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VIdeo Downloads
Coming soon to a hard drive near you!
Many of you have asked me if it is possible to download and save my videos to your computer so that you can see them at any time without connecting to the internet. A number of people have also asked if they can copy and distribute my videos to others. Let me give you an update on these two issues.
First, let me talk about the downloading of my videos. I don't understand this completely because I'm kind of new to posting things to the internet. In the last 10 months I had to take over the maintenance of several web sites for some clubs that I belong to and the whole process has been quite a learning experience. I am doing research now on the process of posting downloadable videos. I converted some of my early videos to downloadable formats and put them up on my web site at an unreleased page. I checked on them and found that I can easily download them to another computer but I still have a problem with them. The size of these files is huge. I'm still working on a method for getting the size down without loosing any of the video or sound quality and content. I am scheduled to attend an online seminar on creating and formatting these videos for download. Trust me, the very minute that I am done creating the new download page, I will send out a special newsletter to everyone. I am as anxious to get this done as you are to have me complete it.
Second, let's talk about the sharing of my videos. I have no problems with anyone who wishes to share my videos with others, on one condition. You MAY NOT charge anyone for any of my videos. I do not want anyone to have to pay anything to view any of my videos unless I ever decide to produce a video in copyrighted format (on a CD or DVD that you would purchse in a dealer's store). And at this time, I do not have any plans to produce such a video. So feel free to share the downloaded videos (when they become available) with all of your friends...FOR FREE.
I'm always looking for ideas for new videos and I encourage you to submit your ideas to me by clicking here.
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Class Announcement Change
Patches Quilting and Sewing in Mt. Airy, Maryland will be hosting two classes this spring The class dates are as follows:
- 4D Embroidery Basics will be held on 3 consecutive Tuesdays on March 17, 24, and 31 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m
- 4D Design Creator Basics will be held on 3 consecutive Wednesdays on April 15, 22, and May 6 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. We made the change in the last class day so as not to interfere with the Ricky Tim's seminar that many of our students plan to attend.
You can contact Patches Quilting and Sewing by clicking here.
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Digitizing. It is one of the most mysterious, feared, and yet desired thing to do with your embroidery software. Many people tell me that they are afraid to try to digitize. They say that they don't understand the process and the whole idea of even trying seems like a task that is just too big to ever take on.
I'm here to tell you that nothing could be further from the truth. Once you watch the two videos I created for this month, I hope that you can begin to understand that you too can create your own designs IF you learn and follow a few simple steps.
Keep in mind, that I can only show you the very basics of the process in these short videos. I hope that once you see what needs to be done and then try it yourself, then you will be willing to explore the tools available in your software to create more complex designs. That being said, let me tell you what is in each of the following videos. Just click on the title of the video to view it.
Digitizing 1 - will explain how to draw a simple graphic in your 4D Design Creator software and then create asimple design from that graphic.
Digitizing 2 - you learn how to save the simple design we made in the first lesson on your hard drive in both a stitchable format as well as an editable format known as a CAN file.
If you like these videos, let me know and I will continue the series for a few more installments. The fact of the matter is that the process of creating new designs with your software can become complex as you use the additional tools that I would have to create about 200 of these short videos to cover everything. And, in fact, I have covered most of the more complex topics in my book 4D Design Creator Basics which is available from your local authorized Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff dealers.
If you do not have a broadband connection and still have questions about this process, please feel free to contact me through my web site email links with your specific questions about this process.
Please take a moment and look at this presentation and then, if you have the time, let me know what you think about it. Was it too long, too short, or just right? And, most importantly, do you want to see more videos? If you have a question that you would like answered with a video, then click here to send me an email.
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Free Downloads
All of our 3D books contained a chapter on computer skills. After writing our first 4D book, I decided to eliminate that material from all future books and make it available to everyone as a free download on my web site. Recently, I redesigned my web page and the old address shown in my earlier books as the location for these files changed. I corrected that reference on the new web site and created a new location for these files.
If you want to see and/or download these files, just click on this link and you'll find these files.
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Closeout of remaining 3D Books
When I release my new books in July, that will be creating a storage space problem for me. I still have 500 copies of my first book Essentials of 3D Embroidery Studio and almost 400 copies of Basic Digitizing. Both of these books were written for and aimed at owners of the 3D Embroidery System software, If you have the 4D Embroidery System software, then you do not need either of these books. The material covered in these books is now covered by 4D Embroidery Basics and 4D Design Creator Basics respectively. But if you are planning to continue to use your 3D software and you want a copy of any of these books, then now is the time to get them. I have been offering all three copies of my 3D books (Essentials of 3D Embroidery Studio, Basic Digitizing, and, on CD ROM only, 3D Embroidery Studio Unleashed) in a package deal for $40.00 (which includes free shipping via U.S. Priority Mail or Global Priority Mail if you are located outside of the Continental United States). But now, through June 30, 2009, I am reducing the price to $30.00. After June 30, 2009 these books will no longer be available in print.
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What's Coming In March?
I'm planning to continue with the topic of digitizing by showing you what you can do with the ExpressDesign Wizard in your 4D Embroidery Extra software. If you have any topics that you would like to see covered in this newsletter, in a short video, or on my web site, then send me your request in an email by clicking here. Tell me in your email if it's OK for me to give you credit for the topic and/or question and I will do so in a later video. |
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