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These tools are used to edit raster images that serve as templates for the digitizing process.
To import an image into the background layer of your design, navigate to Main Menu > Image > Import.
The Image Tools suite includes:
Background filters manage the visual appearance of the background, including the hoop or imported images, as they appear behind the digitized design.
In traditional graphics software, filters primarily enhance aesthetic appeal. In Studio, however, filters are designed to dim, desaturate, or brighten an image so its colors do not interfere with the stitches and objects drawn over it. All filter parameters are saved within the .EOF design file.
From left to right: 1. Increased brightness, 2. Decreased saturation, 3. Hue shifted toward yellow.
The Background Filters are categorized into three groups:
The Gamma control adjusts the brightness primarily in dark regions without affecting absolute black or white. This is particularly effective for dark or overexposed scans and photographs.
The Saturation control modifies the intensity of colors, ranging from vivid tones to grayscale.
The Cyan-Red, Magenta-Green, and Yellow-Blue sliders manage the color balance. Adjusting these allows you to tint the image with a specific shade (e.g., blue) to provide better visual separation between the background and your digitized objects.
The Edit Image Window is found under Main Menu > Image > Tools > Edit Image Window. This window contains controls to rotate and resize the image, as well as an option to add a border for easier digitizing near the image edges.
After importing a template, open the Edit Image window and apply adjustments in the following order:
After finalizing these settings, click in the menu panel to execute the changes.
Note: Use the Main Menu > Image > Tools > Rotate to Vertical and Rotate to Horizontal commands for precise alignment of images containing clear vertical or horizontal reference lines.
The process for decreasing the color count in a raster image is detailed in the Reduction of Image Colors chapter.
Posterization simplifies an image by merging adjacent pixels of similar colors.
Further details on this tool are available in the Posterization of Image chapter.
Image following the posterization process.
Paletted image with a reduced color count.
If your image includes a distinct horizontal feature, use the Rotate to Horizontal tool rather than estimating the angle manually. Place the control handles along the feature that should be horizontal and click .
This tool functions identically to the Rotate to Horizontal tool, except that it aligns the image based on selected vertical features.
The Crop tool uses two handles to define the area of the image to be retained. Clicking the button removes all pixels outside the selected frame.
The Straighten tool utilizes eight handles to correct bent or skewed images, transforming them into a standard rectangular shape. This is particularly useful for photographs and scans that are not perfectly aligned.
Similar to the alignment tools, the Move tool uses two handles to define a specific direction and distance for shifting the image position.