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Post by joblackford on Aug 24, 2019 3:44:28 GMT
Do any of you SNC users have good strategies for when your machine isn't seeing the images clearly?
I've had some issues with the machine seeing the inside lines of a stamped image as cutting lines, usually when the image isn't colored (but I don't always want to color everything). Is there a way to erase some cutting lines without re-scanning the whole thing? I think sometimes the issue is that there's a pale bit on the outer edge where I didn't stamp so well. Sometimes adding the halo helps but sometimes not.
Sometimes it won't "see" one corner of the scan correctly. Has anyone else noticed that the lighting around the machine seems to have an impact? Or is that my imagination? I have much better results in a bright area and sometimes no luck at all in dark corners of the house, which doesn't make sense to me. Doesn't the scanner have a light, like a copier?
Anyone have some good strategies or resources? I've watched some videos but mostly pretty basic stuff.
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scrapnnana
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Post by scrapnnana on Aug 24, 2019 5:08:32 GMT
I have noticed that the lighting makes a difference, too. Unfortunately, I have no suggestions. Sorry.
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Post by freeatlast on Aug 24, 2019 9:05:32 GMT
I do have a table light next to my SNC that I use whenever I'm running the machine. It seems to help. If I can't get the SNC to recognize a part of a stamped image (or it wants to do some wacky cut of said image), I will try using the other image setting (color vs. black/white) regardless of whether my image is colored or not. On a problem image, I have successfully cut a colored image on the black/white setting and successfully cut a black/white image on the color setting. And sometimes just toggling back and forth between those settings and scanning helps.
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scrapnnana
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Post by scrapnnana on Aug 24, 2019 15:44:28 GMT
Good suggestions, freeatlast. I have also noticed that sometimes scanning a smaller section instead of a whole page of stamped designs can sometimes help.
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craftymom101
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Post by craftymom101 on Aug 24, 2019 15:55:18 GMT
I was having some issues getting clean cut lines, too, but I added a lamp to my table and turning that on when I use my machine helps a lot, especially at night. The overhead light wasn’t cutting it.
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Post by joblackford on Aug 24, 2019 16:42:29 GMT
It's so weird to me that lighting outside the machine makes a difference!! All the action is happening inside... You can photocopy in dark room without any problems. lol. I'm glad I'm not the only one with this issue though. I was starting to think I was crazy! I have a good little LED lamp that I can use when I run my machine.
I have had more success generally with using the color setting for scans, but trying both makes sense. I get a little impatient with my machine when it doesn't just work on the first try... >.<
And I tend to nestle a bunch of stamped images as close together on the page as possible (not in straight lines) so as not to waste paper, but sometimes that backfires when I want to frame just one image to cut because the machine is reading some of them wonky. I guess it's a false economy.
Has anyone tried the thing where you trace a clearer outline of a tricky design onto another piece of paper that you overlay to scan and then remove it to cut the image? I had a friend show me how to do that once but I messed it up and never tried again.
I have tried adding pencil to outlines to tell the machine "this is part of the design even though it's not attached" and that can work quite well.
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Post by freeatlast on Aug 24, 2019 17:32:27 GMT
joblackford, I've also had good luck with the pencil trick. For whatever reason, some images seem to cause more problems than others even if they all have a good solid outline. I've also had issues if the image is too close to the paper edge (back to trying to fit too many images on a sheet and that false economy issue). I watched a friend do the trace thing and I remember it worked great. What I don't remember is how she did it. Why do I think acetate was involved?
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Post by anniefb on Aug 24, 2019 19:48:48 GMT
Good tip about light. I also used to do that with my Cameo for some things. I have noticed that some images just don't work that well with the Scan n Cut although I've used the pencil trick as well.
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Post by joblackford on Aug 24, 2019 23:31:28 GMT
joblackford , I've also had good luck with the pencil trick. For whatever reason, some images seem to cause more problems than others even if they all have a good solid outline. I've also had issues if the image is too close to the paper edge (back to trying to fit too many images on a sheet and that false economy issue). I watched a friend do the trace thing and I remember it worked great. What I don't remember is how she did it. Why do I think acetate was involved? I think acetate was one of the ways to do it, although I think I tried it with something else (ETA but then again maybe that's why I failed). I need to track down a video or ask my friend how she did it again!
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scrapnnana
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Post by scrapnnana on Aug 25, 2019 12:34:18 GMT
I’ve used acetate for tracing, but don’t hold it down with Washi or any other double stick removable tape, because it can come off inside and mess up your machine. BTDT. Had a really hard time getting it out. I thought that I had ruined my machine for good.
After that, I stamped my image on a smaller piece of cardstock, placed the traced acetate sheet over top, so both were held on with the sticky of the mat.
If you use an ultra fine tip Sharpie to do the trace onto the acetate, you can clean off the acetate sheet with nail polish remover, so you can use the same sheet of acetate over and over.
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Post by joblackford on Aug 25, 2019 14:04:10 GMT
I’ve used acetate for tracing, but don’t hold it down with Washi or any other double stick removable tape, because it can come off inside and mess up your machine. BTDT. Had a really hard time getting it out. I thought that I had ruined my machine for good. After that, I stamped my image on a smaller piece of cardstock, placed the traced acetate sheet over top, so both were held on with the sticky of the mat. If you use an ultra fine tip Sharpie to do the trace onto the acetate, you can clean off the acetate sheet with nail polish remover, so you can use the same sheet of acetate over and over. Thanks for the tips! I'll try that out on some of my tricky images.
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