

Inversely, a lossless image is compressed while maintaining all image quality, and can be decompressed to its original state.īelow is a table containing a few of the most common image formats. A lossy image permanently loses some of its data once compressed, which can lead to a lesser quality image. Lossy or lossless refers to whether an image loses quality during file compression. A raster image is one which is made up of millions of colored pixels to form an image, while a vector image is one which is made of mathematically determined points and paths. Two main characteristics of an image file that may determine its best forms of usage are whether it is a raster or vector image, and whether it is a lossy or lossless image. When looking to convert an image to an embroidery file there are multiple possibilities as to the format of that image.

If you have chosen to export the entire design, you may need to separate objects in the editor for individual cutting. This format can be created via their online free conversion software. Brother cutters use their own format FCM.

The element name is appended to the design file name - e.g. Separate files are exported for each element. It can be changed prior to exporting cutting files. This defaults to the current design name. Alternatively, you can set up separate export locations for each element as shown: This folder will be created when exporting if it doesn't already exist. Export files will be saved by default into a folder called 'My Cutting Files' under the 'Pictures' folder in the Design Library.
