Awesome tutorial. I have had a pix scan mat for a long time and could not get past trying to take a good picture on phone and just gave up, never even using the mat. Now I'm ready to try all the wonderful things in this video.
I've had a pixscan mat, but haven't used it. *watches video* okay...okay... things are going well.... oh no @15:58 she got extra lines when tracing, she's doomed *she does release compound path* what? whaaaat? *my mind explodes* How did I not know this? Thank you Kelly for this video!
Frankly, I did not know until viewing this video class that you could use your scanner with a Pixscan. I have an old flip phone and no physical camera so I thought there would be no options. Thank you so very much for your classes. I do appreciate them a great deal.
The hands on portion of the video is priceless. Most companies just skip right over that part and I am so thrilled that you showed Kelly putting the pic scan in, taking the pictures, taking that project out, etc. Kelly is such an incredible teacher for Silhouette. Thank you for all you do for us to learn. Jerri Dyke
This just saved me $300+ Now I don't feel the pressure to purchase a ScanNCut... I've used my Pixscan mat only a couple times, but simply got lucky bc I had no idea what I was doing...this was SO helpful. Please keep them coming! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is a fabulous tutorial. Such a calm teaching style. I have learned so much more than PixScan. I have learned a lot about tracing. Thank you , Silhouette
@@CreateWithSilhouette What do you do if while your machine is registering your pixscan mat it rolls the mat too far in and the roller looses contact and your mat falls out of the back of the machine?
Hi Kelly, I must say this was the best video I've seen on the PixScan, I've learnt so much from one video, I hope there are more on the way with using different parts of the program, We do need more videos like this, so we can get the benefits of our purchase, and it is fun learning too, TFS, Cheers Anna. From Australia.
Great video instructions for the PixScan. One note I would add is the aspect ratio of your photo must match the aspect ratio of your calibration image.
This is the very best tutorial I have viewed on using the PixScan Mat. I love PicScan's capabilities, yet I had never thought about adding type to designs before cutting out on the mat. And now that I have a Cameo3, it should be a breeze. Thanks so much for this informative and easy to follow video.
Great informative tutorial. Good explanation. Now I´m not intimidated by Pix scan, PLease keep these wonderful tutorials coming. Love your calmness. Wonderful teacher.
OMG! Thank you so much! More of these, please. I’ve been a Silhouette user for about eight years, and am on my fourth machine. I love learning new things about it. I’ve had a Pixscan mat for several years, but used it only once. Can’t wait to play with it today!
I’ve had the pix scan mat ever since it came out and still haven’t used it. This tutorial is excellent and was easy to follow. Thank you and keep the tutorials coming! 🙂
This is just what I needed. I got SO much info that I didn't even know about. I absolutely enjoyed watching this and thankful for the time you put in to making it and sharing it. Thanks again
Best, most thorough video I have seen on how to use the PixScan features. I wish that the Silhouette store had them in stock! I’ll have to check some other stores.
I only wished it worked as easily as it appears in the video. Despite following all the suggestions (and ensuring I had the right kind of mat for my machine), I was unable to get my Silhouette Cameo to recognize the registration marks on a brand new PixScan mat. I double checked that there was nothing outside the cut areas and tried reshooting the mat with my stamped image with my phone multiple times but it never recognized the registration marks. I even used the calibration image to make sure that the system recognized the image from my phone. The software understood what I wanted to cut, but the machine never did. I finally tossed the PixScan mat and decided it wasn't worth the hassle. I guess I should have known better. I'd heard from a lot of folks who said that the Silhouette PixScan was difficult to work with. They all said that the Brother Scan N Cut works MUCH better. Looks like they were right. Lesson learned. Thankfully I only threw away $13 for a useless mat.
I had a difficult time calibrating until I set the printer to the “highest quality” setting and reprinted the test page. Worked the first time after that!
I've just finished watching this video. It was a great instruction tool. I'm trying to figure out how to add my scanner so my Cameo 2 Silhouette Studio Designer Edition will find it. I haven't crafted much over the last 3 years for a variety of reasons, but I have time now and am hoping to utilize all these tools soon.
I feel like i actually learned so much from you! Im also looking forward to recycling old designs on cards! Thank you so much. Your teaching voice is also very soothing!
Can you please use a portrait machine once in awhile so those of us who are new can see how to use our less expensive machines. I’m lost because I don’t have all of those settings
Thanks for sharing , this is a great tutorial. I have so many stamps that I wanted to fussy cut but with sore hands it was impossible and now have used my pix scan mat. Just wondering if there was a tutorial where i can see how to put a shape around a stamped phrase and cut it using the pix scan mat. I tried to just add it and cut and it was all off.
I used a normal blade (manual/ratchet or Autoblade) dedicated for fabric use to cut the fabric pineapple. A normal blade works great when using fabric interfacing, but I save just one blade for fabric so other materials don't dull it.
I have a now dead Scan N Cut. I'm thinking of replacing it with a new machine, possibly a different machine, simply because I feel Brother did not help me well when my machine broke down, there are no repair places within over 2 hour drive from me and they were not willing to have me send it to them and repair it themselves. So I am left with a dead machine I have used well, not even enough to fully go through one mat. The one I have does not do vinyl or other items other than material and paper. I've considered the DX, but again, i'm not ovferly happy with Brother, so hesitant to do so, and their price is extremely high. I am primarily a card maker. Although I would like to do some things with vinyl. What I'd like to know is how long does the pixscan mat last? How often do you have to replace it? Also, can you pre-color your stamped images before scanning and cutting them? Also, the regular mats, how long do they last, and is there a way to restick them when they lose the stick? Thank you for your help. Currently I am leaning towards the Silhouette 4.
Sorry I just saw this comment. The PixScan mats and the regular mats generally last several months or more. It depends on how much you use them. Yes, you can color your stamped images before scanning and cutting them. I do not find trying to re-stick the mats is as good as buying a new one. I suggest watching for sales and stocking up on mats so you always have a fresh one ready to go. I love a fresh new mat! :)
Will Silhouette recognize a black and white laser scanned image of color material? Will I be able to do the cut or do I need to have the color image? Very informative. Thank you
If you choose the photo import option for the scan, it should recognize it. The color shouldn't matter. (In fact, black and white is even easier to trace than colors, so it can only help.)
@@CreateWithSilhouette Thank you! :) Your tutorials are so helpful! Currently struggling with PixScan. Using a Mac and AirDrop, I couldn't access the photo of my mat. Had to use email, which has more steps. But more troubling -- I keep getting a red message about calibration and I haven't found the solution, yet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for all the great tutorials!
Very good lessons. Thank you! I have a question. Does the Cameo 4 accept the pixscan mat of the old first version Portrait? It looks like the Cameo Pixscanmat doesnt offer more space for material. So I would use what I have when my very new Cameo 4 enters my craftspace tomorrow. Or is it necessary to buy a Cameo Pixscanmatt ?
Hi Do you use the printer/scanner on the same printer ou you have a printer and a scanner ? Does the printer/scanner in the TS9100 series will fit for scranning the me Pixscan mat ? Thanks, I found this video very useful.
I use the scanner on the all-in-one printer/scanner. It's a great printer, too! This TS9100 scanner fits the PixScan mat if you do it in two passes as shown on the video.
I have the matt and never used it as i was told you have to calibrate it to your camera and i had issues doing this. Do i have to calibrate first.? Would love to start using it
You only need to calibrate it if Silhouette Studio does *not* automatically recognize your camera. I talk about calibration starting at 9:04 in the video.
Great tutorial! Can you import vector art from files like eps, ai or pdf? Or do they need to be png/jpg. It would be easier to use paths from my artwork than use the trace tool. Appreciate your advice, thanks!
Yes you can, with the right upgrade to the software. Designer Edition will import PDF files (see this video ruclips.net/video/rS7N0Un5mD8/видео.html ) and Business Edition will import AI, CDR and EPS files (see this video ruclips.net/video/SVMUEgtubE4/видео.html ).
@@KellyWayment wonderful thanks. We bought the business edition but sadly some of our complicated artwork files don't merge properly or crash the software. So we resorted to exporting png files from Illustrator for printing with reg marks. Then merging the layers into simpler vector shapes, saving these as a cutter guide and merging them into silhouette studio. It's a little frustrating but fine once you get everything setup correctly. Does edge bleed only work on vector art?
@@voodoomotion5855 Print bleed works on any image that's got color, whether it's vector or raster. If the color at the edge is white, you won't see any edge bleed. Here's a video specific to print bleed. ruclips.net/video/PJo-HJGB8eE/видео.html
@@KellyWayment thanks Kelly, this morning I tried a photo that I cut out in photoshop, saved as a PNG and merged into Silhouette Studio. The print bleed is working but it's very faint. I think it's because the edges are anti-aliased which means it's adding some transparency to the bleed. Does this seem right to you? Appreciate your advice, thanks again
Sorry, forgot to add the cut-out is very sharp, there's only a maximum of 1 pixel anti-alias, i didn't feather any edges. I could sharpen the alpha channel to eliminate the anti-aliasing, but would prefer not to ;) are there any other settings for print bleed?
If you have a small design/patterned paper/scrap, etc., and want to use your scanner - are you supposed to put the pixscan mat face down on your scanner glass?? I wouldn't think that would be good for your scanner because it is sticky. Thanks.
I have one question that I have not been able to get from anywhere. When calibrating the pixscan for my phone and I am taking a pic of the calibration sheet with my phone do I need to take a pic of the whole sheet without the borders or can I just make sure part of the dots are in the pic. All I can find is to make sure the borders are not in the pic.
Thanks for this excellent tutorial. Lots of great info and ideas. My problem seems to be that my cut lines just arent accurate. Its driving me bonkers. I have calibrated my phone and it seems like all is going well. The trace lines look great but when I send it ant it cuts it is always off a little to one side or the other or too high or a bit too low. It never lines up. Its so frustrating. What am I doing wrong. I have the original cameo and have hardly used this mat because of this problem. Please help
I'm struggling with the same issue. Sometimes more, sometimes less. What I find very strange that more and less can be in the same page! I will try using my scanner next to see whether it gets better when the original source is exactly perpendicular to the (scanner) camera. (--> Update: I can't use my scanner, can't be found. Maybe because combination printer/scanners aren't recognized as scanners. Waiting for someone to enlighten me.) I find that at least with creating print&cuts from stamps the following method is superior to using pixscan: Stamp your image, trace and add offset (can be quite narrow with this method). Cut the resulting cut line once from a piece of card a size that can easily placed in a stamping tool and secured with magnets, this is your alignment card. Then cut multiples of the outline. Place the alignment card in your stamping tool, put one cutout into the "hole" and position the stamp. From there on, you can stamp multiple items using the same positions for the card and the stamp. Not my idea, it's Jennifer McGuire's, and I've been cutting first and stamping later ever since I learned that!
This Tutorial is gold, however, I couldn't find the info I was looking for :/ as for some reason my mat keeps sliding like crazy, so I can seem to use it !
Hi! Thank you! We apologize you can't use the information right now! Send us a message to support@silhouetteamerica.com and we will see what we can do to help you!
Hey there, don't know whether Silhouette Support was able to help you. I'm going to ask some really silly help desk questions: Are your rollers down and both in a position where they can grab the mat?
I still don’t see the types of cameras listed in Auto. Can you tell me how to locate those and maybe next time I lose calibration it would be a lot easier to choose a camera.
There is not a visible list of cameras any more in Silhouette Studio v. 4, but it still recognizes a long list of cameras. If you try Auto and it tells you it doesn't recognize the camera, that's when you need to calibrate. Once you calibrate and add that camera as described in the video, that camera should stay in your list unless you delete it.
I have a love/hate relationship with my PixScan mat. I love what I can do with it but only when it works. More often than not, my PixScan mat comes shooting out of the machine during the registration. I have tried moving it to the left and right but it still won't register.
I'm trying to use the Pixscan mat with my Cameo 4 Pro, but the machine isn't gripping the mat well. It keeps sliding towards the bottom of the mat, and the machine won't read the registration marks. I have the rollers in the correct placement, and they're locked down.
I don't get the point of taking a calibration and it saves the camera, when you said that you need to take a picture each time anyway like you did in the first part. Is it possibly for accuracy?
If I imported red lines in another program into silhouette and placed over the pix scan would it register as cut lines Automatically or is there another step involved. I do everything that I can on my iPad first (procreate is my hero) because of neck problems.
This maybe a odd question but can you tell me what the bins are that are housing vinyl rolls and card stock behind her. Could you give me a web or any info would be greatly appreciated on all of the clear storage bins. Thank you
I followed the tutorial but when I load my mat I get an error message> "Registration Mark Sensor Error. Registration marks for your print & cut job could not be read. If the problem persists attempt to send the file directly from the software with the registration marks enabled." I tried to adjust the mat by placing it a little more to the right since the line should not be covered but that didn't help either. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. I have a Cameo 3 bussines edition.
Hi... im planning on starting a gadget skinning business.. a small 1.. how do you scan items needed wrapping like cellphones or laptops? Hope to hear from you.
That just depends on your scanner. 3D objects are always going to be a little more difficult to scan, but you can try covering your object with a towel instead of closing the lid. Keep in mind that Silhouette Studio is not currently working with scanners, which is a bug we hope to see fixed soon.
Can't get the PixScan to calibrate at all no matter how many pics I take and changes to how they are taken. Followed this video and a few others on RUclips as well.
If you are still having trouble calibrating your PixScan mat for your phone, please reach out to Silhouette Support directly and they can help you. www.silhouetteamerica.com/contact
Very nice tutorial video. However, having an old machine, it did not help me get to cut what I scanned. I, however, figured out that when having an old machine the marks have to be changed to be read by the "old" machine. Older machine do not read the "square" mark that requires to be replaced by a "corner". This replaced the machine still not cut though. Need to find out why.
I believe all models of CAMEO can read the PixScan markings. If by "old machine" you mean the SD or Original, those will not read a PixScan mat. Changing Print & Cut registration mark styles has no effect on the PixScan mat. Please contact Silhouette Support if you need help. www.silhouetteamerica.com/contact
@@KellyWayment I did make it work....and I am so happy to be able to cut my stampings. Yes I have covered one mark and that's what makes it work. Happy danse !!! I was no longer really using my machine but now....it works nearly night and days. You can count on French people to find tricks 😉 Thank you again for this wonderful video so useful.
Hi Tracy, that really depends on how good you are at adding your cutlines (aka tracing), as pixscan will not do that for you. Try tracing by color or the magnetic tracing tool.
My Iphone is listed so I took my pictures. After trying 10 different pictures I never could get the pixscan to accept a photo. So I thought I would try scanning. Software doesn't show I have a scanner - which I do. This has become extremely frustrating can not imagine what I am doing wrong.
I would think that 50% is not enough. You need most of the dots in the image. Please reach out to Silhouette Support directly for further assistance on PixScan calibration. www.silhouetteamerica.com/contact
Cool feature... However, my iPhone 6S doesn't seem to have enough resolution for recognition and my scanner is not recognized... Waste of money on buying the Pixscan sheet... ;-(
My iPhone 6 has worked just fine. The scanner not being recognized is a problem that appeared after this class was filmed. If you have a larger scanner that scans the whole mat, you can scan it and save it as a document, then import that scanned document instead of a photo. That's the only workaround I've got.
I have tried to pixscan with the scaner method, but silhoutte does not find my scanner. Do I have to do something so the program can find my scanner? thank you
coming very late to the PixScan party, but this video made the most perfect sense to me :)
Awesome tutorial. I have had a pix scan mat for a long time and could not get past trying to take a good picture on phone and just gave up, never even using the mat. Now I'm ready to try all the wonderful things in this video.
The only PixScan tutorial that makes sense
I've had a pixscan mat, but haven't used it. *watches video* okay...okay... things are going well.... oh no @15:58 she got extra lines when tracing, she's doomed *she does release compound path* what? whaaaat? *my mind explodes*
How did I not know this? Thank you Kelly for this video!
Thank you! I agree they Xyron can be a great way to apply adhesive to the cutouts. :)
Frankly, I did not know until viewing this video class that you could use your scanner with a Pixscan. I have an old flip phone and no physical camera so I thought there would be no options. Thank you so very much for your classes. I do appreciate them a great deal.
Fantastic video. Thank you
Best tutorial on PixScan Mat. Never realized how useful this would be
The hands on portion of the video is priceless. Most companies just skip right over that part and I am so thrilled that you showed Kelly putting the pic scan in, taking the pictures, taking that project out, etc.
Kelly is such an incredible teacher for Silhouette. Thank you for all you do for us to learn. Jerri Dyke
I just love your videos. They go step by step without skipping any . Simple well explained step by step. Easy for "slow learners". Thanks.
This just saved me $300+ Now I don't feel the pressure to purchase a ScanNCut... I've used my Pixscan mat only a couple times, but simply got lucky bc I had no idea what I was doing...this was SO helpful. Please keep them coming! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hi Kimberly! Glad it helped you! Enjoy making some cool things! :)
This is a fabulous tutorial. Such a calm teaching style. I have learned so much more than PixScan. I have learned a lot about tracing. Thank you , Silhouette
You're so welcome! :) Thank you!a
@@CreateWithSilhouette What do you do if while your machine is registering your pixscan mat it rolls the mat too far in and the roller looses contact and your mat falls out of the back of the machine?
That was a brilliant demo. Thanks.
Hi Kelly, I must say this was the best video I've seen on the PixScan, I've learnt so much from one video, I hope there are more on the way with using different parts of the program, We do need more videos like this, so we can get the benefits of our purchase, and it is fun learning too, TFS, Cheers Anna. From Australia.
Great video instructions for the PixScan. One note I would add is the aspect ratio of your photo must match the aspect ratio of your calibration image.
This is the very best tutorial I have viewed on using the PixScan Mat. I love PicScan's capabilities, yet I had never thought about adding type to designs before cutting out on the mat. And now that I have a Cameo3, it should be a breeze. Thanks so much for this informative and easy to follow video.
Thank you! I'm so glad you found it helpful. :)
Great informative tutorial. Good explanation. Now I´m not intimidated by Pix scan, PLease keep these wonderful tutorials coming. Love your calmness. Wonderful teacher.
Thank you!
Great clear and concise tutorial. Thank you also for the enlarged close up screen shots.
I rewatched this video. I just want to say this tutorial is very well done and so helpful. Thank you. :)
Thank you!
OMG! Thank you so much! More of these, please. I’ve been a Silhouette user for about eight years, and am on my fourth machine. I love learning new things about it. I’ve had a Pixscan mat for several years, but used it only once. Can’t wait to play with it today!
That's great to hear! I hope you find lots of uses for it now. :)
Thank you! I never realized how much I could do with my PixScan mat. I'm looking forward to trying out all I learned.
I’ve had the pix scan mat ever since it came out and still haven’t used it. This tutorial is excellent and was easy to follow. Thank you and keep the tutorials coming! 🙂
I'm glad to hear it! And more tutorials and lessons are coming... :)
This is an excellent tutorial! I learned so much and this has taken my anxiety completely away from trying PixScan. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you! I'm so glad you found it helpful!
This is just what I needed. I got SO much info that I didn't even know about. I absolutely enjoyed watching this and thankful for the time you put in to making it and sharing it. Thanks again
That's great to hear! Thank you!
Best, most thorough video I have seen on how to use the PixScan features. I wish that the Silhouette store had them in stock! I’ll have to check some other stores.
Thank you!
I only wished it worked as easily as it appears in the video. Despite following all the suggestions (and ensuring I had the right kind of mat for my machine), I was unable to get my Silhouette Cameo to recognize the registration marks on a brand new PixScan mat. I double checked that there was nothing outside the cut areas and tried reshooting the mat with my stamped image with my phone multiple times but it never recognized the registration marks. I even used the calibration image to make sure that the system recognized the image from my phone. The software understood what I wanted to cut, but the machine never did. I finally tossed the PixScan mat and decided it wasn't worth the hassle. I guess I should have known better. I'd heard from a lot of folks who said that the Silhouette PixScan was difficult to work with. They all said that the Brother Scan N Cut works MUCH better. Looks like they were right. Lesson learned. Thankfully I only threw away $13 for a useless mat.
Fabulous tutorial. I have been putting off using pixScan....now I can't wait to use it!
Thank you!
Excellent tutorial - now I just need to actually TRY it. Thank you so much, very easy to understand.
Glad to hear it! Enjoy trying it out! :)
Great tutorial. Had my PixScan mat for a very long time unfortunately never got on with it . Very helpful hoping for more success. Thank you 😊
me either
WOW... what a wonderful and helping video! Thanks so much. You explain it all so very clearly.
I had a difficult time calibrating until I set the printer to the “highest quality” setting and reprinted the test page. Worked the first time after that!
I'm glad that worked for you! Thanks for sharing in case other users need that tip. :)
How did you set the printer to highest setting?? Help!!!
We can manufacture patent cuttling plotter with built in camera( for calibrating before cut)
Thank you for this fabulous tutorial! I have had the pix scan mat for a while but have been afraid to use it. Now I am going to try it out!
Wow!!! I learned so much from this video. I just got the cameo 3 and I am so excited to start using it!
I'm so glad to hear it!
Absolutely great class!
Thank you!
Verry clear and good video, slow enough to understand It in English.
I've just finished watching this video. It was a great instruction tool. I'm trying to figure out how to add my scanner so my Cameo 2 Silhouette Studio Designer Edition will find it. I haven't crafted much over the last 3 years for a variety of reasons, but I have time now and am hoping to utilize all these tools soon.
Excellent tutorial!
Thank you! :)
I feel like i actually learned so much from you! Im also looking forward to recycling old designs on cards! Thank you so much. Your teaching voice is also very soothing!
Thank you so much! I'm glad I could help.
I’ve my machine now almost 2 years and looked many videos.. but I never learned so much as I did now!.. Thanks!
Very good tutorial. I learned alot on how to use the Picscan mat. Thanks
I'm so glad to hear it!
Great instructions!!! Will be trying this tomorrow. 😁
Thank you so much for this great tutorial! It will be permanently stored in my library!
I'm so glad you like it, Ana!
@@KellyWayment Where can I find the sketch fonts you used?
Thank you so much for all the great information. Can’t wait to received my mat and have a play 😁
Glad to hear it!
I still cant get on with it taking a break will maybe try again sometime . you give a really good tutorial thank you
Thank you. This has pushed me in the direction that I need this.
Glad to hear it!
This was a great tutorial, very comprehensive.
Thank you!
This is just what I needed! Thank you so much!
Glad to hear it!
Great Tutorial! Love my Silhouette!
Thank u I have had the mat your some years and never have used now I can thank you
Thank you for this very informative video
thanks for this tutorial! It was very helpful.
Awesome tutorial 😍 Thank you!
Great tutorial. Thank you!
This is an excellent tutorial! Thank you so much :)
Amazing Videos, Amazing Voice... Slow and Peace full! ;-) Thank you! ❤
Thank you!
Thank for this tutorial. It Best and Clear.
Can you please use a portrait machine once in awhile so those of us who are new can see how to use our less expensive machines. I’m lost because I don’t have all of those settings
Hi Kelly, do you recall what the design number is for the large fonts you used in the video? Video stamp 6:05 minutes
Great tutorial, thank you. Does the Pixscan mat also work with Cameo 4?
Yes, the Cameo PixScan mat works with all models of Cameo, including the Cameo 3, 4, Plus, and Pro.
You are an excellent teacher. Do you have a printer you like best for print and cut?
Meaghan Larsen Thank you! I used the Canon TS8100 and TS9100 series for this class and think they are great!
Kelly Wayment I am so thankful
Thank you so much for a great tutorial 🥰
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for sharing , this is a great tutorial. I have so many stamps that I wanted to fussy cut but with sore hands it was impossible and now have used my pix scan mat. Just wondering if there was a tutorial where i can see how to put a shape around a stamped phrase and cut it using the pix scan mat. I tried to just add it and cut and it was all off.
Incredible thank you
Great tutorial! When you cut the fabric pineapple, which blade did you use?
I used a normal blade (manual/ratchet or Autoblade) dedicated for fabric use to cut the fabric pineapple. A normal blade works great when using fabric interfacing, but I save just one blade for fabric so other materials don't dull it.
I have a now dead Scan N Cut. I'm thinking of replacing it with a new machine, possibly a different machine, simply because I feel Brother did not help me well when my machine broke down, there are no repair places within over 2 hour drive from me and they were not willing to have me send it to them and repair it themselves. So I am left with a dead machine I have used well, not even enough to fully go through one mat. The one I have does not do vinyl or other items other than material and paper. I've considered the DX, but again, i'm not ovferly happy with Brother, so hesitant to do so, and their price is extremely high. I am primarily a card maker. Although I would like to do some things with vinyl.
What I'd like to know is how long does the pixscan mat last? How often do you have to replace it? Also, can you pre-color your stamped images before scanning and cutting them? Also, the regular mats, how long do they last, and is there a way to restick them when they lose the stick? Thank you for your help. Currently I am leaning towards the Silhouette 4.
Sorry I just saw this comment. The PixScan mats and the regular mats generally last several months or more. It depends on how much you use them. Yes, you can color your stamped images before scanning and cutting them. I do not find trying to re-stick the mats is as good as buying a new one. I suggest watching for sales and stocking up on mats so you always have a fresh one ready to go. I love a fresh new mat! :)
Will Silhouette recognize a black and white laser scanned image of color material? Will I be able to do the cut or do I need to have the color image? Very informative. Thank you
If you choose the photo import option for the scan, it should recognize it. The color shouldn't matter. (In fact, black and white is even easier to trace than colors, so it can only help.)
Okay, I need to know where to get that craft cabinet in the background! Or something similar. That one is probably too expensive for my budget.
Hi! It's called a Scrapbox! It's awesome. Here is their website: www.theoriginalscrapbox.com/
@@CreateWithSilhouette Thank you! :) Your tutorials are so helpful! Currently struggling with PixScan. Using a Mac and AirDrop, I couldn't access the photo of my mat. Had to use email, which has more steps. But more troubling -- I keep getting a red message about calibration and I haven't found the solution, yet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for all the great tutorials!
How do i save the original shape to cut multiple times to stack the design? Thank you Really enjoyed and learned from your video!
Oops should have kept watching! Doh!
GETTING A PIXSCAN MAT!!!!
Very good lessons. Thank you!
I have a question. Does the Cameo 4 accept the pixscan mat of the old first version Portrait? It looks like the Cameo Pixscanmat doesnt offer more space for material. So I would use what I have when my very new Cameo 4 enters my craftspace tomorrow. Or is it necessary to buy a Cameo Pixscanmatt ?
This was amazing!! Thank you!! 😀
So glad you liked it!
Hi Do you use the printer/scanner on the same printer ou you have a printer and a scanner ? Does the printer/scanner in the TS9100 series will fit for scranning the me Pixscan mat ? Thanks, I found this video very useful.
I use the scanner on the all-in-one printer/scanner. It's a great printer, too! This TS9100 scanner fits the PixScan mat if you do it in two passes as shown on the video.
I have the matt and never used it as i was told you have to calibrate it to your camera and i had issues doing this. Do i have to calibrate first.? Would love to start using it
You only need to calibrate it if Silhouette Studio does *not* automatically recognize your camera. I talk about calibration starting at 9:04 in the video.
Amazing!
Great tutorial! Can you import vector art from files like eps, ai or pdf? Or do they need to be png/jpg. It would be easier to use paths from my artwork than use the trace tool. Appreciate your advice, thanks!
Yes you can, with the right upgrade to the software. Designer Edition will import PDF files (see this video ruclips.net/video/rS7N0Un5mD8/видео.html ) and Business Edition will import AI, CDR and EPS files (see this video ruclips.net/video/SVMUEgtubE4/видео.html ).
@@KellyWayment wonderful thanks. We bought the business edition but sadly some of our complicated artwork files don't merge properly or crash the software. So we resorted to exporting png files from Illustrator for printing with reg marks. Then merging the layers into simpler vector shapes, saving these as a cutter guide and merging them into silhouette studio. It's a little frustrating but fine once you get everything setup correctly. Does edge bleed only work on vector art?
@@voodoomotion5855 Print bleed works on any image that's got color, whether it's vector or raster. If the color at the edge is white, you won't see any edge bleed. Here's a video specific to print bleed. ruclips.net/video/PJo-HJGB8eE/видео.html
@@KellyWayment thanks Kelly, this morning I tried a photo that I cut out in photoshop, saved as a PNG and merged into Silhouette Studio. The print bleed is working but it's very faint. I think it's because the edges are anti-aliased which means it's adding some transparency to the bleed. Does this seem right to you? Appreciate your advice, thanks again
Sorry, forgot to add the cut-out is very sharp, there's only a maximum of 1 pixel anti-alias, i didn't feather any edges. I could sharpen the alpha channel to eliminate the anti-aliasing, but would prefer not to ;) are there any other settings for print bleed?
If you have a small design/patterned paper/scrap, etc., and want to use your scanner - are you supposed to put the pixscan mat face down on your scanner glass?? I wouldn't think that would be good for your scanner because it is sticky. Thanks.
I have one question that I have not been able to get from anywhere. When calibrating the pixscan for my phone and I am taking a pic of the calibration sheet with my phone do I need to take a pic of the whole sheet without the borders or can I just make sure part of the dots are in the pic. All I can find is to make sure the borders are not in the pic.
Thank you
O an so sorry you tratoral is fantastic love it.
Thanks for this excellent tutorial. Lots of great info and ideas. My problem seems to be that my cut lines just arent accurate. Its driving me bonkers. I have calibrated my phone and it seems like all is going well. The trace lines look great but when I send it ant it cuts it is always off a little to one side or the other or too high or a bit too low. It never lines up. Its so frustrating. What am I doing wrong. I have the original cameo and have hardly used this mat because of this problem. Please help
I'm struggling with the same issue. Sometimes more, sometimes less. What I find very strange that more and less can be in the same page! I will try using my scanner next to see whether it gets better when the original source is exactly perpendicular to the (scanner) camera. (--> Update: I can't use my scanner, can't be found. Maybe because combination printer/scanners aren't recognized as scanners. Waiting for someone to enlighten me.)
I find that at least with creating print&cuts from stamps the following method is superior to using pixscan:
Stamp your image, trace and add offset (can be quite narrow with this method).
Cut the resulting cut line once from a piece of card a size that can easily placed in a stamping tool and secured with magnets, this is your alignment card.
Then cut multiples of the outline. Place the alignment card in your stamping tool, put one cutout into the "hole" and position the stamp. From there on, you can stamp multiple items using the same positions for the card and the stamp. Not my idea, it's Jennifer McGuire's, and I've been cutting first and stamping later ever since I learned that!
This Tutorial is gold, however, I couldn't find the info I was looking for :/ as for some reason my mat keeps sliding like crazy, so I can seem to use it !
Hi! Thank you! We apologize you can't use the information right now! Send us a message to support@silhouetteamerica.com and we will see what we can do to help you!
Hey there, don't know whether Silhouette Support was able to help you. I'm going to ask some really silly help desk questions: Are your rollers down and both in a position where they can grab the mat?
I still don’t see the types of cameras listed in Auto. Can you tell me how to locate those and maybe next time I lose calibration it would be a lot easier to choose a camera.
There is not a visible list of cameras any more in Silhouette Studio v. 4, but it still recognizes a long list of cameras. If you try Auto and it tells you it doesn't recognize the camera, that's when you need to calibrate. Once you calibrate and add that camera as described in the video, that camera should stay in your list unless you delete it.
Thanks, Kelly for sharing your knowledge. So many things I would have never thought of.
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful.
I have a love/hate relationship with my PixScan mat. I love what I can do with it but only when it works. More often than not, my PixScan mat comes shooting out of the machine during the registration. I have tried moving it to the left and right but it still won't register.
I'm trying to use the Pixscan mat with my Cameo 4 Pro, but the machine isn't gripping the mat well. It keeps sliding towards the bottom of the mat, and the machine won't read the registration marks. I have the rollers in the correct placement, and they're locked down.
I received a Pix Scan mat that was wrinkled. Is there any way to salvage it? Thank you.
I don't get the point of taking a calibration and it saves the camera, when you said that you need to take a picture each time anyway like you did in the first part. Is it possibly for accuracy?
HI I HAVE A QUESTION WHAT IS THE NUCE LIKE ROPE IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER UNDER THE MARKER? JUST WANT TO KNOW
Do I need to have pixscan mat ?
If I imported red lines in another program into silhouette and placed over the pix scan would it register as cut lines Automatically or is there another step involved. I do everything that I can on my iPad first (procreate is my hero) because of neck problems.
This maybe a odd question but can you tell me what the bins are that are housing vinyl rolls and card stock behind her. Could you give me a web or any info would be greatly appreciated on all of the clear storage bins. Thank you
Martha Hollowell I believe those bins are from the Container Store, which should have a warning on the entrance stating “This Store is Addictive”!
I followed the tutorial but when I load my mat I get an error message> "Registration Mark Sensor Error. Registration marks for your print & cut job could not be read. If the problem persists attempt to send the file directly from the software with the registration marks enabled." I tried to adjust the mat by placing it a little more to the right since the line should not be covered but that didn't help either. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. I have a Cameo 3 bussines edition.
Hi... im planning on starting a gadget skinning business.. a small 1.. how do you scan items needed wrapping like cellphones or laptops? Hope to hear from you.
That just depends on your scanner. 3D objects are always going to be a little more difficult to scan, but you can try covering your object with a towel instead of closing the lid. Keep in mind that Silhouette Studio is not currently working with scanners, which is a bug we hope to see fixed soon.
Can't get the PixScan to calibrate at all no matter how many pics I take and changes to how they are taken. Followed this video and a few others on RUclips as well.
If you are still having trouble calibrating your PixScan mat for your phone, please reach out to Silhouette Support directly and they can help you. www.silhouetteamerica.com/contact
I’ve had a lot of problems calibrating even after working with support I have not been successful.
They are still the best ones to help with that. Have you tried using the Auto setting, because not all cameras need calibrating.
I use my portrait pixscan mat with my cameo
I'm glad it works for you!
Very nice tutorial video. However, having an old machine, it did not help me get to cut what I scanned. I, however, figured out that when having an old machine the marks have to be changed to be read by the "old" machine. Older machine do not read the "square" mark that requires to be replaced by a "corner". This replaced the machine still not cut though. Need to find out why.
I believe all models of CAMEO can read the PixScan markings. If by "old machine" you mean the SD or Original, those will not read a PixScan mat. Changing Print & Cut registration mark styles has no effect on the PixScan mat. Please contact Silhouette Support if you need help. www.silhouetteamerica.com/contact
@@KellyWayment I did make it work....and I am so happy to be able to cut my stampings. Yes I have covered one mark and that's what makes it work. Happy danse !!! I was no longer really using my machine but now....it works nearly night and days. You can count on French people to find tricks 😉 Thank you again for this wonderful video so useful.
Anne-Marie Gaglio That’s wonderful! I’m so glad you are able to use your machine so much and that you found the trick to make it work with PixScan. 😊
Can you also print and cut a picture of people taken with a camera through pixscan?
Hi Tracy, that really depends on how good you are at adding your cutlines (aka tracing), as pixscan will not do that for you. Try tracing by color or the magnetic tracing tool.
My Iphone is listed so I took my pictures. After trying 10 different pictures I never could get the pixscan to accept a photo. So I thought I would try scanning. Software doesn't show I have a scanner - which I do. This has become extremely frustrating can not imagine what I am doing wrong.
For calibration, what percentage of the dots needs to be captured? Is it enough to capture 50%?
I would think that 50% is not enough. You need most of the dots in the image. Please reach out to Silhouette Support directly for further assistance on PixScan calibration. www.silhouetteamerica.com/contact
I'm guessing the PixScan Mat doesn't come with the Cameo?
Correct. It's a separate purchase.
Cool feature... However, my iPhone 6S doesn't seem to have enough resolution for recognition and my scanner is not recognized... Waste of money on buying the Pixscan sheet... ;-(
My iPhone 6 has worked just fine. The scanner not being recognized is a problem that appeared after this class was filmed. If you have a larger scanner that scans the whole mat, you can scan it and save it as a document, then import that scanned document instead of a photo. That's the only workaround I've got.
I have tried to pixscan with the scaner method, but silhoutte does not find my scanner. Do I have to do something so the program can find my scanner? thank you
There is an issue with the software recognizing scanners at the moment. It is a known problem and they are working on a resolution.