Embird works in two modes: Embird Manager and Embird Editor. Embird is an application that resizes, splits, edits, displays, prints and converts embroidery designs.

There are several optional plug-in programs and alphabets available for Embird, expanding its capabilities with digitizing, lettering, cross stitch designs, conversion of TrueType fonts into embroidery, etc.

Here are some key features of "Embird":

· Embird Manager
· Converts designs among many file formats.
· Supports many hoop types and sizes.
· Processes designs in ZIP and RAR archives.
· Displays designs in 1:1 scale and other scales.
· Creates (displays, prints and saves into .BMP or .JPG file) various types of design documentation.
· Provides photo realistic 3D preview of designs in order to enable assigning of proper colors to needles and to check the design without actual embroidering.
· Contains many threads catalogs and finds thread closest to chosen color.
· Reads and writes designs stored on memory cards, floppy or hard disks in various embroidery formats.
· Provides connection to Internet on-line stock design shop to sell or buy designs.


· Embird Editor
· Allows to insert and delete colors in design.
· Inserts text in various predigitized fonts and layouts
· Inserts Font Engine text automatically converted from TrueType or OpenType fonts.
· Joins and splits designs. Interactive free-hand splitting is supported.
· Moves, resizes with density adjustment, centers, mirrors, rotates and skews designs or their parts.
· Alows to edit individual stitches or parts of design.
· Simulates sewing of design.
· Sorts colors.
· Imports designs from Embird Studio, Embird Cross Stitch and Sfumato Stitch programs to save them in appropriate file format.

Requirements:

· 128 mega bytes RAM,
· screen resolution 800x600,
· True Color display mode.

Limitations:

· 30 days or 100 runs