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Sawgrass Upgrades Virtuoso Print Manager, Creative Studio

By Jamar Laster




July 21, 2017

Sawgrass, Charleston, S.C., has released two updates to its Virtuoso HD Product Decorating System software, both of which are designed to make mass customization and personalization easier, according to the company.

Virtuoso Print Manager (VPM) 5.0, compatible with SG400, SG800 and VJ 628 printers, now offers faster printing, spot-color matching and greater compatibility with desktop graphics programs. The June 2017 release of CreativeStudio enables users to drive more sales with a Product Mock-Up Maker tool, zoom in on projects, crop photos and more.

“Both Virtuoso Print Manager and CreativeStudio offer incredible value to all Virtuoso HD Product Decorating System users,” says Darcy Mauro, president of Sawgrass. “As we continue to speak with customers about their needs for efficient production, we will also further develop these programs to provide increased functionality.”

Virtuoso Print Manager launched earlier this year and works with CreativeStudio and desktop design programs such as CorelDRAW and Adobe Creative Cloud. It also delivers RIP-like applications using both Windows and Mac operating systems for SG400 and SG800 users, according to the company.


VPM 5.0 now offers faster, more efficient production with a new customizable Auto Print feature; increased ability to match spot colors with ColorSure Spot Color Matching Wizard; and more compatibility with popular design software, including Silhouette, Graphtec and SubliEVO, according to the company.

CreativeStudio now offers more than 9,500 graphics and photos, 1,400 art templates, 1,000 product templates and 250 fonts. The summer 2017 release offers a number of new features and functions that were developed based on user feedback. They include a Product Mock-Up Maker tool, which enables users to create mockups of products for customer approval, upselling and selling on e-commerce platforms; improved zoom functionality; photo-cropping capabilities; and disproportional scaling.

Sawgrass has also released video overviews of both VPM 5.0 and the updates to CreativeStudio.