Brother PE-DESIGN NEXT Instruction Manual

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Advanced Stitch Wizard Operations
(2) Mask shapes
The image will be masked with the 
selected shape.
(3) If Auto Generate was clicked, 
 is 
selected and an outline of mask was 
automatically detected from the image.
The Auto Generate button is available 
only with images that have a light-colored 
background, like in this photo.
(4) Zoom 
(5) Clicking the Image Tune button displays 
an Image Tune dialog box.
• Move the Original – Sharp slider to 
adjust the sharpness of the image’s 
outlines. A setting more towards Sharp 
makes a more noticeable boundary 
between bright and dark areas.
• Move the Dark – Bright slider to adjust 
the brightness of the image.
• Move the Low – High Contrast slider to 
adjust the contrast of the image.
The next step differs depending on the color range 
selected for the embroidery pattern.
Check Mask Shape/Modify Image 
dialog box
If Color, Sepia or Gray was selected for Photo 
Stitch 1, Photo Stitch 2 or Cross Stitch, or if Auto 
Punch was selected:
The following dialog box appears.
Adjust the position and size of the image, and then 
click Next to continue to the next step.
Drag the image to move it. Drag the handles to 
adjust the size of the image.
• Drag the image to the desired position. 
• Drag the handle to adjust the image to the 
desired size.
b
Memo:
If  
is selected, points can be entered, 
moved and deleted to create a mask with the 
desired shape. 
To add points, click the outline of the mask. 
To move a point, select the point, and then 
drag it. To delete points, select the point, and 
then press the 
 key.
Delete
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Memo:
Click Fit to Page to adjust the image to the 
size of the Design Page.
Embroidery 
pattern 
size
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