I have not looked at Artista, I will go check it out. Thank you for
you for the information it is greatly appreciated.
SBI
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:24:13 -0700, Herb <Herb@the.herb.garden> wrote:
>sewbee_it wrote:
>
>> I am returning to the world of embroidery. Looking to purchase digitizing software. I have a Brother 8200 and
>> Janome 11000, so would like to use it for both. Considering Pe Design 8.0 and Embird. Would consider myself novice
>> to intermediate but would like to avoid limitations and wish to grow in the program. The brother machine must have no higher
>> than version 4 format. I know both programs can save in the Janome format. Recommendations appreciated
>
>My own preference is for an application that has only one module (or
>at least only one 'entry point') that does everything. Artista is my
>embroidery software of choice. It can do many things very simply, and
>includes the tools for more complex and advanced functions. In
>particular, I like the fact that manual and auto-digitizing, stitch
>editing, pattern selection, etc., are all accessible from the same screen.
>
>Embird can do just about everything, but I find its non-standard
>interface very unintuitive, and many functions, although they appear
>built-in on the menus, take you to separate modules and I find it hard
>to figure out just where I am and what's open.
>
>I believe that PE-Design (or the bit-for-bit identical Palette from
>Babylock, usually somewhat less expensive) still has two or three
>separate programs that integrate well together, but are still separate.
>
>Like Embird, Babylock's Masterworks also has a number of separately
>purchasable modules; I'm not sure whether, once installed, they
>present a single user interface, or which of the plethora of modules
>(if any) are included in which version of Masterworks (II and Lite).
>
>Husqvarna/Pfaff software is also very powerful, but Customizing and
>Digitizing are two completely separate applications.
>
> - Herb
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