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- Maureen Grace-Miller
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posted 10 years ago

Sun, Dec 19, 2010 7:07 PM

Hi all,
Does anybody here make their own charts from photographs? I'm looking
to purchase a computer program such as PC Stitch for example, but would
like to know the quality / pricing and ease of use for the different
programs. I was using PhotoShop but a virus ended that option for me as
my PS CD is too old to run on this computer and I sure as heck can't
afford $700 + to chart my pics! :)
Thanks everybody,
Maureen

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- Tia Mary
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posted 10 years ago

Mon, Dec 20, 2010 12:06 PM

Jim Cripwell does this and I am sure he will respond. I'm not sure which program he uses but he does some absolutely beautiful charts with whatever it is. I think the only time he works from a commercial chart is when he completes the stitching for another person! Wait about a bit and he will respond to this pos. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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- lucretiaborgia
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posted 10 years ago

Mon, Dec 20, 2010 12:20 PM

There are far less expensive photo editing softwares available. I use Corels Paint Shop Pro and within that you could take the pixels in a pic and make a chart. You could always try a Free Trial download and run it off lol
I have never done anything elaborate with it, just lettering for an anniversary sampler, it was easy but as I understand it, the problem with the specific programmes is that they create confetti stitches and before using as a chart, you need to refine it down to far fewer colours, and it's a lot of work before you even get to stitching.
I would wait for someone like Jim Cripwell to tell you, he does it but I haven't a clue which programme he uses.

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- F.James Cripwell
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posted 10 years ago

Mon, Dec 20, 2010 8:45 PM

Tia Mary ( snipped-for-privacy@aol.com) writes:

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- sewgirls.com
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posted 10 years ago

Mon, Dec 20, 2010 10:46 PM

sewgirls.com had written this in response to

Pardon the shameless plug but maybe something like our online tool can be helpful for smaller projects?

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- lucretiaborgia
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posted 10 years ago

Mon, Dec 20, 2010 11:22 PM

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:46:33 +0000, info_at_sewgirls_dot snipped-for-privacy@foo.com

Shameless plug ? You people are so shameful I wouldn't even give you the time of day !

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- Maureen Grace-Miller
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posted 10 years ago

Tue, Dec 21, 2010 6:52 AM

Thank you everyone,
I e-mailed Jim off-group. What I was looking for a program for was to 'stitch' the family tree. Since this is a life-long project, I was just looking for something simple yet half decent.
Maureen

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