Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 127)

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
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Automatically Converting an Image to an
Embroidery Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard)
The Image to Stitch Wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern.
Toolbar button:
1.
If no image is displayed in the Design Page,
use one of the commands on the Input sub-
menu of the Image menu to display the image.
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“Importing Image Data” on page 120.
2.
Click Image, then Modify, and then re-size
and re-position the image for creating the
embroidery pattern.
3.
Click , or click Image, then Image to
Stitch Wizard.
→ The following dialog box appears.
1 Current image
2 Embroidery pattern after being converted
3 Type of embroidery data to be created
4 Description of the selected embroidery type
4.
Select the type of embroidery, and then click
Next.
Auto Punch:
Select this option to automatically extract the
outline for creating the embroidery pattern.
(Proceed to “If Auto Punch is selected”)
Photo Stitch 1:
Select this option to automatically create a
realistic photo embroidery pattern. This option
can be used to create embroidery patterns in
color (Color), sepia or grayscale (Sepia) or
black and white (Mono).
(Proceed to “If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is
selected”, “If Photo Stitch 1 (Sepia) is
selected” or “If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is
selected”)
Photo Stitch 2:
Select this option to automatically create
realistic photo embroidery in 4 colors (Color)
or 1 color (Mono).
(Proceed to “If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is
selected” or “If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is
selected”)
Cross Stitch:
Select this option to create a cross stitch
pattern. This option can be used to create
embroidery patterns in color (Color), or sepia
or grayscale (Sepia).
(Proceed to “If Cross Stitch (Color) is
selected” or “If Cross Stitch (Sepia) is
selected”)
Design Center:
Select this option to start up Design Center
with the Design Page image.
(Proceed to “If Design Center is selected”)
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Note:
The dialog box will not appear if no image is
displayed in the Design Page. Instead, a
dialog box appears, allowing you to open an
image file.
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Memo:
The following types of images are appropriate
for embroidery patterns.
Auto Punch/Cross Stitch/Design Center
• Images with few and distinct colors
Photo Stitch
• Photos where the subject to be
embroidered appears clearly
• Portraits should be resized so that the
size of the face is at least 100 × 100
mm (4 × 4 inches).
• Photos that are bright and sharp