Image

A raster image is often the base upon which an embroidery design is created in Studio. The image is imported into the Work Area and serves as a template for digitizing. All digitizing work is done on top of the image layer; therefore, it is often referred to as a background image.

The use of a background image for digitizing is useful in many cases, but it is not mandatory. You can leave the image layer empty and create a design on a clean background if you prefer.

To bring an image into the background layer beneath the design, use the main menu > Image > Import command.

A raster image is composed of square dots of colors called pixels (or picture elements), which generally have no exact physical size and are rendered at different sizes on each device. When used as a template for digitizing, a physical size must be assigned to the image pixels so that the design drawn on top of the image has the required physical dimensions. Studio uses a fixed ratio between image pixels and design dimensions: 10 pixels equal 1 millimeter, which is the same as 254 pixels for 1 inch.

Digitizing embroidery objects means the creation (either manual or automatic) of vector objects with just a few control nodes on top of the raster layer. Studio then fills the digitized vector boundaries with stitches, which are the final product of digitizing.

Structure of embroidery design in Studio: 1. raster image (optional), 2. digitized vector objects, 3. final product - stitches. When saving a design to a disc or other storage, all layers are kept in the same file.

Before an imported raster image is suitable for digitizing, it often needs some adjustments. Studio provides tools for trimming and enhancement of raster images.