The Silhouette Online Store even has unique card templates from scalloped edges to flourish windows to pop-up sentiments | Both machines are very similar in design and layout, and both work in the same mechanical fashion |
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This holds the material to be cut so that it does not slide around during cuttings | The Cameo is not a printer, but it does allow importing and designing shapes in any desired color or combination of colors |
Finally, I have found that emails to Cricut take four to fives days before a reply arrives, whereas emails to the Cameo folks are answered almost immediately, and with real and useful responses and you are talking to people who apparently actually work at Silhouette, not some contracted call center where people read from scripts.
5My experiences with the Cricut software included issues with getting the software to recognize the machine, whereas in my experience, the Cameo software was more bullet proof and installed easily and recognized the machine every time without trouble | I downloaded the software and started learning very quickly |
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But in any case, Supplies for the Silhouette products are widely and readily available online | The Silhouette Studio software can also manipulate and cut fonts you already have - if a font is installed on your computer, you can use it with the CAMEO |
The font can really make all the difference in the finished product.
2All other operations are done using the included computer software, using the computer's keyboard, mouse and screen | Whoever designed the machine must have only used Silhouette paper and products because all the paper I purchased that is not made by Silhouette doesn't seem to work right even though I use the correct settings |
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I have read that Cricut blades and cutting mats can be used with the Cameo, but have not experimented with this; some alterations may be needed | It seems that different chains carry the Silhouette |
Both machines will cut out shapes from sheets of flat materials under computerized control.
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