A lot has changed since the release of the 2013 version of EasySIGN. This brochure will show you highlighted new and improved features from the Maintenance Releases and the features specially made for release 2014. Create stunning signs in less time with EasySIGN. This full featured Designing, Plotting, Printing, Routing and Production software is used to create award winning signs all over the world. EasySIGN is the tool of choice for quickly creating professional eye-catching signs, displays, exhibition stands, lettering and much more.

Advanced importThe advanced import has a new option called Crop to. This option will let you crop the artwork to various special boxes that are available within the PDF file format. This way you can import a file as bitmap and use the Cropbox to reduce the bitmap size to the artwork as present in the file, instead of having to use the entire page format of the PDF file.The Advanced import dialog also shows a new and better preview. Further the anti-aliasing of bitmaps within the Advanced Import filter has also been improved.

Bitmap manipulationsApply cropping and Size image can now also be used on bitmaps with an alpha channel.

Add spot colorA new and very easy method to add a custom spot color.

Align Positioning cropmarksEasySIGN now has the possibility to align the Alignment cropmarks to a selection on the worksheet. You can also set a margin for the alignment.

Closed cropmarksA new and improved type of cropmark object has been added. This cropmark object is not dependent on the cropmark layer, doesnt show unnecessary information in the plot dialog when plotting by color and is compatible with other software.

Cropmark effectA new effect that groups selected objects together and adds cropmarks to the group. You have the choice between Print cropmarks, Plot cropmarks and Inverted cropmarks. The cropmarks can have negative of positive margins and a lot more options. Also the cropmarks are compatible with other software.

Spot colors as special linesIt is now also possible to import hairlines as special lines using spot colors. Create a spot color and in the Settings dialog under the tab Import assign this spot color to the desired special line.

Export transparency (PDF)When exporting to PDF, bitmaps with an Alpha channel keep that Alpha channel and are no longer flattened.

Third Party RIP SettingsIt is now possible to choose between the default automatic settings or manually add Hot Folders. This can be very handy with a network setup for your Hot Folders.

Third Party RIP Print dialogThe Third Party RIP has been extended with lots of useful options that will help you to obtain the best possible result with a Print or Print & Cut workflow.

Third Party RIP help fileA new help file about the Third Party RIP support, how to manage Print and Print & Cut workflows and how to handle color management has been added.

Third Party RIP without a RIP or printerYou now can use the Third Party RIP support even when you outsource your print work.

Overprint supportEasySIGN now supports Overprint features. Objects that have an Overprint Fill or Overprint Line property assigned to them will keep that property when exported to or imported from PDF, EPS and AI. A) The circle has no Overprint. B) The circle has Overprint applied. 1) The design as displayed in design software. 2) The black film for the red color. 3) The black film for the yellow color. 4) The printed result.

Convert to color spaceConverts all selected objects to the color space RGB or CMYK. When working with Print, or Print & Cut workflows it is essential to have the objects on your worksheet in the same color space.

Create Boundary or Outline shapeCreates a new shape based on the boundary or the outline of selected object(s). This shape can, for example be used to print white in a print workflow.

Plot preview in production managerEasySIGN now shows a preview in the Production Manager which makes it easier to recognize the jobs you have plotted. With color separated jobs the color is also shown and even special lines will be displayed.

Font ManagerManage your fonts directly within EasySIGN. Make font selections based on TTF/OpenType, TYPE1/ATM, SFN, ROMAN, SWISS, SCRIPT, DECORATIVE and many more. Easily search a font and apply it directly to the selected characters. The Font manager is linked to the text editor and therefore easy accessible. Every selected font can be added to the Font Favorites dialog together with a custom description. Instead of using the Font combo to find a font, just use the Font Manager with quicker access, easier search method and full preview of the selected font.

Font FavoritesAdd any selected font in the Font Manager to a list of favorites. You can change the name of the font (original name is shown when selected) and add comments. In the Font favorites dialog you can sort the displayed favorites on name and comments. When you select a font within this dialog a preview of the selected font is shown.

Border objectA new object with corners that can be set independent from each other. Each corner can have a different radius and corner type.

Insert charactersThe Insert characters dialog now shows all characters as available within the font.

Distribute object(s) along pathSelect one or more objects and distribute them along a path as many times as you need. By using the properties dialog you can set the number of duplicates.

The next section is for people with a version 5 or older. This section will give you an overview of what you get when updating your old software to Release 2014.

Release 2013To see what has been created during the EasySIGN 2013 release, please check out our website at www.EasySIGN.com where you will find the Release 2013 brochure with a more comprehensive description of the features as well as a set of explanation videos. A summary of features as released within EasySIGN 2013 is as follows:

New interface which provides you with the freedom to personalize your working environment.

Switch between a Menu interface and a Ribbon interface.

Integrated previews in the Windows taskbar. Tabbed or floating document interface. Detachable docking windows. Docking windows can be set to Auto Hide. Dock or float toolbars and docking windows

anywhere. Smart visual docking system. Easy accessible dialogs. Easy to use Wizards. Create your own toolbars and menus. Custom shortcuts are displayed in menus. Associate double-click events to a view. Add your own custom tools. Choose small or large icons. Select the style of your liking. Copy effect. Instant access to every vinyl library. Set any Vinyl Library as the active Color Palette. Create swatches. Export active Color Palette to TBX. Default CMYK and Default RGB TBX. Copy and paste properties. Save worksheet incremental. Save a copy of the current worksheet. Revert to last saved worksheet. Bitmap - Color intensity balance. Bitmap - Contrast, Brightness and Intensity.

Bitmap - Auto Level, Contrast and Intensity. Bitmap - Histogram contrast. Bitmap Hue, Saturation and Gamma. Bitmap - Balance colors. Bitmap Levels. Bitmap Edge detection. Bitmap - Intensity Detection. Bitmap Size. Compatibility is now a two way pipeline. Copy effects from one object to another. Instant access to every vinyl library. Copy and paste properties between objects. EasySIGN worksheet thumbnails are now also visible

in the explorer on 64bit Windows operating systems. Stickercontour connect. Calculate line length. Calculate surface. Set and control the cutting order of tools in cutting

dialog. Rename files on your hard drive from within Archive. Convert alpha channel to curves. Select by name and similar name. Compatibility for Illustrator CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6,

Photoshop CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6, CorelDraw X5/X6 and Photo Paint X5/X6.

Third party RIP support. Merge objects and text. CSV editor for merge objects and text. Html e-mail editor. Easy file renaming. Replace a sub selected object with one click. E-mail PDF for approval. Insert page as object. Insert Inside and Outside of Print & Cut cropmarks as

object. E-mail system now supports Outlook 2003, 2007

and 2010. Runs on Mac with Parallels and Boothcamp (dongle

is required).