Hum,
I always thought that software came with the embroidery machine
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Some of the more expensive ones do – $3,000+ machines. Most of the companies make proprietary software that typically will digitize JPGs in the hand full of formats the various brands use. I am finding out that the chance that Adobe or some third party) has gone through the process is decreasing. Personally, I think it is an excellent opportunity for the right programmer to explore – I’m just not that type of programmer.
I appreciate the feedback and if you or I learn anything please post it here for reference.
Thanks.
Adobe Illustrator…I have had several embroidery gurus (Anna Zapp for one…) take my Illustrator class to learn how to create vector art. Most of the proprietary software will accept .wmfs which are easily created out of Illustrator.
Illustrator gives you the "flat colors" that are easier for machines to stitch. I suppose you could live trace Photoshop artwork inside of illustrator, but you would have to surface blur and probably run a cutout filter to minimize the amount of points.
I have both Photoshop and Illustrator – I’ll have to explore the concept your outlined for Illustrator – which is where my wife does most of her design work anyhow. If you machine does indeed read the .wmfs format we’ll have to try it out hope the quality of the pattern is satisfactory.
Thanks for the information.