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Originally posted by Sewalong:
Freda,
I use Embird for digitizing and for editing and to view my embroidery designs. You can't beat the quality of the designs when digitized using Embird. As with any new software there is a learning curve. That being said, there are plenty of yahoo groups that you can join that deal with using Embird. There are a lot several that offer free lessons. There are some that charge a nominal fee for complete lessons on using the program. I have always found the people very friendly and informative when I have needed to ask questions. The price was what drove me to Embird to begin with. But, don't think you are getting an inferior program because you are paying less. Just the opposite. The programmers are involved in most all of the yahoo groups and are always open to any suggestions that might help or improve the program. Or they are there should any problems arise with the program. The updates are usually free or a low charge of usually around $15.00 per update, which is usually on a yearly basis. Of coarse if there is a glitch in the program it is usually fixed within a short period of time and no charge of coarse to download the fix. I would suggest that you join the following Yahoo group and ask the same question there and see what others have to say about the program. I forgot to mention that I have been using it for over 10 years and it only gets better with each update.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Embird_Studio/
There are other yahoo groups as well. I just thought this one would help you get started.
Hope this helps,

Rena