User`s manual

Check File Mode
Thisisstepthatmostnewuserswilloverlookwhenopeningale.Itisvery
importanttonotetheleattributeswhenrstopeningaleaswellas
determiningthelemode.NotewhetheritisCMYKorRGBandmakechanges
if necessary. Files must be in RGB because the Fast T-Jet Blazer Express does not
print spot color.
If the le is CMYK from another application, FastARTIST will Open/Import it as
RGB. However, FastARTIST will open the le at a larger resolution than normal,
drastically increasing the le size. For best results, convert the le to RGB (if you
can) before importing it into FastARTIST.
Yes,PhotoshopwilldoprocesscolorseparationscalledCMYK,butforle
manipulation and adjustment you should work in RGB mode. To check the
ModeoftheleinPhotoshop,gotoImage > Mode. If CMYK is checked, click on
RGB.
Check File Size and Resolution
FastARTISTandPhotoshopwillletyou“Open”awidevarietyoflesincluding,
TIFF,JPEG,GIF,EPS,PSD,AIandothers.Ifyouopenalethatisvectorbased,
such as one from Adobe Illustrator,Photoshopwillconvertthelefrom
mathematical vectors to small pixels. This is called Rasterizingale.
Theimportantpointhereistokeeptheleresolutionhighenoughfortheimage
toremainsharp.Itisgenerallyacceptedthataleneedstobeat300DPIatthe
nalsizeinorderforittoremaincrisp.
In T-Shirt printing, you can get away with le resolutions of 150 to 300 DPI at the
nal size.
You MUST know the actual resolution and size of
the image, otherwise you could be working on
averysmallleandnotknowit.InFastARTIST,
ImportaphotorealisticleandclickonBitmap >
Image Size. This will display the actual size of the
image in terms of total X and Y pixels and Pixels
per Inch which is the equivalent of DPI. If the
resolutionisnotsufcient,enteranychangesand
click on Apply. Remember that an appropriate
image size should be 150 to 300 DPI.
If the images physical size is too small, resize the image before changing
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Fast T-Jet Blazer Express User’s Manual