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@@divie20 you're very welcome. I'm glad that I was able to help you, and the video benefitted you.

@@azdoxygirl Thank you for the kindness. Thanks for watching, and I'm glad that you got something beneficial out of it.

@@KSuttonJones I appreciate that. Thanks for watching.

@@Richard97402 I plan to follow you so I can better understand my Cameo 4.

@KSuttonJones I haven't made any new videos in awhile, due to life being pretty hectic. I want to make them again/still. If you come up with something, that can be left in the comments, it might be enough motivation to get me to make a new video and help you out. I have a couple of ideas for additional videos, just haven't gotten to them yet. Hopefully more soon.... to soon-ish.

@karlaliivm it's backwards of what people seem to instinctively think. Don't peel your product off of the mat. Lay the product face down, and roll/peel the mat off of the product. By doing that, I've never had anything stay on the mat. If there is a paper backing stuck on the mat, I would think that water would help. The water shouldn't hurt the adhesive, but should soften the paper. I don't know for sure, as I've never needed to do it, but that is what I would probably try if I had come across that problem.

@@Richard97402 Thank you, after desperately searching about how to remove that, I found out that when the mat is new this usually happens. Another issue I had was it did not cut the stickers properly as showed in the silhouette studio, it spoiled my stickers by 80% very sad situation, I wonder if this happened because of no registration marks? Could you give some hint of what could have gone wrong? The cutting red lines was showing perfectly outside. I donno what I did wrong, I have the cameo 5.

@@wiseheartlyrics1203 you're welcome, and thank you for watching.

@codenamegamma sorry that the method doesn't work for you. That is good info, and something that I hadn't thought of. Lucking I haven't had that issue with any of my printers, but I can definitely understand that being a concern.

@samsong8106 I didn't cover anything on the back. It's just the sticker backing, that is on the back of the print. I just peeled them, and stuck them, like any other traditional sticker.

@alexandra2645 thank you. Glad that it was appreciated.

@EweJinTee Hopefully this info can help ypu get better results. I do this method about 75% of the time, and use registration marks the other 25% of the time.

@beanables thanks for the compliment and info. I had a similar issue awhile back. I was buying 12"×12" vinyl, and it was actually 11.75"x12.25". It made a mess of things for awhile.

@AHaensel my printer prints what is on the page. Whatever margins, dimensions, etc, that are chosen, are shown on my prints. Then, the cutter uses a starting point and amount of movement from its stepper motors to know where it is in relation to X and Y coordinates. If I know where that starting point is, which should be at 0 X and 0 Y, then placing my paper there gets the same results each time that i do it. If your printer and/or cutter aren't working correctly, and therefore aren't consistent, then this unfortunately, likely won't work for you.

@@Richard97402 So you place a mark on the paper and then you align that mark with some point on the mat? I didn't see that in the video, but that's actually a good idea.

@AHaensel I did a follow up video, where I placed tape on the edges of the mat, and cut the x and y axis, using Silhouette Studio, to show exactly where my 0:0 point is. Mostly helpful for people using 3rd party mats, where they aren't intended to be exact with Silhouette. Helpful if your machine isn't perfect though. If you are able to accomplish a similar calibration, using your mark method, then that could be great to.

@@jazeppi interesting. I can't see a reason why it wouldn't, as the software and everything is the same, but that's good to know.

@@xuniqueeditsxamvs7351 You're welcome. Happy to hear that it is helping you.

@Dazzling05 it might be the version that you're using. The option to change the color was added in version 4.4.819. If you're using a version that doesn't have the feature, you could do the old workaround and just draw a large box, give it a color, and move it to the background. Then you will see your work on top of that color. Just remember to delete the box, before you send your project to your cutter, or it will also want to cut the box.

@@Richard97402 thank you. I did get to make the stickers the way you showed in the video and my kids were so happy.

@@Dazzling05 great! I'm happy to hear that it worked and everyone is happy.

I don't know how to help you, if your machine is not powering on. If you're still under warranty, they'll likely replace your machine. If it's not under warranty, they'll still try to fix it, but there would be cost involved. I haven't experienced any real problems with my machine, so unfortunately don't have much advice to troubleshoot that. It's usually just a matter of plug it in and it works, unless something has broken.

Sad. Hopefully this works for you, and leads to less frustration. Since making this video, I do some projects with registration marks, and some without. This still works well for me, but pros and cons depending on the job, the time restraints, etc. Plus anything being cut on my other machines can't benefit from this technique. Have you tried doing manual registration on your Silhouette? You can move the machine yourself, and "show" the Cameo where the registration marks are. That's come in handy, for me, a couple of times.

@@Richard97402 I’ve had lot of trouble trying to do manual registration and I think it’s not because I don’t fully understand the directions or get it to print the way they show the page, and I can’t see very well at that distance to be sure it’s aligned. So I’m really hoping this will work.

In this tutorial, I used HTVRont sticker paper and Avery laminate. I don't recommend either, now that I've done extensive testing. I use industrial products now, meant for vehicle wraps.

@@Richard97402 What brand of industrial products do you use now that are meant for vehicle wraps? They are printable like the ones in the video also?

Thank you for watching, and happy that I could help.

Thank you. I have always been here, and replying to comments as they arise. Happy to have a little more time, and be able to make content again, though.

If things are working correctly, yes. If you are using a Silhouette compatible mat, it should know where the 0:0 point is, in the top left corner. Doing the tape trick, in my part 2 video, will verify where your machine sees that 0:0 starting point. It should be pretty consistent though.

@@Richard97402 thanks for your reply! Yes saw your other video as well, genuis trick! Because it will 0,0 for all jobs and not for the current one only. But regarding the Mat, I assume the machine will not scan the top left corner, it is more a mechanical reference and the mat must be fed always in the same manner?

@@EVO_Engineering I'm assuming that you're correct. That it likely turns the wheels a certain amount, which would pull the mat a specific distance. Loading the mat consistently is what will finalize the position. I push my mat against the rightmost notch on the front of the machine, next to the gray arrows. It helps with placement, as well as more accuracy with square-ness.

@@Richard97402 got that info regarding "push the mat on the rightmost notch" out of your great videos. Thanks for your replies!

I haven't done much laser engraving, recently. I need to do some projects. I use Silhouette Studio for a lot of my design work, and then export, to put in the laser software. I've got some wood laying around. I may need to make something new.

Thank you. I am happy to be back. I need to think of some topics for the new videos, but would like to make videos more regularly again.

If it has been a long time and the accuracy is off, it could be worth calibrating the machine as well. Mine is calibrated pretty nicely, and works well, with or without registration marks.

Thank you. I'm excited to be back. I'll need to come up with some new content ideas, but am looking forward to making more videos again. Happy to hear that I've been able to help.

You're welcome. Thank you for stopping by.

They're in your page setup screen. It can be accessed by the top icon, on the right side of the screen. It is where you change things like your media size, so a very important tab. On the page setup, there is a tab, which shows a sheet of paper with registration marks on it. When you click on that it gives you your registration mark settings. The first option is to turn them on or off. If they're on, the settings can be modified. If they're off, every other option gets grayed out. Hopefully that helps.

Thank you so much. That is a huge compliment. I don't feel like my videos are to that point yet, but I have a lot of knowledge and am happy to share it with others. I'm glad that you enjoyed it, I appreciate the compliment, and wish you the best as well.

You're very welcome. I keep my three adapters in there, plus my blade tool, but it is a good fit for that as well. 👍

You're welcome. Glad that it was enjoyable.

I can't say for sure, as I haven't used the Portrait.... but realistically, it should. There is still a 0,0 point, where it thinks the corner of your mat/material should be. If it is loaded consistently in the same location, then it should be able to get similar results.

It was just the cheapest that I could find, on Amazon, at the time. I went to industrial style rolls of laminate, since this video though, so I don't use the laminator for stickers anymore.

You're welcome. You couldn't pay me to go to Cricut. Their business practices, their software, and their hardware are inferior to basically everyone else. I would quit, entirely, before going to Cricut. I hope that you're able to become happy with your purchase.