This message was posted by Juli in Kona on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/2/1263.html#000004 Well, Rod, yes it did say that it wouldn't teach you how to digitize. I interpreted that to mean that it will not teach you what button to push on your particular program - it is not program specific. For someone who knows next to nothing about digitizing and what makes a design sew out beautifully or what can make it a nightmare, I think a book like this is a good start. I think we can all agree that it takes a lot of time to become a good digitizer. But one must start somewhere. And there have been people on this list who have been asking about where they can learn to digitize. We have the program, DS, with all its videos and help files, but that does NOT teach you HOW to become a good digitizer, just what buttons to push. You can go to the Melco digitizing class, but you had better know something about the subject first or you can become lost. Will you become a good digitizer after absorbing all the info in this book. No, but, undoubtedly, you will know a lot more than you did before. And when one is starting from practically zero, every little bit counts. For instance - pathing. I can practically path in my sleep - now. But before, when I was learning, it was difficult. When I look at my first designs, I am amazed. All the mistakes I made, but had no idea at the time. It is a start. And for not very mush money. Just my 2 cents. Juli in Kona =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================