• Set Character Style, Sub and Super Script• Apply Kerning• Set Tracking• Skew Text• Adjust Line Spacing• Adjust Word Spacing
Writing Tools
VinylMaster comes with Writing Tools which are provided to assist you to:
• Find & Replace Text• Find & Replace by Font or Font Style• Spell Check• View Text Statistics
These tools help you deal with and manage large amounts of text and to avoid making costly spelling mistakes.
Artistic Text
VinylMaster makes it easy to Work with Artistic Text by providing you with specialist tools for:
• Adding and Selecting Artistic Text• Set Text Size and Position• Adjust Character and Line Spacing• Set Uneven and Even Line Spacing
Paragraph Text
VinylMaster makes it easy to Work with Paragraph Text (Textboxes) by providing you with specialist tools for:
• Adding and Selecting Paragraph Text• Setting Textbox Size & Position• Textboxes and Elastic mode• Indents• Columns• Tabs (see below)• Optimizing Paragraph Text• Compatibility with .vjb (older VMP formats)• Wrapping Paragraph Text around Objects
Tabs: For example, you can easily set the type of tab you wish to use from the following selection of tabs in VinylMaster:
• Left tab• Center tab• Right tab• Decimal tab• Custom tab
Vertical Text
VinylMaster makes it easy to Work with Vertical Text by providing you with specialist tools for:
• Adding and Selecting Vertical Text• Text Size and Position• Character and Line Spacing• Uneven and Even Line Spacing
Arc Text
VinylMaster makes it easy to Work with Arc Text by providing you with specialist tools to:
• Add and Select Arc Text• Set Radius & Start Position• Set the Text Flow• Text Size and Position
Path Text
VinylMaster makes it easy to Work with Text on Path by providing you with specialist tools for:
• Fitting Text to a Path• Path Offset and Start Position• Text Size and Position
Auto-Numbering (Serialization)
The Auto Number utility allows you to create consecutive sets of numbers or number series that can start and end with any number up to 1,000,000,000 increasing by any increment and can also include any text prefix or suffix that you require. This utility is ideal for creating repetitive number sequences such as Lot numbers, Seating and for Ticketing.
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Image (Bitmap) Tools
VinylMaster supports all the major Image formats including .bmp, .gif, .jp2, .jpeg, .png, .tga and .tif along with many, many more...
Image Filters
VinylMaster's Image Filters let you set the Image Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation along with Gamma Correction.
Image Editor (Adjustment Lab)
For even finer Image editing and specialist filters VinylMaster comes with an Image Editor that allows you set Color Correction and comes with Advanced Filters including Gaussian Blur and an amazingly powerful Color Reduction algorithm that takes full color Images and professionally reduces them down to and within a range of 2 to 256 colors.
Special Effects
VinylMaster comes with a large selection of Special Effects for images, as follows:
• Anti Alias • Color Noise • Contrast • Darkness • Emboss • Fish Eye • Grayscale • Invert • Lightness • Mono Noise • Mosaic • Posterize • Saturation • Smooth • Solarize • Split Blur • Split Light • Spot Light • Tile • Trace • Twist
Image Editing
VinylMaster lets you Node Edit your Images much the same as it does curves which means you have full control over all your Image's perimeters (shape) that is very useful when designing and laying out your Artwork.
Crop Images
VinylMaster also comes with Cropping Tools that let you remove portions of the Image across its x and y axis.
Clipping Paths
VinylMaster can also Vectorize (Trace) the Mask (Transparent areas) of an Image to create a Clipping Path that can in-turn be Node Edited, have Effects applied to it and be used as a Contour Cutting Path.
Distortions
Along with Shapes and Vectors i.e. Curves and Paths VinylMaster also lets you apply distortions to Images so that you can design and create any number of image based effects.
Transformations
Plus all the regular transformations such as rotate, skew and mirror etc. can all be applied to Images in VinylMaster.
Image Effects
VinylMaster has a number of Image Effects that provide you with you a set of advanced tools that allow you to design and create truly professional signage that will really impress your clients and set you well apart from your competition.Some examples of VinylMaster's suite of Image Effects include:
• Duo-tone• Opacity• Targeted Color Transparency• Vignettes• Linear Gradients (Fade-In and Fade-Out)
Image Resampling
VinylMaster lets you resample your Images which is used to change the resolution and the dimensions of each Image.
Resampling Filters
VinylMaster comes with a comprehensive set of resampling Filters which are algorithms used by the Image Editor to smooth out or sharpen up Images when they have been resampled either larger or smaller than their original size.
The Mask Editor
The Mask Editor is a specialist utility used to professionally remove the background from images (Bitmaps) i.e. to make transparent and/or to create Special Effects by using transparencies within the image.Some examples of these effects include:
• Professional Background Removal• Vignettes• Fades (In & Out)• Image Blending• Image Effects
The Vectorizer
The Vectorizer is a specialist utility used to Vectorize an Image (Bitmap) i.e. to Trace an Image. It does this by taking an Image and tracing around its pixels to create an editable and perfectly scalable set of curves (paths).The Vectorizer comes with a number of Image Preparation and Correction tools to assist you in achieving the best possible results from even low-quality artwork inc. .jpg's...
Contour Cutting
A Contour Cutting Line or Outline is a special purpose curve that can be identified by a printer/cutter to print then cut out your artwork from a single file. Contour Cutting can also be used to print from the one device then cut from another using the Reposition Module in the Vinyl Spooler. This feature is ideal for creating decals and stickers from adhesive vinyls and another great tool in your arsenal.
Vinyl Cutting Tools & Features
The Cutfile Manager
VinylMaster comes with a specialist Cutfile Manager which takes the selected artwork from VinylMaster and automatically separates out all the colors then loads the artwork in - ready to be processed. The Cutfile(s) are presented in a large and zoomable preview along with a vinyl cutter to show you precisely how it will cut out.
Some of the Cutfile Manager's Tools include:
• Nesting• Position and Size• Overwide/Overlong Cutfiles (Tile Bleed/Overlap)• Trimming Options• Curve Tools (Break Apart/Combine etc.)• Alignment Marks for Easy on-site Aligning • Weeding Boxes with Auto-Cutlines, and Weedboxes
Speed-Weed
Speed-Weed has been designed to reduce the time it takes to weed out the excess vinyl around your Artwork. This is done by placing a line through the items to be cut along with a weedbox, so that when weeded from the top left or right corner, only the vinyl above the Speed-Weed line weeds out.
The Vinyl Spooler
The Vinyl Spooler is a specialist Cutfile management utility that stores various types of (processed) Cutfiles and allows you to sort and filter your Cutfiles.
Vinyl Spooler Sorting & Filtering Cutfiles (Managing)
• Optimized Packing• Auto-Nesting
Vinyl-Cutter (Plotter) Setup
VinylMaster now supports over
2,500 Vinyl Cutters and Plotters and with the all new Vinyl Cutter (Plotter) Setup Wizard it's never been easier to setup your Vinyl Cutter or Plotter with VinylMaster no matter how it connects to your computer!
Vinyl Cutter & Plotter Settings
Once you've installed your Vinyl Cutter(s) or Plotter(s) you can then adjust the device settings using our specialist settings utility.
Engraving Tools & Features
Engraver Module with S-Sweep, Line (Ver/Hor) and Island Fill. Set Tool Diameter, Flange, Fill and Hatch Offset - Cut Original and a Cleanup Flange.
RIP, Print & Cut
VinylMaster Xpt comes with a powerful RIP built-in meaning that you can use all of VinylMaster's powerful design tools and features along with the program's .ai, .eps, and .pdf import features and then RIP, Print and/or Cut these out with your Large Format Printer or Printer-Cutter.
Major FeaturesThe VinylMaster Xpt RIP is packed with features, as summarized here:
Multiple Multithreaded CPUsTake full advantage of multi-core technology and dedicate up to
8 CPUs to RIP Files and execute complex instructions in parallel and using multithreadingMultitask EnvironmentBackground RIP, Print, Cut, so that you can Layout, Nest, Edit Profiles, Color Correct etc. all at the same timeICC ProfilesIncorporate any .icc or .icm profile into the Media Profile Library along with all your printer’s settings to be saved as one file, in the one location to instantly select and start RIP’ing and Printing (saving your time)Job QueueLoad, position and prepare separate Print Jobs into the Job Queue to RIP, Print & Cut Multiple Print Jobs at once. Hold Print Jobs for later or overnight printingSoft ProofFull color simulation of RIP files before you RIP for pre-printing approval (WYSIWYG)Optimal PackingTakes the selected Print Jobs and places them into a Single Print Queue ready to be immediately Ripped or printed out to minimize media wasteAutomatic NestingAutomatically positions any current Print Jobs together into a Single Print Queue ready to be immediately Ripped or printed out to minimize media wasteColor CorrectionAdjust Temperature, Saturation, Brightness and Gamma along with the Red, Yellow Green, Cyan, Blue and Magenta Color Channels based on the current Media and ICC Profile using Soft Proof for very accurate Color Correction and AdjustmentsWhite Channel & Under BaseWork with 4, 6 and 8 Color Printers including Under Base, White Channel and Clear Coat PrintersTiling (Bleed & Overlap)Suite of tools to Split and Manage oversize Print Jobs - Ideal for Billboards and Super Sites. Also creates a tile map for easy on-site installationRegistration/Crop MarksApply Registration/Crop Marks for Trimming, easy Alignment, Onsite Layout and Contour CuttingRIP SpoolerEasily view and track Print Jobs by Name, Quantity, Production Number, Size and DateSpot ColorsAutomatic detection and targeting of spot colors with full rendering simulation based on Media ProfilesStep & RepeatAutomated feature that operates with Optimal Packing to repeat Print Jobs and only RIP a single instance of the repeated fileRIP, Print & CutFully supports Large Format Printer-Cutters with Contour Cutting module and toolsLayout & ComposeSize, Crop, Position and Rotate Print JobsManual Reposition ModuleSpecialist wizard to take a print out from the one device (Printer) and then cut out the cutline on another device (vinyl cutter)
The VMX RIP supports many printer makes and models but not all, please see Supported Printers.
Font Detective
Font Detective is a specialist font matching/finding utility that is designed to rapidly compare a scanned-in sample of a particular font against any or all the fonts on your computer. It has been completely redesigned to be much easier to use with built-in OCR and now works with full-color artwork and blocks of text for the most accurate of Font Finding!
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Hyper-Speed-Match
Font Detective can compare the scanned sample with tens of thousands of Fonts from the FutureFonts Collection within seconds even if they're not on your system or you don't have the full set. Meaning you can find the font you need and if required order it for a very low price online
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Font Manager
Font Manager lets you browse visually through your Font Collections it also lets you easily install fonts directly from within the program and sort your favorite fonts into the Font Library for instant access in VinylMaster from the program's built-in Font Selector. System Resources The advantage with Font Manager is that you can use as many fonts as you like on-the-fly without slowing down WindowsPrint Font Lists You can change the Preview Text, create a printable PDF file of the current Font List and even make a Copy of the Font File to any location on your system.Font Backup Scans all local drives and makes one folder containing all available Fonts for saving onto a CD/DVD or an External Drive. Meaning that in the event of a disaster all Fonts can be restored with One-Click
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Help, Training & Support:
• Over 100 Lessons & Tutorials• 400+ page built-in manual• Knowledgebase• Submit a Ticket• FAQ• Forums
