Embird 2018 New Features

NEW FEATURES for 2018

GENERAL

Basic Embird program now allows to quickly digitize simple designs - just by double-click on the image in background in Editor. Find more details below in "EDITOR" section.
New free designs included with Embird.
New format .ZHS (Zeng Hsing) is now supported in Embird.

MANAGER

If you double-click some color of design shown on Middle Panel, the popup menu appears for this color allowing to make operation with this color - change it, choose new from thread catalog, etc.
If you send some design using "Right Panel > Internet > Send Files in Attachment of E-mail", it is now possible to switch ON "Add Thumbnail Image" option. This will attach small preview thumbnail image of design being sent, together with description of its properties - size, stitch count, color count, thread changes, etc. Tip: Send such an e-mail to your own e-mail address, which is accesible via web (e.g to your account at gmail.com) and you will have your design file available on any device which has access to your email account. This way it is possible to build whole archive (and back-up) of your designs in your web e-mail box.
New option added: "Options > Settings > Automatically Send Files in Attachment of E-mail". If ON, the e-mail is automatically composed whenever a new file is being saved in Embird - e.g. after saving in Editor, or converting design in Manager.

EDITOR

If you double-click some color of design shown on work area, the popup menu appears for this color allowing to make operation with this color - change it, choose new from thread catalog, delete it, separate, split before or after, etc.
If you import an image to Editor via "Image > Open" menu, and you double-click some area of solid color in this image, the contours of this area would be recognized and it is possible to fill them with stitches. It is possible to create brand new designs in Editor with several double-clicks. No other Embird plug-in registration is required for this operation. Find more details in new tutorial "Double-click to Stitch in Editor".
If you send some design using "File > Send in Attachment of E-mail", it is now possible to switch ON "Add Thumbnail Image" option. This will attach small preview thumbnail image of design being sent, together with description of its properties - size, stitch count, color count, thread changes, etc.
New command "Insert > Effect" added to Editor. See tutorial "Insert Effect" to find more information.
Menu "Insert > Basting Stitches" now allows to insert various types of basting stitches - ellipse, circle, etc. See tutorial "Fill Closed Contours (advanced)".
New command "Image > Convert to Contours" added.
New commands "Edit > Split/Join > Separate All Colors" and "Edit > Split/Join > Separate All Items" added, allowing to separate either all colors in selected design, or all items (split on every jump, trim and color change code).

STUDIO

Support of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics Format) in "main menu > Design > Import Vector File" function
Enhancement to column compilation
Enhancement to Font Engine objects compilation
Enhancement to auto-column compilation
Enhancement to fill compilation
Faster rendering of font list
New hoops added
Enhancement to import of vector graphics

CROSS STICH

Now it is possible to Insert Outline and Insert Cross Outline only inside, only outside, or to both sides.

TUTORIALS

New tutorials ares now available at https://www.embird.net/sw/embird/tutorial.htm:

HOOPS

New hoop were added (for .ZHS format):

Zeng Hsing HS10 40 x 40 mm
Zeng Hsing HS20 100 x 100 mm
Zeng Hsing HR30 170 x 110 mm - Horizontal
Zeng Hsing HR30 110 x 170 mm - Vertical
Zeng Hsing HR40 250 x 160 mm - Horizontal
Zeng Hsing HR40 160 x 250 mm - Vertical
Zeng Hsing HR50 305 x 160 mm - Horizontal
Zeng Hsing HR50 160 x 305 mm - Vertical