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Silhouette Studio V4.2 hdr

Well it has been rolled out folks…Silhouette has released it’s latest updates to their Silhouette Studio V4.2 software and I am loving them. Can you tell I’m excited?

There are actually about ten specific new features but I am covering the six that affect what’s included with the Standard version and the Designer Edition of the software. The other three pertain to the Designer Plus and Business Edition of the Silhouette software.

I installed the upgraded version and I was oohing and aaahing as I played around with all the new features. I think if you own this digital cutter you will be doing the same soon.

So, let’s get down to the specifics in the list:

split screen library view

1. Split Screen Library View

The split screen library view allows you to pull out a panel from the left side tab in order to view all your files and saved work. It makes it easier to click on the design you want to work with and drag the object into your workspace. This feature alone is a huge timesaver. I can’t tell you how much time I’ve wasted switching in and out of the workspace to retrieve a file or pattern. It would get pretty annoying trying to get a design done and then get bogged down by this back and forth feature. This gets a 5 star rating from me.

Thumbnail preview

2. Thumbnail Preview

This feature is another game changer. When you start building up several files in your Silhouette library, sometimes you want to get a glimpse of a file or recall who the original designer was. You can now double click on the small thumbnail and it expands to a pop out screen with all the pertinent info and details. What a timesaver. With a slider button, you can expand or decrease the thumbnails in this preview panel. Enhancing visibility when you have multiple files to look through is another huge enhancement. This feature gets a 5 star rating.

color fonts

3. Color Fonts

This feature will allow you to install color fonts purchased from the Silhouette Design Store or other font designer. It’s specifically for fonts that have a variety of colors, embedded shapes and transparencies. I believe it is probably a great feature for SVG designers.

Note: The font shown is one I created only as a sample. I would give this a 4 star rating but there are other designers or crafters that are probably falling off their chair with this new feature.

Update (03. 12.10) :

The following is a short video explaining what color fonts are…and how you use them in Silhouette Designer software.

video tutorials

4. Video Tutorials

This feature is another plus factor in this edition of the Silhouette software. Under the Help menu, you can get a pull down box that gives you a list of the skills you want to learn in the software with a note on on it’s complexity. When you click on the video tutorial, a small pop up box expands from the left side with step-by-step gif instructions of the skill you want to learn. You can also click thru to view the actual Silhouette Studio video on Youtube. I will rate this feature 5 stars.

They still have the instructions on a pdf available if you want to grab instructions and you are not a visual learner. In my opinion, sometime it’s easier to understand the instructions when you view someone else going thru the steps. 5 star review on this one.

freehand lasso

5. Freehand Lasso

These next two features are for the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition. I love this feature. There are so many times I want to access an object within several tightly spaced objects and using the rectangle or ellipse selection tool is an exercise in frustration. The flexibility this feature allows in selecting objects is so awesome. This feature gets a 5 star rating.

6. Warp Panel

Silhouette knocked it out of the park with this sophisticated feature. This tool enables you to warp your text in the preselected shapes shown or as the picture shows– it places a grid and small handles on the text. With the object selected you can basically “warp” or manipulate the text as you wish. This feature is great for SVG designers. This feature is standard in the Adobe Software Suite ( Photoshop, Illustrator) so this feature gets a 5 star rating from me.

Here’s the digital cutter “Hot Pink”, (affiliate link).

That’s a summary of these six new features. I will be covering the remaining features for the Silhouette Designer Plus and Business Edition in the future.

Here’s a freebie Shabby Chic Rose pdf printable >>>>HERE.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend celebrating with your fathers . Today I am releasing a dad/father related free project life cut file. I thought some of you might be so busy celebrating the holiday that it would take you a little longer to craft or document the holiday.

Just so you’ll know, I have my own Pinterest board for Silhouette DIY Crafts |“Silhouette Cameo & Cut Files” that has a lot of awesome pins showcasing free cut files and svg files from other experienced bloggers and crafters on the ‘net.

There are pins of really intricate designs on my board as well as basic ones and new pins for the new release of Silhouette Cameo Designer Studio. The svgs are compatible with other electronic cutters as well.

For your information, I will be including an svg file, png files, a jpeg file, a Silhouette Studio file with most of the files designed on an 8 1/2″ x 11″ format so that you can use the file on most printers and of course, a pdf “Terms of Use” file in a zip file .

This is the cut file I created for your use in your papercraft projects, i.e. scrapbooking, smashbooks, gift cards, etc. This file was specifically designed for pocket scrapbooking or project life. Hope you like it!

Facts about this freebie :

1 cut file sized at approximately 3″ x 4″ on 8 1/2″ x 11″ format using Silhouette Cameo Designer Studio.
All files will be delivered in zip format.
Files will vary in size depending on the original source files.
A TOU will be included in download.
Files are saved and will be accessible from an external site for now.
I will try to include an image file that includes (the scissors with the words “cut files”) somewhere in the blog post so that you are aware that the download includes a cut file of some kind. Not all of my freebies will include cut files.
I would appreciate any constructive feedback on how these files will work for you, so please share a comment, so that I can tweak the digital cut files that I offer.

Here’s a sample image of the project life cut file on a 6″ x 6″ paper pad.

Thank you for all your Pinterest and other social media pins…

I’d like to say thanks to all those taking the time to comment, I sure appreciate the gracious “thank yous” and the legitimate “link love” and all the kind comments from people around the world. I have been nearly overwhelmed with the positive response from blog followers and blog visitors. I hope you are enjoying these cut files.

As usual these freebies are free for personal use, (check my TOU if you haven’t previously.) If you have been here before, you know the drill. If not, you might want to read the quick TOU below before you access the printable.

Terms of Use

Some things you should know before downloading:

* Vintage Glam Studio printables are for PERSONAL USE ONLY.
*You may not re-sell, redistribute, or claim the original or derivative designs as your own.
*Please do not remove the watermark or modify the design in any way other than for your own Personal use.
*If you post this on the internet, please give credit to Vintage Glam Studio & link back to my blog, so others can obtain the resources. Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook are great social media sharing platforms, it’s the sharing without a link back to the blog that can be a problem.