Despeckle

Despeckle Despeckle_icon01324.jpg removes small spots from the picture anywhere between 1 and 100 pixels in size. The initial setting is 1 pixel.

It is useful for pictures that have been scanned.

Despeckle a Picture

  1. Click Effects Effects_icon01326.jpg in the Paint tab control panel.

  2. In the Effects dialog box, click the drop-down arrow and select Despeckle Despeckle_icon01328.jpg.

  3. Either use the up and down arrows, or enter a number representing the size in pixels of the largest spot(s) to be removed. The preview on the right shows the despeckled version.

    4. If some of the detail that you wish to use to create your embroidery has been removed, click Undo. Then try again using a a smaller number.

  4. When the picture in the preview window at the right appears as desired, click OK.

Monochrome

The Monochrome effect Monochrome_effect_icon01330.jpg turns all shades or colors in the selected part or all of a picture into either black or white. It acts on the whole picture, or a selected area. The Monochrome effect is useful to create defined color areas that you can then color with the painting tools for artistic effects.

Adjust Monochrome between 0 and 254 in steps of 1. The initial setting is 254.

Use Monochrome on the whole picture, or use a selection tool to choose an area of the picture to change.

Change a Picture to Monochrome

  1. Click Effects Effects_icon01332.jpg in the Paint tab control panel.

  2. In the Effects dialog box, click the drop-down arrow and select Monochrome Monochrome_effect_icon01334.jpg.

  3. Adjust the Monochrome Threshold between 0 and 254 by typing in a number, using the left and right arrow keys, or by clicking and dragging the slider bar. To make more of the picture black, move the slider to the right, use the right arrow key, or type a higher number in the box. To make more of the picture white, move the slider to the left, use the left arrow key, or type a lower number in the box.

  4. When the picture in the preview window at the right appears as desired, click OK.

Reduce Colors

Use Reduce Colors Reduce_Colors_icon01336.jpg to reduce the number of colors in the picture, matching each pixel to a limited palette. It acts on the whole picture, or a selected area.

Use Reduce Colors to reduce the number of colors in the picture, for example to 'flatten' some complex areas of color, which can make the picture easier to use with the QuickStitch™ and QuickTrace features in mySewnet™ Digitizing.

Reduce Colors determines the optimal number of colors for the picture. This optimal number is given as the recommended number of colors, out of the total number of colors.

The total number of colors is the number of colors in the picture, or 255 if more than 255 colors are present.

Reduce the Number of Colors in a Picture

  1. Click Effects Effects_icon01338.jpg in the Paint tab control panel.

  2. In the Effects dialog box, click the drop-down arrow and select Reduce Colors Reduce_Colors_icon01340.jpg.

    3. The Reduce Colors window appears, with the slider set at the recommended number of colors.

  3. Adjust the number of colors between 0 and the original number of colors (or 255) by typing in a number, using the left and right arrow keys, or by clicking and dragging the slider bar.
     To use more colors, move the slider to the right, use the right arrow key, or type a higher number in the box. To use fewer colors, move the slider to the left, use the left arrow key, or type a lower number in the box.

  4. When the picture in the preview window at the right appears as desired, click OK.