With the advent of computerized technology, things have changed at a rapid pace. For instance, the way we communicate and the way we perform various tasks have become a lot faster and automated. The use of computers has proved to be the most beneficial and logical step in the evolution of mankind. While not more than half a century ago, people discovered that most of the physical work can be replaced by mechanical machines, now we are getting more and more used to having computers do the work for us. However, that does not leave us without a purpose; we are the ones that need to tell computers what to do and how to do it. Software programs have the role of acting as an intermediary between humans and computers and one of operations they do is called digitizing.
What is digitizing?
The arid definition of digitizing says that it is the conversion of an analog signal into a digital signal. Each point and each sample in the analog signal is conversed in digital form, and what is obtained is the digital form of the same source - be it an image, a sound or a document. Digitizing is what makes the transmission of information so easy in this day and age. A copy of a document no longer needs just a copy machine, you can transmit the digital form to virtually infinite number of copies that do not need paper or ink. The same thing happens with images, sounds or signals.
Types of digitizing:
Digitizing is very useful in many various domains. For instance, digitizing images and videos is very helpful for editing process. The same source can be used to operate all the needed modifications, using only a computer and a software program. Audio files that are digitized are actually scanned, using their sampling rate as the basic unit. Image sensor devices are also used for recreating the digital representation of objects we use in real life. Digitizing is used for creating electronic maps, using the images caught by satellites. Embroidery digitizing software is used for creating embroidery machine codes that are loaded into a machine, in order to recreate the patterns on fabric. These are just a few applications of digitizing, that many people use now day by day.
How does embroidery digitizing work?
Basically, embroidery digitizing consists of translating the artwork - done by a professional digitizer - into code that is stored in a stitch file. This file is then read by an embroidery machine that interprets the code as a stitch type. But is it all that simple? Actually, there are certain steps that must be accurately followed in order to obtain the desired results.
• Editing the artwork for the embroidery digitizing process. Not all artworks are designed for embroidery, which is why they often need to be simplified in order to be interpreted correctly by the embroidery machine.
• Creating the stitch file. Once the artwork was transformed in a digital form, a digitizer (or a puncher) must establish the path for it. This term describes the actual process through which the machine must follow the pattern from start to finish.
• Establishing the stitch types. Various parts of the design must be created using various stitch types. During this stage, the digitizer will identify the best stitch types for each part of the design.
• Avoiding shifting in the design. When working, embroidery machines create a push and pull effect, which may cause shifting. For this reason, the digitizer must use their skills to compensate for the possible shifting.
• Knowing the fabric. Last, but not least, the digitizer must know what kind of fabric will be used, as various effects will be obtained based of this aspect alone.
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Mary Kate is the sales and support administrator of Stitch Graphic Interchange. You can find more information on Embroidery digitizing or ask her questions on her website http://www.sgi-int.com/
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