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Basic Embird Program

All Embird programs are Windows applications and are available in a FREE demo versions.
They switch into FULL versions after insertion of the registration password.

Basic Embird

Basic Embird program allows to display, convert, print, split and edit embroidery designs (patterns). It works in two modes:

Manager
Editor

Its functionality can be extended with optional digitizing, cross stitch and lettering plug-ins.

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Register Embird (US $164)

Embird Manager

Displays, prints and converts embroidery designs

Embird Editor

Resizes, splits and edits embroidery designs

Embird Studio

Studio is a digitizing plug-in for Embird. It contains two optional parts:

Digitizing Tools - logos and fancy designs
Sfumato Stitch - photo-to-embroidery

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Digitizing Tools

Digitizing of embroidery designs like logos and fancy designs
Manual digitizing, auto-tracing, freehand digitizing

Sfumato Stitch

Photo-to-embroidery
Portraits, still lifes and landscapes

Sfumato Stitch - Screenshot

Font Engine

Embroidery lettering from TrueType and OpenType fonts
Lettering tool for ready-made embroidery alphabets
Conversion of vector graphics (logos and clipart) into embroidery designs

No Download Needed
Register Font Engine (US $145)

Cross Stitch

Automatic cross stitch patterns from photos
Manual digitizing of cross stitch patterns

No Download Needed
Register Cross Stitch (US $75)

Iconizer

Displays embroidery files as icons in Microsoft® Windows® Explorer and other programs
Helps to organize embroidery designs, photos and images

No Download Needed
Register Iconizer (US $20)

Pre-digitized Alphabets

Manually pre-digitized embroidery fonts in vector format (scalable size)
Many adjustable options like size, density, underlay, nearest point connection, arching, envelope
Allow further editing in Digitizing Tools
Optimized for small lettering

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Register (US $15 per alphabet)

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Basic Embird program resizes, splits, edits, displays, prints and converts embroidery designs. There are several optional plug-in programs and alphabets available for Embird, expanding its capabilities with digitizing, lettering, cross stitch designs, conversion of TrueType fonts into embroidery, etc.

Use of demo version is limited to 30 days or 100 runs. After this period, you must register your copy to use it further. Unregistered demo version has limited functionality.

Basic Embird works in two modes: Embird Manager and Embird Editor. More >>

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Embird Manager

Converts designs among many embroidery and quilting file formats.
Supports many hoop types and sizes.
Processes designs in ZIP and RAR archives.
Displays designs in 1:1 scale and other scales.
Displays also images - digital photos (.JPG, .TIF, etc.) and allows to sort them.
Creates (displays, prints and saves into .BMP or .JPG file) various types of design documentation, including animated .GIFs and screen saver.
Provides photo-realistic 3D preview of designs in order to enable assigning of proper colors to needles and to check the design without actual embroidering.
Contains many threads catalogs and finds thread closest to chosen color.
Reads and writes designs stored on memory cards, floppy or hard disks in various embroidery formats.
Allows to organize designs by copying them to new folders.

Embird Editor

Allows to insert and delete colors or trims in design.
Joins and splits designs. Interactive free-hand splitting and automatic splitting are supported.
Moves, resizes with density adjustment, centers, mirrors, rotates and skews designs or their parts.
Allows to edit individual stitches or parts of design.
Allows to change the stitch order of design parts.
Simulates sewing of design, even in 3D mode.
Allows to reduce the number of colors.
Sorts colors smartly.
Prints template in 1:1 scale on multiple sheets.
Inserts text in various pre-digitized fonts and layouts. More about lettering here
Inserts Font Engine text automatically converted from TrueType or OpenType fonts.
Imports designs from Embird Studio, Embird Cross Stitch and Sfumato Stitch programs to save them in appropriate file format.

Please read the Embird Tutorials, which guide you through the most common Embird features.

Compatibility

Embird embroidery software is 64-bit and 32-bit Windows application for PC or laptop. Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP compatible.

Embird for Windows can be used also on Mac with OS X. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows are required in this case.

Software turns into FULL version after registration.

Minimum hardware requirements: 1 giga byte RAM, screen resolution 800x600, True Color display mode.

The CD ROM contains installation files of all Embird programs and plug-ins. CD does not include registration passwords. They must be purchased separately.

Order CD here

Audio-Video Tutorials

CDs with videos based on the text Embird tutorials.

Video + audio (English).

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Registration fee of Basic Embird is US $164

Basic Embird Program

All Embird programs are Windows applications and are available in a FREE demo versions. They switch into FULL versions after insertion of the registration password.

Embird Manager

Embird Editor

Compatibility

All Embird programs are Windows applications and are available in a FREE demo versions.
They switch into FULL versions after insertion of the registration password.