Adjusting the Mask and Image

Select Mask dialog box

The [Select Mask] dialog box appears no matter which conversion method was selected.

1. Mask shapes
   The image will be masked with the selected shape.
2. The mask can be reshaped or repositioned. Select the tool appropriate for the operation to be performed.

   		:	Drag the handles to enlarge/reduce the mask. Drag the mask to adjust its position.
   		:	Points can be entered, moved and deleted to create a mask with the desired shape. To add points, click the outline of the mask. To move a point, select the point, and then drag it. To delete points, select the point, and then press the <Delete> key.

   With a small original image, it may not be possible to reduce the size of the mask.

3. Click to detect the outline of the image. The detected outline can be edited.

   Adjusting the image mask

   

   A mask shape edited with or created by clicking [Clipping Mask] will be added at the top of the list. Then, this mask shape can be selected the next time a pattern is created using a Stitch Wizard. A maximum of five shapes will be added, and they will be arranged in order of the most recently used.

   These mask shapes appear no matter which Image To Stitch function is selected.

   
4. Zoom
5. Clicking the [Image Tune] button displays an [Image Tune] dialog box.
   
   • Move the [Original] – [Sharp] slider to adjust the sharpness of the image's outlines. A setting more towards [Sharp] makes a more noticeable boundary between bright and dark areas.
   • Move the [Dark] – [Bright] slider to adjust the brightness of the image.
   • Move the [Low] – [High Contrast] slider to adjust the contrast of the image.
   • Move the [Low] – [High Saturation] slider to adjust the color saturation of the image.
6. Clicking [Open Image] allows you replace the image with a different one. The [Open an image file] dialog box appears. Select a file.

The next step differs depending on the color range selected for the embroidery pattern.

Check Mask Shape/Modify Image dialog box

Gray Balance / Modify Image dialog box

Adjusting the image mask

The detected outline can be edited.

Your image is accurately traced for a more precise output. (Enhanced Image Tracing)

1. Select [Auto Punch], [Cross Stitch], [Photo Stitch 1] or [Photo Stitch 2].
   
2. Click or , and then specify the image mask.

   Adjusting the Mask and Image

3. Click [Clipping Mask].
   

   The automatically detected image mask appears.

   Enclose the desired part of the image with the image mask, and then press [Clipping Mask] to increase the masking precision.

4. Adjust the image mask.
   The outline of the image mask is indicated by a thick cyan line, and the inside of the image mask is filled with a cyan crosshatch pattern.
   
   1. Fill areas with the yellow-green pen to remove them from the image mask.
      
   2. Fill areas with the pink pen to add them to the image mask.
      
   3. Trace over lines drawn with pen 1 or 2 to erase them.
   4. Hide all lines drawn with pen 1 or 2.
   5. Delete all drawn lines.
   6. Undo the last operation to return the image mask to its previous condition.
   7. Redo the last operation that was undone.
   8. Update the image mask according to the currently drawn pen lines.
   9. Click to apply the image mask.
   10. Click to return to the [Select Mask] dialog box.
5. Click [Update Preview], check the adjusted area, and then click [OK].
   
   • When selecting areas to be added or removed from the image mask, the entire area does not need to be completely filled with the pen marks.
   • We recommend repeatedly marking the image mask with the pens and updating the preview until the desired image mask is obtained.

Check Mask Shape/Modify Image dialog box

If Color, Sepia or Gray was selected for [Photo Stitch 1], [Photo Stitch 2] or [Cross Stitch], or if [Auto Punch] was selected:

The following dialog box appears.

1. Adjust the position and size of the image. Drag the image to the desired position.
   Drag the handle to adjust the image to the desired size.
2. Click [Design Settings] to change the size of the Design Page. Specify the settings in the [Design Settings] dialog box.

   Specifying the Design Page Settings

3. Click [Fit to page] to adjust the image to the size of the Design Page.
4. Embroidery pattern size

Gray Balance / Modify Image dialog box

If [Mono] was selected for [Photo Stitch 1] or [Photo Stitch 2]:

The following dialog box appears.

1. Adjust the position and size of the image. Drag the image to the desired position.
   Drag the handle to adjust the image to the desired size.
2. Click [Design Settings] to change the size of the Design Page. Specify the settings in the [Design Settings] dialog box.

   Specifying the Design Page Settings

3. Click [Fit to page] to adjust the image to the size of the Design Page.
4. Embroidery pattern size
5. Drag the slider to adjust the gray balance.