JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book
Chapter 13 Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing
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shapes in the image. These may have been
indistinct in the original or made so by the
scanning process. Outline sharpening is important
for automatic digitizing because it makes it easier
for the software to identify the distinct areas which
become embroidery objects in the resulting
design.
Note Outline sharpening only works on images
with black or dark outlines.
Some images have solid outlines but they may be
indistinct or incomplete. These need to be rectified
with the JANOME Embroidery Software image
preparation tools or a graphics package. See
Editing images in graphics applications
for details.
Noise filtering
Noise filtering means restoring the solid color
blocks of the original image in scanned images.
This is achieved by merging different shades into
one solid color. Noise filtering is important for
automatic digitizing because it makes it easier for
the software to identify solid color blocks which
become embroidery objects in the resulting
design. It also cleans up blurred or mottled areas
of color.
Image preparation tools
Use the image preparation tools to prepare images
for automatic digitizing. Your choice of tool
depends on the image. There are three tools:
Note Even if your image looks ready to stitch
when inserted into the software, it will need to be
image-processed before conversion. The software
will not let you apply automatic digitizing
techniques without preliminary image-processing.
Using image preparation tools
It is important to use the correct preparation tools
for your image. The example below shows an
image with indistinct outlines. If the Outlined
Image Preparation tool is used, outlines can be
made darker and more distinct, improving
stitching. By contrast, using the Image
Image after outline
sharpening
Image before outline
sharpening
Image before noise filtering,
mottled color
Image after noise filtering,
single colors
Tool
Purpose
Capabilities
Edit Image
Link to a graphics package – e.g.
Paint Shop Pro – for editing an image
outside JANOME Embroidery
Software.
Lets you crop, sharpen, re-color, add outlines, remove noise from
an image.
Image
Preparation
Prepare any non-outlined image.
Lets you reduce colors to a specified number. It automatically:
reduces each block to a single color
removes anti-aliasing, noise and dithering
removes colors smaller than specified area.
Outlined
Image
Preparation
Prepare outlined images.
Lets you adjust lightness or darkness of outlines. It automatically:
blends each outlined block into a single color
removes anti-aliasing, noise and dithering
sharpens outlines.
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