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Adding, Editing, Sharing, and Removing a Camera For setting up a camera to use with Visual Print Positioning, any PC camera will work. CADlink recommends mounting the camera above your platen and aiming it directly at the platen. You can test this feature using your laptop camera. Adding a Camera When a camera has not…

Suppose that the customer has provided you with a low resolution image, and you need to make it larger, and increase the resolution. Complicating matters is that the file was created using JPEG compression, which has introduced noise in the form of stray pixels.  With the Super Size image function, you can enlarge an image…

You can import, export, remove, and use the camera to set queue background images in the preview area. To delete any queue background image, go to Queue > Remove Queue Background Image. Take a picture With a camera installed, in the preview area, click Update Queue Background Image. A new picture is taken and populates the queue background. Set…

To really master your designs and artwork, a good knowledge of graphics editing tools is essential. The graphics edit tools can be used to edit objects. To see editing tools, right-click in the workspace (for more information, see Node palette). From left to right: Node edit: This tool is used for creating and editing polygons….

To get started, rendering intents sounds scientific, but really what we’re talking about here is what happens to red when printing. Monitors display colors using RGB (Red, Green, and Blue). They are very good at displaying these colors, while printers use CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black) and are much better at printing these colors. Correspondingly, printers are…

CADlink software is a key enabler for personalized and customized digital print products FREMONT, Calif., July 05, 2022 – Fiery®, the digital front end (DFE) and workflow business of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (“EFI™”), today announced that it has acquired CADlink Technology Corp., an industry-leading software company that delivers solutions for the high growth areas of…

It’s now easier than ever to create your own incredibly accurate printmode with CADlink software. In the video below, we will cover the process of setting up complete print modes in PMC lite with the Nix™ Color Sensor. In this process, you will set your parameters for ink limiting, calibration, and ICC creation. Since every…

White Ink Only Print Modes The RIP has a white underbase with a manual curve. Color data is printed as white, as if converted to a grayscale (based on the amount of CMYK ink being printed, with more CMYK = less white ink). This ensures that any images with transparency do not get white in transparent areas and the color data is…

The Underbase strength controls how much white ink is used under black and dark areas. There are presets that are set up to give you the best color reproduction and typically, you want to use between Strong 100% white under black to 19 0% White under black. With most DTG, you do need some white under…

If you’re having issues with underbase alignment, it can be caused by problems with the machine you’re outputting to, or your software settings. While it might seem overwhelming to troubleshoot, how to diagnose which factor is affecting your alignment is easy with a few troubleshooting steps.  Check View Raw Data Import the CADlink Test Page Alignment.png or…