Digitizing software.

[3Deep]

I,m still using an old version of CorelDraw Drawstich with Drawings been pretty good so far I,m like fluid I taught myself how to digitize.  I don't do to bad but just think how much better I could be if I really knew what I was doing LOL.

Darryl

[Denis Kolar]

Brandt, Wilcom is a way to go, but I do not think that Wilcom Deco Studio is powerful enough. If you have enough money, full blown version of Wilcom is great. Pulse, is i think a close second spot. I got it because it is sold with Tajima, and it can be hooked up to a Tajima via LAN cable and router. No need to use jump drive or floppies for designs.

How much is it?  I am not spending 15k on software...  I can tell you that lol

I do not know right now, the top Maestro level might be 10-15K, but the lower levels should be less.

[GraphicDisorder]

Brandt, Wilcom is a way to go, but I do not think that Wilcom Deco Studio is powerful enough. If you have enough money, full blown version of Wilcom is great. Pulse, is i think a close second spot. I got it because it is sold with Tajima, and it can be hooked up to a Tajima via LAN cable and router. No need to use jump drive or floppies for designs.

How much is it?  I am not spending 15k on software...  I can tell you that lol

I do not know right now, the top Maestro level might be 10-15K, but the lower levels should be less.

What are those going to do I can't do with some lower levels.

[Denis Kolar]

Brandt, Wilcom is a way to go, but I do not think that Wilcom Deco Studio is powerful enough. If you have enough money, full blown version of Wilcom is great. Pulse, is i think a close second spot. I got it because it is sold with Tajima, and it can be hooked up to a Tajima via LAN cable and router. No need to use jump drive or floppies for designs.

How much is it?  I am not spending 15k on software...  I can tell you that lol

I do not know right now, the top Maestro level might be 10-15K, but the lower levels should be less.

What are those going to do I can't do with some lower levels.

http://www.hirschinternational.com/Products/Pulse-Microsystems-Software/Embroidery-Software-Solutions.aspx
You can see the difference here.

[GraphicDisorder]

No prices.  Gay....

[Get Shirts]

As in happy?

[GraphicDisorder]

Negative Ghost Rider....

[3Deep]

I think Brandt meant having no posted prices suck

[GraphicDisorder]

Ya, I don't understand that.  The software has a price, post it.  Hell post a suggested retail price even. 

[JBLUE]

Lets bring this back up. I am getting ready to pull the trigger on a machine and have to make a decision on software. I plan on outsourcing our digitizing until we get it down. I do however want to be able to do it in house. Do any of these programs allow you to add density and stitches manually or is that only available in the higher end programs. I dont have any issues spending  a few grand on software as long as it will allow me to do editing. For you guys that do this all the time do you have any recommendations?

[Catnhat]

We outsource most of our digitizing, mainly because we suck at it.
But we did find this, I think I got it at the Long Beach show a few years ago, they were giving the instal discs out.

http://stitchera.com/design_era/?

It is limited to 40,000 stitches and is ad supported, requires an internet connection, BUT it's free and it gave us something to learn with without investing, well, anything.

[JBLUE]

I will check that out. I have no doubt that I will suck at it to in the beginning that is why I am going to use people until we can get it down. In the end I want it in house so I want to get a decent software to be able to do that.

[JBLUE]

I want to be able to fix something like this outline. If I get the file from a digitizer and it sews like this I would want to add stitches to the outline. I hope this makes sense. Personally I think this outline looks like crap.

[mk162]

naw, that looks great!!!

It actually looks like the underlayment and they forgot to put the top stitching on.

[Denis Kolar]

J, it depends which file you get from your digitizer. If you get DST files, you will have to spend some time cleaning it up because DST is broken down in many, many pieces, Make sure you get something that uses the same files as your digitizer.
If he uses Wilcom, try getting something compatible.