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ckoseluk
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 Posted - 01/07/2011 : 17:55:43
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I have a jpeg file that contains artwork and text. When I import it into PCStitch, the art looks fine, however, the text becomes distorted and unusable. 
How do I import a file that contains text so that it can be used? Your assistance is greatly appreciated. 
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Dragonlair
USA
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Posted - 01/07/2011 : 20:02:23
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Text is just a different pattern of pixels. What you see and what the computer sees is very different. I've seen what appears to be distinct black letters on white background and end up with a variation of shades of gray.
The best chance of getting the text clear - other than manually creating it using stitched fonts is to make you picture TINY. Make it so that you have one pixel representing 1 stitch in the final design. This hint is the number one hint to getting good designs of any kind.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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ckoseluk
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2011 : 09:15:44
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Thank you so much, Dragonlair. I got the file imported. I do, however, have another question. The pattern is now huge. How do I resize it down to an 8 x 10 pattern without losing any of the picture?
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Dragonlair
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Posted - 01/08/2011 : 12:12:22
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To make a pattern 8 x 10, you first must decide what size fabric you are using. If it is 14 count, then you want a pattern that is 112 X 140 stitches. If it is 18 count then it is 144 X 180 stitches and so on.
Once you know that, you need to resize the ORIGINAL picture to that same count in pixels (112 X 140, 144 X 180 ...). The picture will look tiny but it will give the best conversion to stitches.
Creating a pattern from an image is not as straightforward a project as many people think or want it to be. It takes some planning, thinking and then tweaking to get what you want.
Good Luck,
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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ckoseluk
USA
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Posted - 01/09/2011 : 09:52:57
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Ok, I changed the stitch (pixel) to 176 x 220 (I want it in 22 count). When I do this, the text becomes completely distorted and cannot be read. I must be completely stupid.  I just can't get this to work. I had thought to attach the file, but there isn't an option for that. Help!
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Dragonlair
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Posted - 01/09/2011 : 12:13:32
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It's quite possible that the font used for the text does not work clearly with one pixel/stitch. That's where "tweaking" comes into play. You probably need to manually "adjust" the stitches for the text to get what you want.
Alternatively, you know the text, you can choose a stitched font of the appropriate size and use that to fill in the text area.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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Importing Text
