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[amayausers] Re: viewing and converting design files

From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 23:50:59 -0600
Cindy,
Do you have the Corel draw program? If not send me the file and I will 
convert it to a jpeg for you. You can buy an external 3 1/2 in floppy 
drive...I have one for my laptop by the brand name of Maddog that works 
pretty good. It wasn't all that expensive......

Rod Springer
springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Chamberlin" <impressivethreads@xxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 8:53 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: viewing and converting design files


> Rod, Thank you. I thought I was missing something on how to view the DST
> file. So I am really good on that point. I am still shakey on what I need 
> to
> do to for the artwork that was sent to me as esp. I will need to get this
> digitized, as I am not that experienced yet. But I thought we could down
> load artwork into design shop Pro+ and convert to a stitched file just to
> get a rough estimate on the number of stitches.  I do not have a floppy
> drive in my laptop where my embroidery software resides. Can you tell me 
> how
> to convert the .esp file to a format I can download on a cd then load into
> design shop? If not what type of format should I request my customer to 
> send
> me the artwork in so I can perform that conversion. Thank you again. I 
> would
> be lost without the support of this network.
>
> Cindy Chamberlin
> Impressive Threads
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rod or Sharon
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:58 PM
> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: viewing and converting design files
>
> Cindy,
> DST files are stitch files and cannot be opened unless a stitch program 
> such
>
> as Design Shop is used.  These are the typical format files used by 
> Tajima.
> These files are  an expanded scale format and the colors are not saved as
> the true color in the design. For instance, I digitize  with Melco Design
> Shop Pro+. The standard file format for Design Shop is the OFM file. 
> Designs
>
> created in this format will stay with the original colors until you 
> manually
>
> change them. If I then save this same design in DST, OR any type of 
> Expanded
>
> scale format, the colors block themselves together and change , requiring
> the operator to reassign the correct colors to the design before 
> stitching.
>
> An esp file represents a CAD program like Corel Draw. I have not seen many
> Corel Draw converted stitch files that do not take serious editing to look
> presentable and run well.
>
> CDN / OFM or EMD are also stitch files, OFM being the current Melco Design
> Shop format.
>
> I usually save from emails directly to a 3 1/2" floppy and open them in a
> separate computer.
>
> Rod Springer
>
> Rod & Sharon Springer
> Embroidery Cottage
> Melco Amaya Technician & Trainers
> Design Shop Pro+  & Digitizing
> Boise, ID  83713
> 208-938-3038
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cindy Chamberlin" <impressivethreads@xxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 7:09 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] viewing and converting design files
>
>
>> What is the best way to convert artwork /designs that come as attachments
>> to
>> email on the computer? I have received two attachments of artwork from a
>> screen printer as .DST files. I can not open them.( I do not have my 
>> Amaya
>> software on this computer). The only way I know how to get a look is to
>> save
>> the attachments to my desktop, then transfer to a cd, and load on my
>> laptop(
>> this has my Amaya OS and design shop programs.) I can open them after
>> saving
>> as .ofm but do not see the true colors of the design.  Then I got an
>> additional design as an esp file. I was able to open that file but have
>> not
>> tried converting to a stitching format, even though it appears to have
>> been
>> in an embroidery format previously.  In training in Denver we were
>> instructed to request a CDN / OFM or EMD file. When I ask for this type 
>> of
>> format no one knows what I am talking about.
>>            Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cindy Chamberlin
>>
>> Impressive Threads, LLC
>>
>> 623-879-9761 Office
>>
>> 602-710-0887 Mobile
>>
>> <mailto:ImpressiveThreads@xxxxxxx> ImpressiveThreads@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
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