VinylMaster Pro?

[Andrew Bennett]

I own it.
It ok as a beginners piece of software.
For some people it is the onmly software they will ever use.
I found though that some of the tutorials don’t come out the way they are explained when you follow them.

[graham stewart]

Andrew
I do not sell any programs at all, Just wont to make that CLEAR, I bough Vinyl Master Pro Payed $500.00 AUS Dollars for it , Sorry I ever heard of it. I now use Corel Drew with an add on called SignTools 3 It makes corel so much easier to use. Hope that helps.
Graham

[Andrew Bennett]

graham,
I have signlab V5 😀

[Robert Lambie]

quote graham stewart:

I bought Vinyl Master Pro Payed $500.00 AUS Dollars for it , Sorry I ever heard of it. I now use Corel Drew with an add on called SignTools 3 It makes corel so much easier to use. Hope that helps.
Graham

hi graham
i guess you did not like VMP mate?
i dont know anyone personally that has it, nor have i tried it but a few years back i remember visiting letterheads and from the few posts i saw on the software they liked it and thought it worth the money, but everyone has their own opinions of course. hope you dont mind, im just being nosey to why you didnt like it mate?

[Joe McNamara]

I’ve used it since I bought it in 2000!

Fantastic piece of software, and there’s nothing I can’t do with it.

Wouldn’t use anything else!

Cheers
Joe

[graham stewart]

Hi All
I found it very hard to get advice or HELP with VMP, I also found the reference hard to follow, My rep got me a phone number to vmp and they were not real happy about me getting it. Can go on with alot more but it ,But i wont. If some one would like to buy it from me ,they can. Still have box it come in and the dongle etc etc. But after what Ive said ,That wont happen.
Graham

Was there much new stuff at your show?

[Michael Potter]

bit late I know but I have VMP among other programs and find it really good & the price was excellent.
Cheers Mike

[Ewan Evans]

Hi there I also use vmp find it pretty good, looking to move on to something else though. I am looking at WinPCSIGN PRO 2007 on ebay but not sure if it’s any good.

Does anyone know the latest prices on signlab? as I would also like to use it.

[Lisa Koselak]

Graham Stewart,
I carve stones for a living and use the VMP software to do my design work. I recently went through a divorce and lost the dongle key to my ex.
I am looking for a way to get another one without having to buy it full price from VMP…and I agree with your opinion of them, but already know the program. If you’re interested in selling your dongle key and program, let me know.
Lisa from Colorado

[Paul Lester]

Hi Graham,All

A quick question, What is sign tools 3 like?

Is it worth the money, i am thinking of buying Corel and adding sign tools 3 to it as a starting point. Then maybe upgrading to signlab once I make a bit of money! not cheap to buy a cutter, heat press, vinyl, etc

cheers

Paul :lol1:

[owenbooth]

I have used Vinylmaster PRO for a while now, and am very impressed by it. I especially like its built in database of Corporate Logos, and objects (like clipart, only vectored). It also has a tool called Font Detective which is marvelous. I can just load a bitmap image of a mystery letter, tell it what letter it is, and it will launch in search of all installed fonts to find which one it is, or its closest match. It also lets in import/export several different formats (EPS, DXF, JPEG,BMP,AI to name a few). I am very happy with it.
cheers!

[graham stewart]

Paul
you can down load sign tools 3 for a trial, See if you like it yourself
Graham

[graham stewart]

Lisa
Have you tried to buy a new dongle? E-Mail VMP (mod-edit)
Graham

[ShaunMorrell]

Hi Guys

Just to let you know that I’ll keep an eye out for any of your questions relating to VinylMaster Pro, FutureRIP and Font Detective.

Also, we’ve just completed the latest beta version of the Vinyl Spooler V2.99 that now supports over 900 plotter models and would like you to try it. There are a number of significant improvements over the old Vinyl Spooler such as built-in USB support, a preview of the cut file with a plotter so you know where it’s going to cut, greatly simplified plotter setup and support of many new models including all the latest Chinese machines and models from Gerber, Graphtec, Mimaki, Roland, Summa and Vinyl Express etc.

This spooler only works with V2.70 and V2.95 of VMP with USB Dongle… you can download it from here: download

It will automatically replace your old spooler and give you the option of retaining all your existing plotter settings that will be automatically updated into the new Spooler!

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see board rules.

[Joe McNamara]

Nice to see you’re still around Shaun.

I use VMP version 2.0 for all my vinyl work.

I was one of the first to buy VMP in the UK i believe, back around 2000, and have used it ever since (had it sent over from the states as you didn’t have a UK distributor at the time).

When I bought it I was promised future upgrades to newer versions would be free, and the rip would be free as well when it was ready.

When I got back in touch a few years back to avail of the free upgrade to a newer version I was told that the free upgrade no longer applied and I would have to pay, which I declined.
I also know another signmaker who uses the software who had trouble getting his version 2.0 upgraded to 2.5, but he did in the end, but didn’t find it easy from your side.

Now don’t get me wrong, I like the software, and I used to recommend it to other sign people, but I don’t feel very happy about this and would not buy anything else from your company on the basis of this.

You can’t just change you policies to suit yourself at the expense of your customers.

Cheers
Joe

[ShaunMorrell]

Hi Joe

Our policy hasn’t changed at all… I think you’re mixing up two unrelated points.

All updates (or revisions as some people refer to them) are completely free of charge for each version of the program. My post (above) offering a free update for V2.95 users to the new USB Vinyl Spooler is proof of this.

Version upgrades, however, have always been advertised as half of RRP – this goes back to PlotMaster which was released in 1992… but we’ve actually charged less for the upgrades at around 30% of RRP i.e. USD$149. We even waived the V2.0 to V2.50 upgrade charge and only charged USD$20 for a CD set just to cover our costs… this has always been available to you and all V2.0 users.

You will find free updates for your version Here

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Shaun Morrell

[Joe McNamara]

quote shaunmorrell:

We even waived the V2.0 to V2.50 upgrade charge and only charged USD$20 for a CD set just to cover our costs… this has always been available to you and all V2.0 users.

I certainly wasn’t offered that when I enquired about my "free" upgrade.

Your software is still good value for money for what it does.

[ShaunMorrell]

Hi Joe

I still have some V2.50 CD sets in stock.

Thanks
Shaun Morrell

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Please see board rules.
Future posts made in this fashion will result in your registration being closed.

[Joe McNamara]

Hey Shaun,

Did a waybackmachine search for your old web pages and found this from 2000:

"How much will upgrades cost?

VinylMaster Pro is continually being improved and updated. Many minor improvements are placed on our web site ***.******-*. com in the downloads section for free download.

When major upgrades are released, they are priced at half RRP for existing users, allowing every one to have the latest version of the program."

…….so apologies, my mistake. 😳

Cheers
Joe

PS I have a demo cd for ver 2.5 already…..how do I do the upgrade (from 2.0)?

[ShaunMorrell]

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[David Rowland]

Shaun, just a quick note, only the UKSG members can PM as they part of the UK Signmakers Group, also suppliers are actually not allowed to promote themselves but are allowed to talk about their products in reply to questioning messages, if a UKSG members wishes to talk to you then they can ask you via PM, EMail, Website button links. Please make sure your FULL profile details are complete.

Hope you understand.
Dave

[ShaunMorrell]

Hi Dave

I do understand the position. That is precisely why I didn’t answer Joe’s question directly because I’m trying to avoid contravening the board’s rules even though we are discussing 5 year old legacy i.e. superseded software and technical questions with their related and entirely free updates.

In other words, it is terribly difficult to avoid self-promotion, which is sometimes difficult to define and still be allowed to answer a legitimate question without being able to send a private message in order to avoid any potential conflict in the first place.

My purpose in monitoring this forum is to answer any technical questions board members may have from time-to-time along with answering any legitimate criticisms.

We do plan to purchase advertising space here to promote our new products when they are released.

Thank you,
Shaun Morrell

[ShaunMorrell]

Please don’t send me a Private Message because like any supplier, i cannot reply.

Thanks,

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