How to Create A Miniature MeUpdated 3 minutes ago
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In this article, we will guide you on how to use the Miniature Me Feature, how to use it on the software, and what needs to be downloaded.
For this feature, you must have the FMBooth For Windows software. Additionally, you will need:
- Silhouette Cameo 5 (You can purchase it online: Cameo 5 Amazon Link) or Silhouette Cameo 4 (in this article we use the Silhouette Cameo 5)
- 0.4mm Magnetic Sheet (if you wish to use a magnet. If using a wooden stand instead you can skip this item)
- 2mm blade - to be installed in the Silhouette Cameo cutter
- Another Windows-based computer
- Download and install the Silhouette Studio software
FMBooth for Windows Setup:
In the software, you can download a preset that we have already created for this feature. Go to the "Downloads" tab and select to download the "Miniature.zip". Once downloaded you will see a new "Miniature" preset in the Presets tab.
Next, go to the Settings tab -> Session, change the "Final Photo Format" to PNG instead of JPG, and click Save.
The way the preset is built is in a way that:
- A photo is taken with the DSLR camera. We selected 2 under the "Amount" column in the Workflow as we want the same photo to appear twice in the Layout tab
- The software used the AI Background Removal feature to remove the background
- In the Layout tab, we have 2 photo elements. The element that is on top is set as an "Outline"
- As the photo is set to be saved as a PNG file, it will appear like this, with the outline around it:
Silhouette Studio Software Setup:
Once the photo is ready you will need to upload it to the Silhouette studio software.
We recommend using our brand new FMSlide software that can grab the photo from the Cloud. This software will be available in the next few days and Cloud Basic and Pro users will receive it free of charge
Open the software and in the top left corner select File -> Open. Select your photo and it will be uploaded to the software.
After doing that, make sure that you have the correct page settings. You can do that by going to the "Page Setup" located on the upper right, making sure that the Media Size is set to 4x6. Also, make sure that the Page Orientation is set to Portrait.
Next, click on the image uploaded (might be in the lower part of the screen), change its Width and Height to 4x6 as well, and center it (the button to center the image is highlighted in red in the image below)
This should be your final output once you resize the output:
For you to achieve a perfect cut using the Silhouette Cameo 5 cutter, we recommend changing the cutter settings but before that, you need to locate the cutter settings:
On the top right corner, there is a big button “Send”. Click that and it will show you the cutter settings.
Here are the recommended cutter settings:
- Force - 15
- Passes - 2
- Speed - 10
Setting the photo to be cut:
Place the photo on the mat provided by Silhouette and feed the mat with the photo to the printer (press the Up arrow button)
Once the photo is set in the cutter you will see it in the Silhouette software as well - it will say "Ready":
Now all that is needed is to press "Send" and the cutter will work its magic.
Once the cutter is done, click on the Down button to remove the mat from the cutter.