Main Menu - Image

The Image Menu is accessible only in select/transform mode.

Import is used to bring a raster image into the background as a template for digitizing. Studio can import an image in JPG, GIF, BMP and PNG formats.

Studio ignores the DPI, resolution, or size set by the graphics program that generated the imported image. Instead, it uses this scheme: 100 pixels = 1 cm of the design size; 254 pixels = 1 inch. The user can also select the "Scale image to fit current hoop" option to resize the image to the size of the hoop when importing the image.

Read the Image Tools chapter to find out more about Background Filters and Edit Image Window

Read the Image - Color Reduction Tool chapter to find out more about conversion of image to limited palette colors

Read the Image - Posterization Tool chapter to find out more about flattening of the image colors

Rotate to Vertical and Rotate to Horizontal are image rotation tools. They are designed to precisely rotate images that contain either vertical or horizontal objects or lines. Place the rotation markers on an object (line) in the image, and then click Apply button. The image will be rotated so that the selected object is vertical or horizontal.

Rotation with Rotate To Horizontal tool.

Please note: use Edit Image Window for rotation of image with angle parameter.

Crop is tool for precise placement of crop marks and cropping of the image. Place crop marks on the image, and then click Apply button.

Logo bounded by the crop lines.

Straighten is tool for compensation of distortion of the scanned image. If deformed image has edges that are supposed to be orthogonal, set the red marks on these deformed lines. Then click Apply button. Image will be transformed so that selected shape becomes a rectangle.

Note: it is also possible to transfer image to Studio with use of Copy (CTRL+C) and Paste (CTRL+V) commands. Use CTRL+C in any graphic program to store raster image into clipboard. Then open Studio and use CTRL+V to load image from the clipboard.