Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 122)

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
Importing Image Data
An imported image is needed to create an embroidery pattern, a template for manual punching, or as a pattern
that can be printed onto iron-on paper.
An image can be imported using any of the following four methods.
1 From a file
2 From a scanner or digital camera
3 From a portrait image
4 From the Clipboard
Importing image/photo
from a file
Different types of clip art or photos can be imported
into Layout & Editing to create embroidery patterns.
There are many different types of files that can be
imported.
c
“Image file formats” on page 19.
1.
Click Image, then Input, then from File.
2.
Select the drive, the folder and the desired file.
3.
Click Open to open the file.
→ The image appears in the work area.
Importing image data from a
scanner or digital camera
Images can be imported into the current Design Page
from a scanner or other TWAIN device and used as a
template for creating an embroidery pattern.
1.
Check that the scanner or other TWAIN device
is correctly connected to your computer.
2.
Click Image, then Select TWAIN Device.
3.
From the Sources list, click the desired device
to select it.
4.
Click Select to choose the selected device
and to close the dialog box.
5.
Click Image, then Input, then from TWAIN
device.
→ The driver interface for the device selected
in the Select Source dialog box appears.
6.
Specify the necessary settings for importing
an image, and then import the image.
a
Note:
Only one image can be added to the work area. If you try to display a different image, it will replace the
previous one.
b
Memo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the
contents of the selected file will appear in the
Preview box.
b
Memo:
Various clip art images can be found in the
ClipArt folder, which can be found in the
folder where PE-DESIGN was installed. (For
example, click the drive where PE-DESIGN
was installed, then Program Files, then
Brother, then PE-DESIGN 8, then ClipArt.)
b
Memo:
TWAIN is an application interface (API)
standardization for software that controls
scanners and other devices.
a
Note:
If no TWAIN device is installed, there will be
no names displayed in the Sources list.
First, install the driver software for the
TWAIN device.