There are two broad categories of artwork file, both of which can be imported into BERNINA Embroidery Software for use as digitizing backdrops – vector and bitmap. To create good quality embroidery, you need to choose or create suitable artwork of either format.
This section describes how to choose suitable artwork for digitizing purposes as well as how to scan it into BERNINA V9. It also describes how to digitize with images as backdrops, as well as how to show and hide them as you digitize. See Digitizing with Backdrops for details.
This section describes how to prepare images for automatic digitizing. It explains how to prepare both outlined and non-outlined images. See Image Processing for details.
This section describes how to automatically convert vector graphics as well as bitmap images to embroidery designs with the available techniques. It also covers how to create embroidery from photographs. See Automatic Digitizing for details.