that I don't recognize. EPS, CDR, and WMF. What are the pros and cons of each format and which would be my best bet? Why is a vector image better, or is it? HELP!!!!!

I don't digitize yet, (but will no doubt get hooked eventually as I would like to). I found a clipart site called JDS.clipart.com. You have to pay, but by the look of it, she has clipart with embroidery in mind. Some very cute designs, and I think this may be where Ashley from Bunnycup gets some of her artwork, so it must be fairly good quality.

Vector image is a flat image without pixels which can distort images and give false readings for creating embroidery designs, especially in auto-digitising. Which format you use depends on the digitising software you have and whether you are creating the design manually or using an Auto-digitising program. Manual digitising relies more on the skill of the digitiser, whereas, auto-digitising relies on the quality of the image and the capabilities of the software. This is my understanding of how this all works. Personally, I prefer good quality .jpeg for manual digitising and .WMF (windows metafile) for auto-digitising. Don't forget to share your Clipart source with your helpful friends here> hug n roses, M

coloring book page i digitized it is so worth it

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by mpo14011 08 Jul 2008

Just one thing about digitizing from colouring books- the pictures could hold a copyright or are licensed eg Disney characters.So, I guess the designs will not be able to be sold without permission.

by marymoore 08 Jul 2008

yep i only use for personal items i never sell any of my designs and the one forum i am on had a contest and it was fairy tails i done all kinds for no money

by chubbylilblkcat 08 Jul 2008

That is so neat .. Can I do that with my ped lite ??

by marymoore 08 Jul 2008

i myself have never messed with that program maybe ricky has heard of it are you able to scan a pic in that program i have wilcom deco studio ricky what was it you used

by mpo14011 08 Jul 2008

I use Janome Digitizer Pro. Love using it. I can either scan a picture in or use one I have in my Clipart folder, which is saved to my computer and backed up on CD. I don't know anything about Ped lite.It is just a matter of playing around with your digitizer and IF ALL ELSE FAILS, READ THE HELP FILE!.Ricky.

jpegs oh lord one took me almost a whole day to clean up so it is all on the immage you are using now if you auto digitize it is a breeze i do not do that anymore i will only manual digitize and a simple 3 to 4 color design takes me about 30 minutes to do the longest one i done took me 3 hours

Well above my head but wanted to give you a flower.

In answer to the question why I am buying them, when I start something new, I always jump in with both feet. I saw some really cute designs that I liked and had to have. Trust me though, I have collected a bunch of freebies as well.

I am using PE Design v.4 (I know, pretty basic) but am also pretty adept at Paint Shop Pro. I don't mind about large files. It seems as if the jpg's I have used before needed a lot of cleaning up. Is that just part of the process? Should it really take that long? I know I am going slow as a beginner, but what is the average amount of time a simple design should take? Thanks...

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by mpo14011 08 Jul 2008

All image files except vector images designed especially for clipart,and outline ones like those from colouring in books need to be cleaned up.The photos I used to digitize Klara and Sunny( posted way back in Projects) with were very clear and with no shadows and, because I don't autodigitize, did not need cleaning up.You will find that if you manually digitize your designs you do not have to do much to your images except maybe crop them and resize them. Ricky.

my software wilcom deco studio does all images but the best for me is windows metafile or eps emanscipated post script but do you know what is the best to digitize with ricky should also know this a coloring book page lol yep

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by marymoore 07 Jul 2008

the cdr stands for corel draw

by mpo14011 08 Jul 2008

Yes, Did I forget to mention them? The colouring in books that is.Ricky

by mpo14011 08 Jul 2008

PS. They are also handy for applique (for you that quilt) and free hand machine embroidery as seen by the tiger I did,again way back in the Projects

by marymoore 08 Jul 2008

well see i did not know that at all thank you for that tip

I sure am glad mpo(Ricky) is with us so she can answer some of these ques. that I don't have a clue about. Sounds as though u have some good info so it's up to U now. *4U cordura.

Firstly, why are you buying the clipart?You can go to clipartopolis, designstitch, clipartoons and Design Collectibles and get the freebies every week if you subscribe to them which is free.They send you a whole set and they are very nice. Then, when you are familiar with digitizing you can then buy them.Secondly, the best format to download would be jpeg because it is smaller in size.Depending on your digitizing programme you might have to download it in bmp.WMF stands for Windows Metafile. This has no background and I use this format in my graphics programme to be able to combine 2 or more images.Then I convert them to jpeg.But it is a very large file.Your best bet is JPEG. A vector image is a very clean image suitable for digitizing, especially if you want to autodigitize, which I don't like doing. An ordinary image usually has too much detail, but it can be used. I have used both. Ricky

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by kezza2sew 08 Jul 2008

Was thinking the same thing, I often go to Clipartopolis, they have some nice free ones but you can choose only the ones you like to d/l. Goodness knows when I will back to digitizing agian, so much else to do