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COLOR REDUCTION
Due to the amazing number of colors that are scanned into a bitmap image the
Autotrace function may not be able to read all the colors and fill the area with
stitches. Use Color Reduction (found under Utilities) to define all the colors in
the image and select the ones to remove from the image. This makes the image
become “simpler” and makes it possible to use Autotrace.
To practice using the Color Reduction feature, an image file of a dolphin will be
imported and then digitized using Autotrace.
1. File: New.
2. Open Image Dialog Box: Select JPEG file-type.
3. Click on Dolphin; click OK.
4. From the Main Menu, click on Utilities: Color Reduction.
5. Click on Suggest to display the respective colors of the image – outline
color (black) selected.
6. Click on Remove to eliminate the Dolphin outline color; Click OK – Image
no longer has the black outline.
7. From Vertical toolbar, select Complex Fill. From Horizontal toolbar click
the drop down arrow; select Step Satin; Click OK.
8. Click on Magic Wand icon (Autotrace).
9. Digitize the Dolphin body; click on Next Color to insert a color stop.
10. Digitize the Dolphin nose; click on Next Color to insert a color stop.
11. Digitize the Dolphin belly; click on Next Color to insert a color stop.
NOTE: Pull Compensation
Once Autotrace is complete, it is possible there may be “gaps” between the fill
stitch areas. The “push-pull” of stitches can effect how a design sews.
There are two types of Pull Compensation - Stretch and Outline Shift.
Stretch
will “pull” a design in the direction of the angle of inclination in a stitch
block.
Outline Shift
will increase or decrease the size of the block an equal amount
throughout. Use the Outline Shift to adjust the Dolphin nose and belly.
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