Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box

With Color, Sepia or Gray

With Mono

Select the thread colors in the color options 1, specify the desired settings under [Sewing Option] 2 and [Color Option] 3, and then, click [Update Preview] 4 to preview the effects of the specified settings. Click [Finish] 5 to convert the image to an embroidery pattern.

1. Color options

   Color/Sepia/Gray
   Thread Chart	You can select the brand of thread to use in the created pattern.
   Auto Select	Select whether thread colors will be selected automatically (on) or manually (off). Select this check box to turn on this function.
   Max. Number of Colors	Sets the number of colors selected by the Auto Select function.
   List of colors used	Displays the thread colors that are being used. With this list, the thread colors that are being used can be checked or changed.
   Add	Click this button to add a thread color to the list of colors used. When clicked, the [Add] dialog box appears. Select a thread chart, then a thread color, and then click [OK] to add the color to the list. Added thread colors will be reserved as thread colors that must be used.
   Remove	Select a thread color in the list of colors used, and then click this button to delete the selected color from the list. This is used to delete unnecessary thread colors and reduce the number of colors.
   Reserve	Specifies thread colors that must be used. Select a thread color in the list of colors used, and then click this button to display in the Reserved column. To cancel this setting, click to icon so that it appears as .
   Mono
   List of colors used	Displays the thread colors that are being used.
   Change Color	Click this button to display the [Thread Color] dialog box, where the thread colors can be changed.

2. Sewing Option

   Detail	Selecting a setting closer to [Fine] creates more details in the pattern and increases the number of stitches. (The stitches will be overlapping.)
   Run Pitch	When the value is lowered, the sewing pitch (stitch length) will be shortened, resulting in finer stitching.
   Sew Page Color (Available only with Color, Sepia and Gray)	If this check box is cleared, the parts of the pattern that are the same color as the Design Page will not be sewn. If it is selected, those parts will be sewn.
   Add mask outline	If this check box is selected, line data is created from the mask outline.
   Others	Click this button to display the [Others] dialog box, where the following settings can be specified. [Conversion Priority]: To give priority to creating a pattern as close to the original photograph, select [Stitch Quality]. To give priority to reducing the number of jump stitches, select [Jump Stitch Reduction]. [Image Type]: If [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.

3. Brightness / Contrast

   The top slider is used to adjust the brightness. The bottom slider is used to adjust the contrast.
   Select from Candidates	The image can be automatically adjusted. Click this button to display nine patterns with different brightness and contrast levels based on the original image. Select one of the candidates, and then click [OK].

4. Update Preview
   Update the previewed image after settings have been changed.
   • If the [Auto Select] check box is selected, the thread colors will be automatically selected from the chart selected in the [Thread Chart] selector. If thread colors are reserved, they will included in the colors selected according to the number specified in the [Number of Colors] box.
     If the [Auto Select] check box is cleared, the settings in the [Thread Chart] selector and [Number of Colors] box are not applied, and only the thread colors in the current list of colors used will be used to assign thread colors.
   • When thread colors are added/deleted, the [Auto Select] check box is cleared. To use added thread colors and automatically select other thread colors, select the [Auto Select] check box, and then update.
   • The thread colors in the list of colors used are listed, in order, starting from the brightest. This order is the sewing order and cannot be changed.

   Creating beautiful photo embroidery

   • Actual thread colors may differ from the thread colors on the screen. In addition, thread colors may appear differently on the screen depending on your operating environment.
     By editing the colors to create a user thread chart corresponding to the threads that you have, you can create patterns while viewing them in colors nearest to the actual threads that will be embroidered.

     Editing user thread color lists

   • The following types of photos are not appropriate for creating embroidery patterns.
     • Photos where the subject is small, such as in photos of gatherings
     • Photos where the subject appears dark, such as photos taken in a room or taken with backlighting
   • An image with a width and height between 300 and 500 dots is suitable.