SignBlazer\06 HotShot

SignBlazer\06 HotShot* is unique. This is the direction all graphics programs are heading. What makes HotShot different? HotShot handles raster objects with the same facility as vector objects--------easily!

Why? Why not use two programs as everyone has done for years?

Answer! Money! Whose money? - yours! If it only takes a SignBlazer\06 HotShot user 10 minutes to do a design in SignBlazer\06 HotShot that takes you 4-5 hours work in two programs then who is going to make money?

This is a serious production tool for producing and handling graphic images for use in wide format digital printing.

Just look at all the new wonderful wide format printers available out there,----- New Star (Omega), Mutoh, Roland, Epson, Graphtec, Encad, Mimaki, Summagraphics are all racing each other to produce printers that cut decals etc, print faster, etc. In fact various figures quoted say that at least $2,000,000,000 worth of this hardware will be sold in the next 12 months.

No-one can afford to ‘play’ with this equipment. With the high initial cost and printer production speeds at the moment of 2 - 5 metres per hour, every minute of potential possible use has to be extracted. This is where SignBlazer\06 HotShot steps in------ it enables you to exploit the full money making potential of your investment.

So you are if serious about this industry you will investigate this software thoroughly and if your local CAS dealer does not stock it, ask him to do so or find a dealer who does to obtain a demonstration.

Key Benefits:

Productivity------- RIP to as many printers, printer cutters simultaneously as your computer can support and be designing on the same computer or even use a server to increase productivity. Even with printing and cutting it is possible to print AND CUT each row of stickers, decals, or signs before printing the next. Just think about this, normally you have to print all the copies you need BEFORE the machine will cut a single image. If the alignment of the vinyl is out by even a small amount then the cutting will be out of register. If the images are printed and then cut row by row then you can use the images immediately without waiting for the whole job to be completed. There are dozens and dozens of productivity features similar to this. How did this happen you may well ask? Easy, we worked very closely with many companies analysing how production could be made more efficient through improvements in software.

Ease of Use--------- Again in working with users we constantly sought to make SignBlazer\06 HotShot easier to use. Sometimes it was the code that had to be speeded up and sometimes it was the way objects are handled. Many years have now gone into this and we can say that you (if you are a new user) can have your software expectations realised and existing users will tell you stories of incredible production figures and deadlines met time and time again. One world famous Australian sign company (featured in many overseas sign magazines) went from three - four weeks behind in their work, even working 12 hour days, seven days a week, to a 2 - 3 day turnaround. And increased the amount of work output by 50%!!!!!! All they did was change to our software and with on site training their 3 systems were turning out work at a rate previously thought impossible. How about 11 rolls of vinyl (510mm by 45 m.) designed and cut in 8 hours.

Connectivity--------- with PhotoShop** 3.05 or later, Photodeluxe import and export plugins. Any 24 bit raster image can be transferred back and forth from PhotoShop without loss of color information, bringing all the power of PhotoShop and SignBlazer\06 HotShot together at your fingertips.

Details:

SignBlazer\06 HotShot can be purchased with limited or unlimited width printing, as specified below:

Limited Width Printing edition:

Chroma 60
Epson 3000/ Stylus / Stylus Photo 1200
ColorCAMM Pro / PC-60
Windows Printer Drivers

Unlimited Width Printing edition:

any narrow or wide printer

This way you only pay for what you actually need. Both editions include all the tools needed to do wide format digital printing.

The Vinyl Cutting Tools enable you to use any vinyl cutter in the world as well as all the new Cutter-Printers now available. These labour saving and time saving tools would cost many times this amount from other vendors without the ease and speed of use.

Vector Power Tools - Talk about speed, this is where productivity really can shine in the creation of graphics. The most fascinating thing in the world to watch (not really, I can think of lots of other things I would rather watch) is a power user creating a new design. It is incredible to take a concept, then a few minutes later to actually see the finished job being printed and another job being designed. I did not mention that when you click on ‘print’, there is no waiting time. As soon as is possible the printer starts, usually within seconds. And even more amazing you can start another copy, design away and send that off to another printer and so on. I personally use a Pentium 166 with 32MB of RAM and can run two printers at the same time whilst designing, although I cannot simultaneously scan as this ties up too many resources.

Power Bitmap Tools - Imagine being able to do most of the stuff in the PhotoShop ‘Wow Book’ instantly on vector text or objects!!!!!!! And lots of great things not in the book. It is fascinating to chrome some letters and then go and examine the masks and layers HotShot generates in a single click. This is a definite must have set of tools if you want to end the drudgery of creating glows, chrome and special effects in raster programs when you really want scalable vector objects. Yes, that is right, you can scale text up or down in size after it has had chrome applied. Writing does no good to describe this software. Even if you never have any intention of buying it make an effort to see it in operation at a trade show, try the demo version, or see it at a reseller near you.

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Versions of Windows required to run SignBlazer.

SignBlazer Demonstration Version
This demonstration program is a fully featured version of SignBlazer HotShot enabled for full width printing. Now you can experience for yourself that wonderful surge of creative inspiration which is the unique hallmark of the World's best graphics software. Your imagination will be unleashed as you realise the potential of this extraordinarily rich creative environment. Have fun.
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