Epson Mural 8 User's Manual
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1. 600 532 6505 Mon Fri 8am4pm to receive your activation key 1 per purchase otherwise click CANCEL to enter demo mode Activation String 304344559 Activation key When the activation screen appears call your distributor to receive an activation key required for printing Type in the activation key The OK button will become enabled Click OK to activate the software The software has now been set to full use mode Interactive Multimedia Tutorial Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 contains a built in interactive multimedia training tutorial The tutorial requires speakers be attached to your computer for audio instruction To start the tutorial simply click on the Teach Me button at the bottom of the main screen The tutorial covers the basics of operating Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software and provides an interactive learning experience Selecting a Product Category To create a product you must first select a product category by clicking on the desired category name from the list on the main screen When moving your mouse cursor over a category name the category name will highlight and a category photo will appear file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 8 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Sy Mowelty Pro B N ovelly Select a Category Coasters Selecting a Product Select a specific product by clicking on the desired pro2. Cancel Edge Fades Click the Edge Fade button to add a fade to white border around the edge of the image Re clicking the Edge Fade button will increase the amount of edge fading Click Undo Edge Fade at the bottom of the screen to restore your image back to its original state Torri Fro EE Frit Pei Print Preview Adding Text to Images file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 26 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Clicking the Add Text button will bring you to the Add Text screens Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 include a range of fonts and text features which will allow you to add multiple lines of text or paragraphs change font colors use popular phrases implement curved text and more To add text to your image type in the Text Field above your picture As you type the letters will appear over the image and auto fit within the width of your image hove Pro Ge Appr Peel EKE Sore Text Moyle as Text Cobar ry Y i Creating Paragraphs Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 have new text features which allow you to create paragraphs instead of single lines of text at a time When the first line of text is typed just press the Enter key on your keyboard to begin typing the second line of text and so on Accessing your System Fonts To access all of the fonts in your computer right click on
3. E E E j ij xj Printing Murals Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only To print any of the tiles in your mural you must first select the tiles you wish to print 1 Click on the desired tiles to select or click Select All if you would like to print all the tiles in the mural The selected tiles label will highlight in red Click the Reset button to deselect tiles 2 Click the Print button to print the selected tiles When printing the program will automatically fit as many selected tiles as possible onto each printed sheet thereby maximizing your heat transfer paper usage 3 Click on Print Guide to print a labeled guide of your mural layout on a single sheet of paper file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 24 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Current Printer At the top left corner of the Print Preview screen your currently selected printer is displayed Click the Print button to print the image as it appears on screen Selecting a Printer The Select Printer button allows you to change your default printer as well as change paper sizes and printer settings file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 25 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Status Type Dell Inkjet Printer J 740 Vf here USBOO1 Comment Orientation Paper SIZE Letter v f Portrait ke Source Automatic Landscape Network
4. Features button of the Add Text screen allows users to implement more advanced text features such as curved text angled text and text effects file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 28 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document foe Pro E Ape el Add Text i IA B j z l i BT a ys k Tra B N IKK aa F j m F z r FoR Y KET E M T a lest Sor a 1 Arle 337 LUMVe Aal Effects re Lene Space ar Alignment Left Center or Right align your paragraphs Line Spacing Control the spacing between multiple lines in a paragraph Angle Click the Up or Down arrows to adjust the angle of your text Curve Click the Up or Down arrows to implement a curve in your text The text can be curved up or down Effects Click the Up or Down arrows to scroll through the available text effects included with the Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 program When you are finished adding text to your image click Next to return to the Print Preview screen Editing Your Font Colors To edit or add to the list of font colors open the file TextColor txt located in your program folder The first three values of each line are the font color s RGB value Each value must be delimited by a space The fourth value is the color s identifying label within the program The color label or fourth value should always be the next consecutive avail
5. a simple and quick fashion Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 support color correction Powerdriver Pro and Windows ICC color profiles Please call our customer support department at 1 800 532 6505 or 303 485 8003 if you have any questions concerns or suggestions Thank you file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 2 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document New Features and Enhancements Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 include a host of new features and improvements 1 Expanded product base over 150 supported products Novelty 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only 2 Supports multiple monitor resolutions 800x600 1024x768 amp 1280x960 3 New product preview feature 4 Custom template support Novelty 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only 5 Improved HTML manual with color graphics 6 Multimedia interactive tutorial 7 Add on tutorial support 8 Multi line text feature 9 Text alignment amp line spacing controls 10 RGB adjustment tool 11 Brightness contrast and sharpness adjustment tools 12 Black amp White conversion tool 13 Print Multiple tiles sheet when printing Murals Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only 14 Production Report Tool 15 Improved guide printing resolution for Murals Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only 16 Increased Font Colors 17 Increased Fonts 18 Font color guide feature 19 Exciting New Interface Compatibility Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software
6. area resulting Cropping an Image The Crop Your Image screen allows you to select a very specific portion of the picture without changing the product s print size A cropping window will be displayed over your image this is the default crop area To select a new cropping area click anywhere on your picture and a new cropping window will be displayed You can click and drag the cropping window to move and size it Or click the arrow keys or use your keyboard s arrow keys to move the cropping window Click the Rotate button to rotate the crop window in 90 degree increments To reduce or enlarge your crop window simply click either the Zoom In or Zoom Out buitons Click the Next button when you have selected the desired print area If the full image is desired for your print click the Don t Crop Image button on the left side of the screen and click Next to continue i norrit Fro I rep Foor Fiber Crop Your Imagi The Crop Your Image screen can be very useful For example You have a picture of an entire football team but want to only print one player The player can be zoomed in on using the cropping box Proceeding to the next screen will display the cropped selected player Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 include a built in feature which checks the resolution of your image If the image s resolution is too low your print quality will be poor When the resolution of the image you have imported and cropped drops below the rec
7. is compatible with Windows 98 ME NT 2000 amp XP and is compatible with any Windows based printer and any Windows based TWAIN compatible scanner Since Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 are graphics oriented programs it is vital to understand that low end or older PCs are not ideal for graphics production and can cause system crashes and instability Please carefully read through this manual and use the following Minimum Requirements in order to insure that the software functions properly and provides you maximum productivity Minimum System requirements Windows 98 ME NT 2000 or XP 1 Ghz Processor 128 MB RAM 200 MB Hard Drive Space 24 Bit Video Color Depth 800x600 minimum resolution CD ROM Drive Mouse or Touch Screen Overview Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software utilizes a simple point amp click graphic interface Navigating throughout Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 is as simple as clicking on a desired button word or option Every screen of Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 is titled at the top to keep you informed as to your every step in the design process For an interactive tutorial on the software s basic functions simply click the Teach Me button at the bottom of the main screen At the bottom of every screen is a Help button which displays specific instructions related to the screen being viewed file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 3 of 39 7 19 200
8. n i a the i The window below will appear Choose your mural width and height in number of tiles by clicking the down arrows next to Choose Mural Width and Choose Mural Height DO NOT TYPE IN THE FIELDS Choose from the available list of tiles Click OK to proceed kiy Choose Mural Size Choose Mural Width Choose Mural Height SSi 1 tile 12 2 inches 2 tiles 18 3 inches 3 tiles 6 1 inches 24 4 inches 4 tiles 30 5 inches 5 Tiles 36 6 inches 6 Tiles 4 7 inches 7 tiles 48 8 inches 8 tiles Creating Custom Murals Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only lf your tile size does not appear on the list of preprogrammed printable tile sizes you can create a mural with your file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 13 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document custom tile size Click on Custom Murals from the main screen select a Category Clocks Oa ters Lo TaT Se al a E ee a USM rr a gE ye 4 Custom Murals EZ signs mh mhr g ie oes Ei ak EPO E Keepsa Key Chains License Plates a Macne Miscellaneous Mousepads Mugs Webra sieles Reyes Heare file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 14 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Omaments Photo Frames Hales Plagues Porcelain Omaments Puzzles Serving Trays sterling Jewelry sweat Shirts Switcholate Covers Tiles me Mu
9. that of your custom template s outer dimensions 5 The upper eft corner pixel and lower left corner pixel color specify the invisible color In the example below the upper left corner pixel and lower left corner pixel are black figure A Therefore any part off the template which contains black will be invisible allowing any imported image to be seen through the template figure B Figure A Figure B Using a Saved Product Any previously saved custom product including it s template can be used simply by clicking the Choose from Saved Products arrow Click on the saved product name and click OK O x F Select a Custom Product Width inches 4 Height inches 4 Substrate Ceramics Shape Rectangle r Template File c Novelty Pro Saved Images S ampleT emplate bmp Browse Choose from Saved Products H at Magnets JAVE Product Creating a Mural Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 12 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Select Tile Murals from the main screen Select the tile size you wish to create your mural from Ee hoes Fro B gt toute La Select a tile size for your mural E xX ile 36 per x lile f Tile 9 per Aa al F W ie ji a lal PJ Pj A y x6 Tile gt E n ia 4 _ et iz rh 4 i ee it o oe amp 4 n Fp LIJ T e
10. 0Demo V8Manual htm 37 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document The colors on the finished product are coming out wrong Powerdriver Pro users The printed image is coming out squashed or stretched Powerdriver Pro users The program screens appear garbled or incorrect When working with large image files the program crashes When trying to open an image file the program crashes Scan Failed message when trying to scan When printing the image is not mirrored The print has breaks in it when printing large products such as license plate frames Technical Support Your printer s color profile is not being used You Powerdriver Pro settings need to be adjusted Your video drivers require updating Your system settings are not set for correctly for large image files or your system is not designed for large graphics files your PC is older You are trying to open an un supported file type scanner is not being detected Mirror Image is OFF or it is ON in both the program and your EPSON printer driver 1 Install the latest version of Powerdriver Pro for you printer and operating system 2 Select Powerdriver Pro as your default printer driver 3 Correctly setup your Powerdriver Pro configuration 4 Turn Off the Color Profile button in the Options screen 5 Restart the Novelty 8 Mural 8 or Novelty Pro 8 program 1 Powerdriver Pro Advanced Color Options tab must be set to
11. 4 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document select a Category Clocks Omaments Coasters Photo Frames Custom Plates EZ signs Plagues Keepsake Boxes Porcelain Omaments P F A A l Key Chans Li Fries gm g License Plates serving Trays Luggage Tags sterling Jewelry sweat Shirts Miscellaneous Switchplate Govers Mousepads iles Muge mil Pacis Name Badges Mesnine Nate Beare E Unisub Jevrel ny Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software allows you to quickly and easily create designs ready for transfer through 4 basic steps 1 Selecting a Product 2 Importing an Image 3 Cropping the Image 4 Printing Outside of these 4 basic steps you have the option of utilizing numerous other features which are outlined in this manual Configuring your scanner settings Make sure your scanner s TWAIN driver is installed and selected as your default scanner See your scanner documentation for instructions This is required in order for Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software to see the scanner Within Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 you must also select the scanner you would like to use Click here to jump to scanner selection instructions Configuring your display settings Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 support multiple monitor resolutions Right click anywhere on your desktop and select Properties from the drop down menu Click the Settings tab Adjust your display settings to either 800x600 1024x768 o
12. High Speed 1 Visit your video card manufacturer online and download and install the latest drivers for your video card 1 Make sure your system meets the Minimum System Requirements 2 Configure your system for optimal performance 1 Click here to view the list of supported file types 1 Make sure your scanner is turned ON 2 Check all cable connections 3 Reboot your computer 4 Use the Select Scanner bution in the Program Options screen and reselect your scanner 5 Reinstall your scanner s TWAIN drivers 1 Set the Mirror Image feature as required 1 Visit your printer manufacturer s web site and download the latest printer driver for Your printer drivers are out of date your printer and operating system www epson com In order to receive technical support please have the following information ready file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 38 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document 1 Windows Operating System type 2 Novelty 8 Mural 8 or Novelty Pro 8 Software version 3 Printer type and Software version 4 Scanner type 5 Dye sublimation ink type Contacting CTP Technical Support Hours 8am 50m Monday Friday MST Phone 303 619 0071 Fax 303 485 8032 E mail dan noveltycentral com Web www noveltycentral com Address CTP Imaging Solutions 8105 W l 25 Frontage Rd Suite 2 Frederick CO 80516 file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20In
13. Untitled Document Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 User s Manual rev 4 29 04 CTP Imaging Solutions 2004 Press Ctrl P to print this manual Click here to register your product Table of Contents Trouble Shooting click on a topic to view details click on a topic to view details Introduction Scan Failed New Features and Enhancements Printing Problems Compatibility Acquiring Technical Support Minimum System Requirements Overview Software Installation Topics Activating Your Software Adding Images Layering Images Adding Text Adding Text Advanced Features Additional Setup Notes Adjusting Images with Templates Color Correction for Powerdriver Pro Users Color Correction for Windows Color Profile Users Combining Different Images on One Sheet Configuring your system for Optimal Performance Cropping Images Overview Cropping an Image Cropping an Image for Murals Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only Custom Murals Creating Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only Custom Product Creating Custom Product Saving Custom Templates Creating a Custom Template file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 1 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Custom Templates Using a Custom Template Display Settings Configuring Edge Fades Editing Your Font Colors Fonts Accessing your System Fonts Image Adjustments Importing an Image Interactive Multimedia Tu
14. Windows file types TPMultilmage displays and stores PCD DXF BMP CMS GIF ICO JPG PCX all TIFFs PNG SCM and WMF PCD DXF and WMF are read only to from a file Attempting to open a file type which is not on this list may cause the program to crash File tyoes such as CDR and PSD are proprietary to Adode software products and are not supported by Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 Scanning an Image To scan an image click the Scan Image button The Place Picture in Scanner screen will appear file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 16 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document ey Acer Peo E m four Pieture Place Picture in Scan Click on the Scan Image button to launch your scanner s software When scanning is complete the image will appear on screen as seen below Click Next to proceed ee Acer Peo E fort Toa Pe bore i E file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 17 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Using Saved Images To use a previously saved image click the Saved Images bution located on the left side of the screen The Open an image file dialogue box will appear All saved images are stored in the Saved Images folder located in the software s program folder Click on the desired image name and click Open Open an Image File a e 4 Look ri a Saved Images dan
15. able For example there are currently 48 colors in the TextColor txt file Therefore the next color s label should be Rvalue Gvalue Bvalue 49 Layering Images Images can be added to your picture via the Add Image feature To add an image click the Add Image button on the Print Preview screen and the Open Image File dialogue box will appear file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 29 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document pen an Image File 3 x Look iv Wy Saved Images 5 et o Fike romt fest EMP Files of type AI Image File Cancel P Click on the image name you would like to add and click Open The image will appear on your layout SNowrlity Pro i Ades bee Print Preview The added image can be sized using the Enlarge and Reduce image buttons Click and drag the image to position it as desired When finished adjusting your added image click Next to return to the Print Preview screen Multiple images can be added to a layout file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 30 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Image Adjustments Click the Adjust Image button to control various image attributes such as brightness contrast color balance and sharpness hoes Pro E Frit Pee Adjust Image Brightness Contrast i0 Red 0 Gareen 0 Blu 0 Sharpn
16. arately Then from the Print Options screen simply right click on one of the images you would like to replace The Open Image File dialogue box will appear Open an Image File EF Double Rainbow ipg E image4 BMP f cl BMP WW Farmers Market GMP W Mountians BMP oy cz BMF E Fountain jpg if test BMP F c3 BMP Y image BMP Sy best2 BMP ay c4 5mP MT imagez BMP W test3 BMP W image BMP MY test4 BMP eom ME Files of type AI Image Files x Cancel E Select the desired saved image and click Open The new image will replace the old one Program Options From the main screen of Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 click on the Options button to view product information print counters or to modify the program options file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 34 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document ay terip Pro Becks Options Pima Fro D Weron Po 0Y To al coonned pret Total library pristi 48 Total gr prints 8 Total prats 2 Total mantel pinta 26 Technical oi i oat Lerter Cake Proite Product Information At the top of the Options screen is the Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 Product Information Window The following information is displayed here Novelty Pro 6 Yersion 6 09 Total scanned prints 0 Total library prints 46 Total other prints 40 Total prints 68 Total reseta
17. ble prints 2b 1 Software Version Displays the current software version number Print Counters Built into Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 are production monitoring features which provide very useful information These print counters can be used to monitor the following ink tank performance daily weekly monthly production specific product production For example To monitor the performance of an ink tank click the Reset Print Counter button when you install the ink tank When the ink tank goes empty check the resetable counter to find out how many prints were derived from the tank file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 35 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document 2 Total Scanned Prints This represents the total number of scanned image prints since the installation of the program 3 Total Library Prints This represents the total number of image library prints since the installation of the program 4 Total Other Prints This represents the total number of prints imported from CD floppy disk or any other source since the installation of the program 5 Total Prints This represents the total cumulative number of prints since the installation of the program 6 Total Resetable Prints This represents the total cumulative number of prints since the Reset Print Counters feature was last used see Reset Counters below Option Buttons Technical Support Click to v
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19. duct name from the product list When moving your mouse cursor over a product name the product name will highlight and a product photo will appear 7i Morwelity Pro B Novelty Select a product file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 9 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Creating a custom product lf the product you desire is not listed click the CUSTOM button Enter the Width and Height of the image you would like to print to the nearest thousandth of an inch Select the desired Substrate and Shape Click the Save Product button to save all of the product specifications for future use If the product does not require using a custom template click OK to proceed O x Select a Custom Product Width inches b 0 Height inches 15 0 Substrate Ceramics Shape Rectangle Template File Cpe Choose from Saved Products Dave Product x Cancel 7 Help Using a Custom Template Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 allow you to utilize custom templates If the custom product requires using a custom template click the Browse button next to Template File to locate and select the desired template The Open dialogue box will appear Click on the template s name and click the Open button file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 10 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Y
20. e box will appear Save in j Saved Images er E me ooo Save as type AlinegeFies z oj fei In the File Name field type the name you wish to save the file as and click Save The image will be saved in the Saved Images folder located in the Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 program folder To save the image for quick access just name the image a 4 digit number and choose TIF as the file type example 1234 tif The image is now ready for fast 4 digit access Cropping Images Overview Remember the real power of Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software lies in its ability to combine images with complex templates in such a simple and quick fashion in its ability to size and shape any image to match the product being designed This requires cropping When any image is imported into Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 chances are it will not match the shape of the product being designed This means one of 2 things must file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 19 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document happen 1 The image must be cropped or trimmed to match the shape of the product or 2 The image size must be adjusted not cropped so as to fit within the shape of the product being designed Method 1 produces the best results as the images will fill up the product best Method 2 usually results ina smaller print on your product usually with some unprinted white
21. ess 0 i Brightness Click the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the brightness of your image Contrast Click the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the contrast of your image Red Click the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the red in your image Green Click the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the green in your image Blue Click the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the blue in your image Sharpness Click the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the sharpness of your image Black amp White Click the Black amp White button to remove color entirely from your image Reset Restores your image back to its original state When you are finished making adjustments to your image click Next to return to the Print Preview screen Printing Options The Print Options screen provide users with a host of printing features Everything from print position to tiled imaging can be controlled at the Print Options screen Most importantly the Print Options screen shows how the image will be positioned on the printed page file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 31 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Ao Pro E rier Dire rite E Images per Sheet If your product is small enough multiple images can be laid out on a sheet Either type in the number of desired images or use the up and down arrows to change the number of Ima
22. fe er fa mome Files of Ippe AI Image Fie Cancel Pf Using Floppy Disk Images Click the Floppy Disk button to access an image from a floppy diskette The Open an Image File dialogue box will appear using your floppy disk drive as the default location Click on the desired image name and click Open op en ATA Tn i aye File 3 xj Files of type AI Image File Cancel ePf Using CD Images Click the CD ROM button to access an image from a CD The Open an Image File dialogue box will appear using your CD ROM drive as the default location Click on the desired image name and click Open Using 4 Digit Saved Images Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software includes a quick access method for importing images Any 4 digit TIFF file example 1234 tif located in the Saved Images folder see Saving Images below can be quickly accessed simply by typing in the four digit number into the Enter Image box on the lower left The image will automatically be opened file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 18 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Saori Fro E ert oer Pe bere Select Image Source Saving Images Any image which is imported into the Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 program may be saved for later use To save an image click the Save Image button located on the right side of the screen The Save Image dialogu
23. ges per Sheet Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 will automatically calculate the maximum number of images which can fit on any given paper size You may use the Select Printer button to change your paper size on the fly file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 32 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Torrit Pro BE Prine Depts Print Options Horizontal Margin The Horizontal Margin controls the amount of space on the left side of the print This can be adjusted to the nearest thousandth of an inch Vertical Margin The Vertical Margin controls the amount of space on the top side of the print This can be adjusted to the nearest thousandth of an inch Horizontal Spacing The Horizontal Spacing controls the amount of horizontal space between tiled images This can be adjusted to the nearest thousandth of an inch Vertical Spacing The Vertical Spacing controls the amount of vertical soace between tiled images This can be adjusted to the nearest thousandth of an inch Combining Different Images on One Sheet Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 allows you to combine different images on one sheet This feature only works correctly when working with identical products file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 33 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document aj AoE Pro E Prine Depts You first must import and save each image design sep
24. iew important information for acquiring technical support Reset Counters Click to clear the resetable counter in the Product Information Box Register Click to activate or deactivate your Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software Product Print Counters The Product Print Counters button of the Options screen gives users the ability to view specific print count information on every product type printed The print counts include information on product type category and print count To reset the product counters to 0 click the Clear Counters button Fi Product Counters biarr Smalls HarrCupcakes 12 bel ae 8R oured 1 Har 1 Clear Courters Select Scanner Utility The Select Scanner button of the Options screen allows you to change your default scanner respective to Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 When changing scanners the Select Scanner utility only to be used once until another scanner is to be used file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 36 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Select Source a x SOUICES EPSOM TWAIN S s2 bit EPSOM TwiAlN 5 KODAK DC200 DC210 Zoom Acquire Cancel To select a scanner which is connected to your computer click on the desired scanner and click the Select button Refer to the chart below for proper selection of your Epson scanner s TWAIN drivers If your scanner does not appear in the list refer to you
25. llow you to make adjustments to the image file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 21 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document noscit Peo E Adint Bordes Adjust Image F ie Arrows Move the image within the template Enlarge Reduce Image Adjust the image size within the template Rotate Image Rotates the image in 90 degree increments clockwise Rotate Border Rotates the Template or Border in 90 degree increments counterclockwise Click Next when you are ready to Proceed Print Preview The Print Preview screen displays the image exactly how it will appear when printed This screen also gives users access to additional program options and features file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 22 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document P Mowe Pro E amp E Frit Pee Print e Print Preview for Murals Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only When creating a mural the Print Preview screen will display how your finished mural will appear Click Next to continue kF owes Fro Frit Pei Print Preview file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 23 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Printing Preparation for Murals Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only When creating a mural the following screen will assign identifying labels to each of your mural s tiles i eriy Pro E ekrt Tiira fo Pris 7
26. ommended minimum dpi the program will alert you file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 20 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Novelty E E o x The resolution For the product that you are creating is below the suggesbed minimum Your resolution is 41 DPI The suggested minimum i 100 DPT IF you create the product using the current OPI you may experience pixelation on the finished product We suggest that you start over and scan the picture using a higher resolution or start with an image that has a higer resolution than the one you started with This warning allows you to reimport the image at a higher resolution thereby preventing printing errors Cropping an Image for Murals Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 only When cropping for a mural the mural grout lines will appear over your image indicating the default mural layout Adjust the grout lines positions using the Arrows and Zoom In or Zoom Out butions Or click anywhere on the image to redraw new grout lines Adjusting the grout lines will not change the size of your finished mural this step only allows you to specify what part of the image you would like to include in your mural Click Next when the desired mural layout is achieved Torrit Fro BE rep Toer Fiber Crop Your Image LiM i i Adjusting Images with Templates Any product which has a template will a
27. on the type of media being used and the printer configuration f Automatic Windows will automatically select the best color profile from the list of associated color profiles Recommended Manual Manually select the default color profile for all output from this device from the list of associated color profiles Default color profile AdobeRGb1998 Color Profiles currently associated with this printer AdobeRGB199 8 Remove feb ae Default UE Cancel Apply 3 Turn On the Color Profile button In the Options screen of Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 Click here for instructions Software Installation Insert your Novelty 8 Mural 8 or Novelty Pro 8 CD into your CD ROM drive and installation will begin automatically To manually install from the Run command type D Setup exe where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive Follow the on screen prompts to complete installation Activation Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 software functions in demo mode as long as it is not activated In demo mode printing or saving images is not permitted however all of the remaining functions and features can be explored Launch the Novelty 8 Mural 8 or Novelty Pro 8 application by clicking on its icon located on the desktop file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 7 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document To activate your software please call
28. oth enabled the printed image will be mirrored twice resulting in a non mirrored image Color Correction Powerdriver Pro Users 1 Install the latest version of Powerdriver Pro and insure that it is selected as your default printer driver Under the Advanced Color Options tab select High Speed file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 5 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document 6 PowerDriver PRO C8 Printing Preferences Layout Paper GQuaity PowerDiver PRO Configuration Substrate UniSub Products Paper Size Copies Easy Color Options Advanced Color Uptions 2 Turn Off the Color Profile button In the Options screen of Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 Click here for instructions Windows Color Profiles ICC users 1 Install the color profile 2 Under the Color Management tab of your EPSON printer driver click Add and select the new profile Remove any other default profiles and click Apply file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 6 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 Properties 7 x General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Version Information These settings let you associate color profilels with your color printer Color profiles control the color on your printer based
29. r 1280x960 pixels and set your color setting to at least 24 bit color file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V 8Manual htm 4 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document 2x Background Screen Saver Appearance Web Effects Settings Display Properties Display Default Mordor on 30Forced Mx Senes NVIDIA GeForce MX 100 200 Colors i m Screen area Fade I Less ae More 1024 by 768 peels a lt a Additional setup notes Configuring your system for optimal performance Virtual Memory You may want to increase the Windows Virtual Memory settings to approximately 1 GB This will provide more system stability when working with large image files System Resources Close all programs which you don t need open This will also provide more system stability when working with large image files Update Your Video Drivers This will also provide more system stability Check with your video card s manufacturer for newer software drivers and updates Update Your Printer and Scanner Drivers Check with your printer and scanner manufacturer for newer software drivers and install if available Clickhere to visit Epson on the web Mirror Image Printing Mirror image printing is required when creating heat transfer prints Either enable mirror image in your printer driver or enable mirror image in the Options screen of Novelty 8 Mural 8 or Novelty Pro 8 f you have b
30. r scanner s documentation for information on the correct TWAIN driver to use Print Report The Print Report button of the Options screen will send a detailed report to your default printer This report includes helpful information such as product print counts and software version number Mirror Image Feature lf ON the Mirror Image button of the Options screen will flip horizontally any print job sent to your printer You can toggle between Mirror Image On and Mirror Image Off settings Color Profile Button lf ON the Color Profile button of the Options screen will print using the installed and selected Windows ICC color profile associated with your Epson printer Turn OFF for PowerdriverPro users Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution click on link for instructions 1 Increase your paper size using the Select Printer button 2 Reduce your print margins The image to be printed is too Nothing prints on the paper large for the paper size 1 Install the Windows color profile which came with your dye sublimation inks 2 Add the profile to your printers Color The colors on the finished product oe oe Management tab remove any other Your printer s color profile is not are coming out wrong non being used profiles Powerdriver Pro users 3 Turn On the Color Profile button in the Options screen 4 Restart the Novelty 8 Mural 8 or Novelty Pro 8 program file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 2
31. rals Nezrin OmEURMEWwEINy The Select a Custom Mural window will appear Input your custom tile s printable width and height Select the appropriate Substrate and click OK Untitled Document i Select a Custom Mural lOl x Tile Width inches 3 35 Tile Height inches 7 35 Substrate Ceramics Choose from Saved Products Save Product oF OF x Cancel 7 Help You are now ready to select the overall width and hieght of your mural The following screen will appear Click the down arrows next to Choose Mural Width and Choose Mural Height and select how many tiles wide and how many tiles tall you would like your mural Click OK when you are ready to import an image H Choose Mural Size E O x Choose Mural Width 3 4 inches 1 tile Choose Mural Height 7 4 inches 1 tile Importing an Image The Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 programs allow images to be imported from many sources including scanner digital camera floppy disk CD hard disk modem network card and more Select the source of your image by clicking on the desired image source button on the left side of the Select Image Source screen file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 15 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document ih erity Pro E ert Toar Fe barr Select Image Source E Supported File Types Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 support the following common
32. t Templabe031 BMP tt Templabe037 BMP het TemplabeO32 6MP het TemplabeO36 6MP tet Templatet33 bmp Me Templated39 bmp Ye Templabedi34 benp i Templabe 40 brnp hl Templabed35 bmp Me Templabed4 1 bmp Ei Templabe036 bmp t TemplabeO42 bmp Monel Fegan Files of type Bitmaps beng Cancel The selected template s name will appear in the Template File box Click the Save Product button to save all of the product specifications and template for future use Click the OK button to continue to the next step Select a Custom Product ae iol x Width inches 5 252 Height inches 5 546 Shape Rectangle gt Template File E S My Documents T emplate041 bmp Browse Choose from Saved Products Dave Product x Cancel 7 Help Creating a Custom Template Using any other program such as Microsoft s Paint create your custom template using the following 5 guidelines 1 Create only Windows Bitmap images 2 Use only 2 colors no anti aliasing such as black and white 3 Use a good resolution for your template example 300 dpi 4 Note the exact Width and Height outer dimensions of the template to the nearest thousandth of an inch This way the correct values can be input when creating a custom product You must make sure that the Width and file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 11 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Height values match
33. the word Text Style and the standard Windows font editor will appear file Cl Program 20Files CTP 20Inc Novelty 20Pro 208 20Demo V8Manual htm 27 of 39 7 19 2004 11 09 31 AM Untitled Document Anquarank lack Antique Olive Black Elects Strikeout Normal Text Features Click on any of the following text options to edit the appearance of your text Text Size Click the Up or Down arrows to adjust the size of your text Text Style Click the Up or Down arrows to scroll through the list of fonts included with Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 Text Color Click the Up or Down arrows to scroll through the list of available text colors Each color has an identifying for your convenience Common Phrases Click the Up or Down arrows to scroll through the list of preprogrammed common phrases included with your Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 program Moving Text Click and drag the text over your image to position it as desired or use the arrow keys located in the upper right corner of the screen Bold Italic amp Underline Check the box next to each of these features to implement Remove Text Click to remove any text which has not been applied Apply Text This feature merges the text with the current image This allows additional messages or text to be added to the design With the Apply Text feature many layers of text can be added to an image Advanced Text Features The Advanced
34. torial Mirror Image Murals Creating Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only Paragraphs Creating Printing Murals Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only Printing a Mural Label Guide Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only Printing Options Print Preview Print Preview for Murals Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only Printing Preparation for Murals Novelty Pro 8 and Mural 8 only Product Information Product Print Counters Program Options Report Printing Saving Images scanner Configuring your Scanner Settings scanner Selecting your Scanner scanning an Image Selecting a Printer Selecting a Product selecting a Product Category Supported File Types Technical Support Using 4 Digit Saved Images Using a Saved Product Using CD images Using Floppy Disk images Using Saved Images Introduction Thank you for choosing CTP software products for Windows Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 are simple and intuitive design tools developed to size shape and print images for custom photo gift production Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 are the only software products developed specifically for the dye sublimation and heat transfer custom photo product industry The simple point and click interface of Novelty 8 Mural 8 and Novelty Pro 8 allows users to quickly and easily design and print transfers for hundreds of popular sublimatable products The real power of our software lies in its ability to combine images with complex templates in such
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