Brother PE-DESIGN Lite - Manual (Page 24)

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Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern
Importing Image Data
Importing image data
Different types of clip art can be imported into PE-
DESIGN Lite to create embroidery patterns.
There are many different types of files that can be
imported:
Windows bitmap (.bmp)
Exif (.tif, .jpg)
ZSoftPCX (.pcx)
Windows Meta File (.wmf)
Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Encapsulated PostScript (.eps)
Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd)
FlashPix (.fpx)
JPEG2000 (.j2k)
To get the best results, use clip art that are clear and
have a distinguishable outline or color borderline for
importing.
1.
Click Image, then Input, then from File.
→ An Open an image file dialog box similar
to the one shown below appears.
2.
Select the drive, the folder and the desired file.
3.
Click Open to open the file.
→ The image appears in the work area.
Importing image data from a
scanner
Images can be imported into the current Design Page
from a scanner (TWAIN device) to create an
embroidery design using the Auto Digitizing Wizard. b
Memo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the
contents of the selected file will appear in the
Preview box.
b
Memo:
• Double-clicking the file name also opens
the file and closes the dialog box.
• To quit the operation, click Cancel.
• If the image was saved at a specific
resolution, it is displayed at that resolution.
• If the image currently displayed in the
Design Page has not yet been saved, you
will be asked whether you want to save it.
• To display, hide, or display a faded copy of
the image that remains in the work area,
click Image, then Display Image, and then
click the desired display setting.
• The displayed image can also be imported
into PE-DESIGN Lite by dragging the image
file into the PE-DESIGN Lite window.
a
Note:
• With .pcd and .fpx files containing many
pages, only the first page can be opened.
Tiff files with LZW compression cannot be
opened.
• You can change the size and position of
an imported image, and then save that
information with the .pes file. The next
time that you import the same image into
the saved .pes file, a message appears,
asking whether to input the image at its
previously saved position and size or at its
original position (the center of the Design
Page).
• Only one image can be added to the work
area. If you try to display a different image,
it will replace the previous one.
b
Memo:
TWAIN is an application interface (API)
standardization for software that controls
scanners and other devices.