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Re: Update ... saved by Origins .. .not free from Digitizer though! (Reply to this comment)
by baballen
Yes, thank you for the details. I have been having an uphill battle trying to use and learn Janomes' programs. So glad to know some of these things that do not work as described, may be the program and not the digitizer. Have been looking at other digitizing software for months. I have seen good recommendations for Generations, Embird, Artista and now Origins and Masterworks! Any more advice out there, as to which is best for what, especially for the more difficult designs? I do not do the cartoon type, but realistic or heirloom. Help!
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May 06 '07
11:45 am PDT
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Re: Re: Update ... saved by Origins .. .not free from Digitizer though! (Reply to this comment)
by swilhelm
The only after market digitizer I have worked with at home is Origins. It seems that most decent digitizers, the ones recommended by other machine embroiderers I have met, are usually fairly expensive (1700 - 2000 US$). I would assume there are others that are less expensive but would assume they have less features. I have heard great things about the Generations Digitizer program.
It was a tough choice for me, I went with Origins instead of Generations because it seemed more user friendly and the people at the company (especially April Dunn) were very polite and incredibly informative. Support means a great deal to me.
The new Babylock machine is suppose to have OEM software, pretty close in quality and features as the Origins program ... so I am told. That would certainly save someone a few bucks on buying additional programs if they were buying a new machine.
Look at postings in Digitizing groups on MSN and Yahoo to see what other users say. Maybe try talking with someone like Holly Pike at : www.ArtisticThreadWorks.com
Good Luck.
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Apr 19 '05
6:28 pm PDT
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Re: Update ... saved by Origins .. .not free from Digitizer though! (Reply to this comment)
by dasher40
Are there any other viable (economical) options besides Origins?
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Apr 01 '05
11:16 am PST
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Update ... saved by Origins .. .not free from Digitizer though! (Reply to this comment)
by swilhelm
I believe the Janome,in so far as hardware goes, is a very well built machine. There seem to be a number of decent machines on the market at this point. I believe the software is as important as the machine itself though. I found the Janome digitizing software (written by Wilcom) to be quite difficult, at best, to use. I had quite a bit experience with a Pfaff 7570 machine and PC Designer so I was not new to digitizing when I purchased this machine.
I have, in the past year, purchased Origins, an after-market digitizing program. What a JOY that program is!!! With it my Janome has finally become 'productive'. Several serious digitizers, such as Holly Pike, of Artistic Threadworks had recommended the Origins software to me.
http://www.artisticthreadworks.com/
There are a couple of things I will keep in mind when considering the purchase of a new machine:
1) Will I be happy with the OEM digitizer? If not can I use an after-market program that will allow me to do designs in their format? (the new Bernina at last check would not)
2) Will the machine, if you use an after-market piece of software, allow you to import designs without their OEM digitizer? The Janome will not ... you must have their digitizer (D10000/10001k) to load designs directly onto a memory card since it adds 'hidden' files that allow the machine to sew the stitch base files you have created. So, basically, I had to buy Janome's over priced digitizer anyway.
So what does all this boil down to? If I was shopping for a machine I would look at one that allowed me the freedom to choose a digitizer I was comfortable with without having to pay a large sum for one that does little more than allow me to download designs to my machine.
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Mar 02 '05
6:44 pm PST
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Hi! (Reply to this comment)
by dlstewart,  in Home and Garden
Thank you for writing in such detail about this product!
Enjoy your day,
Dawn
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Apr 07 '04
10:48 am PDT
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