This is the READ ME file for ©1996-2001 LOGO HELPER 2002. Please be sure to read this documentation. Copyright ©1996-2001 RFM Graphik-Link Corporation. Terrebonne (Quebec) CANADA All rights reserved. This agreement governs your use of the LOGO HELPER 2002 © CD-ROM. The CD-ROM may only be used by the registered user, and may not be resold or transferred without the consent of RFM Graphik-Link Corporation. All designs may be used for your business retail only, no part of this document and CD ROM may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of RFM Graphik-Link Corporation. All graphic design and text are in .EPS format. Adobe Illustrator 1.1. and photos are in .jpg standard format. The photos in the gallery are free of copyright, so they can be sold to your clients. The photos were scanned from originals sized 4" x 5" to 6" at a resolution of 600 DPI. We suggest using these photos for small signs and small trucks. We tested the photos printed at 336 dpi landscape and sized 24" x 36". Photos might have to be converted in CMYK depending on your printer. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHY USE LOGO HELPER 2002? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A logo is a mark or symbol created for a company that is represented into a graphic image, therefore graphic logos become a major visual help for all businesses. With Logo Helper 2002 you will soon have a powerful tool that will be successful for your customer's image. Feel free to use all the logos (or photos) on this CD and modify the text or even stretch and color the logo designs, to create a personal image for your customers depending on their needs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CASmatePro USERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To import from the Logo Helper 2002 CD ROM, please follow these steps : Click FILE IMPORT, select EPS. Click OPTIONS then select "OUTLINE NON-FILLED" (do not select the two other options). Then select your graphic or logo on the CD and click OK. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GERBER ADVANTAGE USERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To use the LOGO HELPER 2002 you must first convert from .EPS to .PLT. To do so follow these steps: GERBER ADVANTAGE VERSION 6.0 PREMIERE USERS To convert a single design, first click FILE in the composer application and choose IMPORT. Select EPS format. In the import menu click OPTION in the menu bar, in the option dialog box select "IGNORE STROKE DATA." Note: Example: DO NOT SELECT THIS OPTION: X IGNORE STROKE DATA. ___USE PROCESS COLOR FOILS Afterward convert the graphic. The conversion will be made to .PLT format. To convert multiple designs with ver. 6.0, use the "File Converter" application, select the option: CONVERT MULTIPLE FILES, then click OPEN in the menu bar, in the dialog box select your CD ROM drive, select all the files in the directory that you want to convert by selecting the first design and then by pressing SHIFT and ARROW down. Selection of all designs in directory will be made. Then click "OK". In the "File Converter" dialog box click CONVERT. IN GERBER ADVANTAGE VERSION 6.2 PREMIERE USERS To convert a single job, first click FILE in the composer application and choose IMPORT. Select EPS format. In the import menu click OPTION in the menu bar, in the option dialog box select "PROCESS COLORS" then the box "IGNORE STROKE DATA" will be accessible, now check the box "IGNORE STROKE DATA". Note: FOR THE 6.2 VERSION SELECT THESE 2 OPTIONS: Example: X IGNORE STROKE DATA. X USE PROCESS COLOR FOILS Then: 1.-Select or highlight the design. 2.-Click on the green finger tool (pointer tool). 3.-Right Click on the Fountain fill. 4.-Right Click on the Pen Icon (pen with a red line tool) Then send your design to the plotter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ON OTHER GRAPHIC SOFTWARE PROGRAMS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All designs were created to be as smooth and clean cut as possible. To obtain these precise cutting lines, all graphics are saved with a slight outline and "NO FILL" option, some designs since 2000 are saved with black filled, these parameters should be considered when importing or converting the .EPS format designs. Note that all graphics that have text were transformed as curves and not as text. This should also be considered when importing or converting the text design (it is suggested that you use your own text font of your graphic software). Gerber GRAPHIX ADVANTAGE© is a Trademark of ©1995 Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. All rights reserved. Adobe Illustrator 1.1 EPS, are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. All rights reserved. Thanks, and enjoy ©LOGO HELPER 2002. Robert F. Malo Graphic Designer RFM Graphik-Link Corporation www.graphik-link.com