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 To display the images of all parts 
combined, select the Display With 
Other Parts
 check box in the Part 
Variations List dialog box that 
appeared.
 Select a part from the list, and then 
click 
OK.
5.To select a part feature (for example, standard 
size, slightly larger, slightly smaller, wider or 
taller), move the Part Feature slider, if it is 
available.
6.To change the color of the parts, click the 
Color tab, click the selector for the color that 
you want to change, and then select the 
desired color from the color list that appeared.
7.Click OK.
→The portrait image is displayed in the De-
sign Page.
bMemo:
 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.
 To display the original image, click 
On.
 To display a faded copy of the image, 
click 
Faded.
 To hide the original image, click 
Off.
Importing image data from 
the Clipboard
Image data can be imported into the Design Page 
from the Clipboard. This allows you to import an 
image without saving it first.
1.Click Image, then Input, then from 
Clipboard.
→The image is displayed in the Design 
Page.
bMemo:
 The image is displayed with a resolution of 
100 dpi for both the height and width.
 If the image currently displayed in the 
Design Page has not yet been saved, you 
will be asked whether you want to save it.
Changing the display 
settings of images
The image that remains in the work area can be 
displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image 
can be displayed.
1.Click Image, then Display Image, and then 
select the desired setting.
To display the original image, click On.
To display a faded copy of the image, click 
Faded.
To hide the original image, click Off.
bMemo:
 This function is not available if no image 
has been imported into the Design Page.
 Press the shortcut key ( ) to switch 
between displaying the image to 
displaying it faded to hiding the image.
aNote:
Only one image can be added to the work 
area. If you try to display a different image, it 
will replace the previous one.
aNote:
This can only be done when there is image 
data on the Clipboard.
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Changing the Size and Position of the 
Image
The size and position of the image can be adjusted.
1.Click Image, then Modify.
→A red line and handles appear around the 
image.
bMemo:
The status bar shows the dimensions (width 
and height) of the image.
Moving an image:
1.Move the pointer over the image.
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Drag the image to the desired location.
Scaling an image:
1.Move the pointer over one of the handles.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, ,  or , depending 
on the handle that the pointer is over.
bMemo:
  is for scaling the width.
  is for scaling the height.
  and   are for scaling both 
dimensions at the same time. 
2.Drag the handle to adjust the image to the 
desired size.
Deleting an image:
1.Press the   key, or click Edit, then 
Delete.
→The image will be deleted from the Design 
Page.
Saving the Image Data
The image can be saved as a file or outputted to the Clipboard.
■Saving as a file
1.
Click Image, then Output, then to File.
→A dialog box similar to the one shown be-
low appears.
2.Select the drive, the folder and the format in 
which you want to save the image data.
3.Type in the file name.
bMemo:
 The correct extension is automatically 
selected.
 The image data can be saved in either of 
the following formats: Windows bitmap 
(.bmp), Exif (.jpg).
4.Click Save to save the data.
bMemo:
To quit the operation, click Cancel.
■Outputting to the Clipboard
1.
Click Image, then Output, then to Clipboard.
→The image data in the Design Page is 
copied onto the Clipboard.
Delete
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Automatically Converting Image Data Into 
an Embroidery Pattern
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 
that you want to convert to an embroidery 
pattern.
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.
4.Select the type of embroidery that you want to 
create, and then click Next.
Auto Punch:
Select this option to automatically extract the 
image for creating the embroidery pattern.
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) or black and white (Mono).
Photo Stitch 2:
Select this option to automatically create 
realistic photo embroidery in 4 colors (Color) 
or 1 color (Mono).Cross Stitch:
Select this option to create a cross stitch 
pattern.
Design Center:
Select this option to start up Design Center 
with the Design Page image.
bMemo:
To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click Cancel.
■If Auto Punch is selected
→After the image characteristics are ana-
lyzed, an Image Analysis dialog box sim-
ilar to the one shown below appears.
1.Select the desired settings.
To display the resulting analyzed image, click 
the Result View tab. The embroidery pattern 
will be created with this image.
To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is 
displayed in, move the slider between   
and .
aNote:
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.
aNote:
Although a custom Design Page size can be 
specified, since processing will take too long 
when trying to create an extremely large 
pattern with the Photo Stitch function, the 
message “Too large image to convert” will 
appear if the size exceeds a width or height 
of 500 mm (19 3/4 in.). After the message is 
closed, the photo is automatically selected, 
and is ready to be moved or reduced.
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To display the outline extracted from the 
analyzed image, select the Show Outline 
check box.
Under Analysis Parameters, select the 
desired image-analyzing settings.
Noise reduction: Sets the level of noise 
(distortions) that is removed from the image.
Segmentation sensitivity: Sets the 
sensitivity for the image analysis.
Outline smoothness: Sets the smoothness 
of the extracted outline.
Max. Number of colors: Sets the number of 
colors used.
From the Thread Chart selector, select the 
desired thread color chart. The most 
appropriate thread colors from the selected 
thread chart are selected. A user thread chart 
can also be selected.
To display the original image, click the 
Original View tab.
bMemo:
 After changing the settings, click Retry to 
display the image with the new settings 
applied. If 
Retry is not clicked, the new 
settings are not applied.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
2.On the Result View tab, click the areas of the 
image to select whether or not they are to be 
sewn.
bMemo:
Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern.
3.If necessary, in the Omit Colors list, click the 
colors to select whether or not they will be 
sewn.
bMemo:
Colors that are crossed out are set to not be 
sewn.
4.After selecting the desired settings, click 
Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created from the 
analyzed data, the appropriate thread col-
ors and sew type settings are applied, and 
then the pattern is displayed in the Design 
Page.
bMemo:
The sew type settings of the created 
embroidery pattern can later be changed in 
the same way as the settings for other 
objects.
■If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears. 
These areas 
will not be sewn.
aNote:
If the width or height of the image exceeds 
500 mm, the Photo Stitch functions cannot 
be used.
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bMemo:
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click Cancel.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
bMemo:
To automatically set a mask so that the 
background is trimmed off, click Auto 
Generate.
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image.
bMemo:
 To display the Image Tune dialog box, 
where you can adjust the image, click 
Image Tune. (For more details, refer to 
“Image Tune” on this page.)
 To display the image enlarged (or 
reduced), move the 
ZOOM slider up (or 
down).
 When the dialog box appears, the square 
mask is selected. 

To create any shape of mask, select 
, and then move, enter or delete 
points to adjust the mask shape. To add 
points, click the outline of the mask. To 
delete points, select the point, and the
n 
press the   key
.
If Auto Generate was clicked,   is 
selected, and the points in the outline of 
the mask can be moved, added or deleted.
Pattern edited with the round maskPattern edited with the adjustable mask
Image Tune
Clicking the Image Tune button in the Select 
Mask dialog box displays an Image Tune 
dialog box similar to the one shown below.
The image window displays the image 
resulting from the current settings.
Move the Original – Sharp slider to adjust the 
sharpness of the image’s outlines. A setting 
more towards Sharp makes a more 
noticeable boundary between bright and dark 
areas.
Move the Dark – Bright slider to adjust the 
brightness of the image.
Move the Contrast Low – High slider to 
adjust the contrast of the image.
Click OK to display the adjusted image in the 
Select Mask dialog box and to close this 
dialog box.
Delete
aNote:
The mask size can be set in the range from 
64 
× 64 dots to the size of the image.
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bMemo:
To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes to the settings, click Cancel.
3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
→The image is analyzed, and the Check 
Mask Shape dialog box appears.
bMemo:
Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern.
4.Click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
5.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Sewing Option
Image Type
Design Page Color
DetailSpecifies how detailed the created 
embroidery pattern will be. Selecting a 
setting closer to Fine creates more 
details in the pattern and increases the 
number of stitches.
Run pitchSets the sewing pitch. The pattern is 
created with this setting value as the 
minimum length.
Range: 2 to 10 mm (0.08 to 0.39 inch)
Default: 3 mm (0.12 inch)
Conversion 
PrioritySelect what parameter is given priority 
when converting to embroidery pattern.
Stitch Quality: Creates a pattern while 
giving priority to the stitching quality. 
However, many jump stitches will result.
Jump Stitch Reduction: Creates a 
pattern while giving priority to reducing 
the number of jump stitches in order to 
reduce complications during 
embroidering. However, the stitching 
quality will be slightly reduced.
Photo/
CartoonIf Photo is selected, the thread colors 
will be mixed together, which will result 
in a more natural look.
If Cartoon is selected, the thread colors 
will not be mixed together, which will 
result in a more simply colored look.
Select Photo for image data from a 
photograph, etc. Select Cartoon for 
image data from an illustration, etc.
Sew Page 
ColorIf this check box is selected, the data for 
the parts of the pattern that are the 
same color as the Design Page will be 
created. Clear the check box to keep 
the fabric the same color as the Design 
Page. 
Default: Selected
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Auto Select Setting
Auto Select
Click this button to use the settings specified 
under Auto Select Setting and automatically 
select from the selected thread chart the most 
appropriate thread colors for creating the 
photo embroidery. The selected thread colors 
appear in the Use Color List mentioned 
below.
This button can be clicked only if the settings 
under Auto Select Setting have been 
changed.
Use Color List
This list allows the selected thread colors to be 
checked and edited.
Edit List
Click this button to display the Edit List dialog 
box. In this dialog box, you can manually set 
the thread colors to be used in the data 
conversion.To move the color selected in the Color List 
to the Use Color List, click Add. If no color is 
selected, or if the Use Color List already 
contains 50 colors, this button cannot be 
clicked. 
To delete the color selected in the Use Color 
List, click Remove. If no color is selected in 
the Use Color List, this button cannot be 
clicked. 
bMemo:
 The thread colors in the Color List and 
Use Color List are listed, in order, starting 
from the brightest. This order is the sewing 
order and cannot be changed.
 The maximum number of colors that can 
be added to the 
Use Color List is 50.
 Thread colors displayed in the 
Use Color 
List are not displayed in the Color List.
 To select several colors, hold the   
key (to select adjacent colors) or the 
 key (to select colors that are not 
adjacent), and then select the desired 
colors. 
To apply the changes to the list and close the 
dialog box, click OK. The edited settings will 
appear in the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters 
dialog box. This button cannot be clicked if the 
Use Color List is empty.
bMemo:
To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes, click 
Cancel.
6.In the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, 
click Next.
→A Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears, allowing the creat-
ed embroidery pattern to be previewed.
Thread ChartSelects the thread chart for selecting 
the thread color with the Auto Select 
function.
The most appropriate thread colors 
from the selected thread chart are 
selected.
A user thread chart can also be 
selected.
Color CountSets the number of colors selected by 
the Auto Select function.
Range: 1 to 50
Default: 10
Use Color 
ListThread colors selected for creating the 
pattern are displayed, in order, by their 
level of brightness. This order is the 
sewing order. The order cannot be 
changed. The maximum number of 
colors is 50.
Edit ListClick this button to open the Edit List 
dialog box, which lets you manually set 
the thread colors to be used when 
creating the pattern (see below).
Shift
Ctrl
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bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
7.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and dis-
played in the Design Page.
■If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
bMemo:
To automatically set a mask so that the 
background is trimmed off, click Auto 
Generate
.
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image
cFor details on the settings, refer to 
page 117.
3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
→A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears. 
4.Move the slider to specify which parts of the 
image to create the embroidery pattern for.
bMemo:
 Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern.
 An embroidery pattern will be created from 
any areas remaining in black.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
If the width or height of the image exceeds 
500 mm, the Photo Stitch functions cannot 
be used.
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5.In the Gray Balance dialog box, click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears. 
6.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Sewing OptionImage Type
Use Color
Specifies the color of thread used to create the 
embroidery pattern.
The default setting is the darkest color in the 
current thread chart.
7.In the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, 
click Next.
→A Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears, allowing the creat-
ed embroidery pattern to be previewed.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
DetailSpecifies how detailed the created 
embroidery pattern will be. Selecting a 
setting closer to Fine creates more 
details in the pattern and increases the 
number of stitches.
Run pitchSets the sewing pitch. The pattern is 
created with this setting value as the 
minimum length.
Range: 2 to 10 mm (0.08 to 0.39 inch)
Default: 3 mm (0.12 inch)
Conversion 
PrioritySelect what parameter is given priority 
when converting to embroidery pattern.
Stitch Quality: Creates a pattern while 
giving priority to the stitching quality. 
However, many jump stitches will result.
Jump Stitch Reduction: Creates a 
pattern while giving priority to reducing 
the number of jump stitches in order to 
reduce complications during 
embroidering. However, the stitching 
quality will be slightly reduced.
Photo/
CartoonIf Photo is selected, the thread colors 
will be mixed together, which will result 
in a more natural look.
If Cartoon is selected, the thread colors 
will not be mixed together, which will 
result in a more simply colored look.
Select Photo for image data from a 
photograph, etc. Select Cartoon for 
image data from an illustration, etc.
Change 
ColorIn the list, select the color that you want 
to change, and then click this button to 
open the Thread Color dialog box, 
which lets you change the thread color 
used in the embroidery pattern.
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8.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and dis-
played in the Design Page.
■If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
bMemo:
To automatically set a mask so that the 
background is trimmed off, click Auto 
Generate
.
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image
cFor details on the settings, refer to 
page 117.
3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
→The image is analyzed, and the Check 
Mask Shape dialog box appears.
bMemo:
Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern.
4.Click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
5.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
If the width or height of the image exceeds 
500 mm, the Photo Stitch functions cannot 
be used.
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