Chrissay 0 #1 June 30, 2004 This may seem like a silly question, but I need to digitize a logo to put on some shirts and rigs. How do I do that? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #2 June 30, 2004 what format do the printers require/************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #3 June 30, 2004 Chrissy Rocks !Chris tiiiiiiiiiiiiiina Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #4 June 30, 2004 what are you starting with? A drawing? A computer image? A photo? etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #5 June 30, 2004 Quotewhat format do the printers require/ I haven't a clue. I guess that will be my next question to them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #6 June 30, 2004 best bet- Scan it, Save it as a Jpeg file. That should do it.************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #7 June 30, 2004 Quotewhat are you starting with? A drawing? A computer image? A photo? etc... It was created in Adobe Illustrator, so I could easily convert it to a couple of different formats...(I think) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #8 June 30, 2004 svae it as a Jpeg file- Send it- sorted!************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #9 June 30, 2004 Presumably you're starting with a drawing or something similar - in which case the quickest way to get it into a digital format would be to scan it using a computer scanner. Then if you need to you can work on cleaning it up within the computer using a graphics program. That same program should allow you to save the image in whatever format the printers need. If you can't get access to a scanner, then you might be able to get away with taking a digital photo of the design and transferring that into your computer to use as a starting point. I'm working away from home this week and living in a hotel , so I have some time on my hands Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flypunk 0 #10 June 30, 2004 If they need it digital its one thing, if they are aking for a digitized version, most likely its for embroidery and that requires a special program and format so that they can use it to tell the machinery what to do. If this is the case, pay someone to do it, otherwise you'll have to get the software and learn it and its not going to be fun. ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chrissay 0 #11 June 30, 2004 QuoteIf they need it digital its one thing, if they are aking for a digitized version, most likely its for embroidery and that requires a special program and format so that they can use it to tell the machinery what to do. If this is the case, pay someone to do it, otherwise you'll have to get the software and learn it and its not going to be fun. Yes, this is exactly what I need, it is for embroidery. The logo will be going on some t shirts and rigs. Here is my next silly question, where do I find someone to digitize, graphic designers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #12 June 30, 2004 Quote Yes, this is exactly what I need, it is for embroidery. The logo will be going on some t shirts and rigs. Here is my next silly question, where do I find someone to digitize, graphic designers? I'm surprised if they don't offer that service themselves, or use a third party that will do it for them. Last time I had some embroidered patches made, I just sent the manufacturers a regular jpeg of the logo and they worked from that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lemonjelly 0 #13 June 30, 2004 Why not ask them which format they require, then the problem can be more easily solved************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chrissay 0 #14 June 30, 2004 QuoteI'm surprised if they don't offer that service themselves, or use a third party that will do it for them. Last time I had some embroidered patches made, I just sent the manufacturers a regular jpeg of the logo and they worked from that. I think they were trying to give us the option of getting it done cheaper. I thought it sounded like an easy thing to do...I guess not! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lemonjelly 0 #15 June 30, 2004 in, round, going and circles are all words that spring to mind************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chrissay 0 #16 June 30, 2004 Quotein, round, going and circles are all words that spring to mind Just to clarify, I am asking how to digitize a logo, which as far as I know breaks down the logo to stitch count so it can be embroidered onto an item, not what type of digital format I need. I do believe I received the answer from flypunk above. Thank you everyone for your help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #17 June 30, 2004 Digitizing for emroidery is one of the biggest rip-offs I've ever seen (asside from $7+ for a small popcorn and small soda at a movie theater). Embroidery companies often charge over $100 for that "service." Problem is, the software they use is very expensive. Hence it's not something you'll likely be able to do yourself unless you know someone that has embroidery software. I THINK there are standard embroidery file formats that different machines can use, so you might shop around for the best digitization price. But chances are nobody will do it for free unless you get a bunch of items emroidered. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #18 June 30, 2004 Quote Digitizing for emroidery is one of the biggest rip-offs I've ever seen I agree! Never knew until a few years ago when I was getting some custom polo shirts done up for my Corps of Cadets outfit. Holy shit! Lets just say I haven't had custom logos embroidered since then. Now, if only I had a sweat shop factory and about 100 children, I could have cheap embroidered goods.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Pammi 0 #19 June 30, 2004 Definately overpriced. Try Logodogz and speak to Emily in customer service. They charge like $25 bucks, but I don't know how it works if you want them to send you the digitized version..they might charge more for that since they generally keep it on file for you to order stuff from them. Worth a try tho. Pamm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #20 June 30, 2004 If the logo was created in Illustrator -- STOP RIGHT NOW -- THAT is what the printer wants, not some crummy jpeg file.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lummy 4 #21 June 30, 2004 QuoteIf the logo was created in Illustrator -- STOP RIGHT NOW -- THAT is what the printer wants, not some crummy jpeg file.*** was about to say...I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #22 June 30, 2004 Right but the file still needs to be converted to a format that embroidery machines can read. Thats where the problem is. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chrissay 0 #23 June 30, 2004 QuoteDefinately overpriced. Try Logodogz and speak to Emily in customer service. They charge like $25 bucks, but I don't know how it works if you want them to send you the digitized version..they might charge more for that since they generally keep it on file for you to order stuff from them. Worth a try tho. Pamm I will definately give that a shot. Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #24 June 30, 2004 I got curious so I did a little research. Here's what I found... QuoteA skillful digitizing artist uses very specialized (and expensive) embroidery digitizing software to interpret your particular artwork design into a digital embroidery pattern. Digitizing is both a technical and a creative process. It's much more than most people might imagine - a lot of people think their design will just be 'scanned'. While the digitizer may begin with a scan or a graphic file, he has to tell the embroidery machine where to put each stitch, and what order to sew your design - including where to stop, trim the threads, and switch to a different color. Poor digitization WILL result in a poor-looking design. Saving a few dollars on a one-time digitizing fee and ending up with a poor-looking logo is no bargain. From http://www.embroideryauthority.com/faq.htm Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 16 #25 June 30, 2004 Thanks for setting the record straight. My wife has an embroidery business, and does a lot of her work in the parachuting industry. That software for digitizing costs thousands of dollars, and takes a lot of "tweaking" and sewing out and "retweaking" to get a good product. You really do get what you pay for. Now, there are 100's of thousands of pre-digitized logos on file and thousands of font styles that can be used to easily put together a good looking logo on the cheap. We've used this method a lot. Your embroidery shop should have big fat catalogues of all kinds of logos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
flypunk 0 #10 June 30, 2004 If they need it digital its one thing, if they are aking for a digitized version, most likely its for embroidery and that requires a special program and format so that they can use it to tell the machinery what to do. If this is the case, pay someone to do it, otherwise you'll have to get the software and learn it and its not going to be fun. ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #11 June 30, 2004 QuoteIf they need it digital its one thing, if they are aking for a digitized version, most likely its for embroidery and that requires a special program and format so that they can use it to tell the machinery what to do. If this is the case, pay someone to do it, otherwise you'll have to get the software and learn it and its not going to be fun. Yes, this is exactly what I need, it is for embroidery. The logo will be going on some t shirts and rigs. Here is my next silly question, where do I find someone to digitize, graphic designers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #12 June 30, 2004 Quote Yes, this is exactly what I need, it is for embroidery. The logo will be going on some t shirts and rigs. Here is my next silly question, where do I find someone to digitize, graphic designers? I'm surprised if they don't offer that service themselves, or use a third party that will do it for them. Last time I had some embroidered patches made, I just sent the manufacturers a regular jpeg of the logo and they worked from that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #13 June 30, 2004 Why not ask them which format they require, then the problem can be more easily solved************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #14 June 30, 2004 QuoteI'm surprised if they don't offer that service themselves, or use a third party that will do it for them. Last time I had some embroidered patches made, I just sent the manufacturers a regular jpeg of the logo and they worked from that. I think they were trying to give us the option of getting it done cheaper. I thought it sounded like an easy thing to do...I guess not! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #15 June 30, 2004 in, round, going and circles are all words that spring to mind************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #16 June 30, 2004 Quotein, round, going and circles are all words that spring to mind Just to clarify, I am asking how to digitize a logo, which as far as I know breaks down the logo to stitch count so it can be embroidered onto an item, not what type of digital format I need. I do believe I received the answer from flypunk above. Thank you everyone for your help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #17 June 30, 2004 Digitizing for emroidery is one of the biggest rip-offs I've ever seen (asside from $7+ for a small popcorn and small soda at a movie theater). Embroidery companies often charge over $100 for that "service." Problem is, the software they use is very expensive. Hence it's not something you'll likely be able to do yourself unless you know someone that has embroidery software. I THINK there are standard embroidery file formats that different machines can use, so you might shop around for the best digitization price. But chances are nobody will do it for free unless you get a bunch of items emroidered. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #18 June 30, 2004 Quote Digitizing for emroidery is one of the biggest rip-offs I've ever seen I agree! Never knew until a few years ago when I was getting some custom polo shirts done up for my Corps of Cadets outfit. Holy shit! Lets just say I haven't had custom logos embroidered since then. Now, if only I had a sweat shop factory and about 100 children, I could have cheap embroidered goods.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #19 June 30, 2004 Definately overpriced. Try Logodogz and speak to Emily in customer service. They charge like $25 bucks, but I don't know how it works if you want them to send you the digitized version..they might charge more for that since they generally keep it on file for you to order stuff from them. Worth a try tho. Pamm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #20 June 30, 2004 If the logo was created in Illustrator -- STOP RIGHT NOW -- THAT is what the printer wants, not some crummy jpeg file.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #21 June 30, 2004 QuoteIf the logo was created in Illustrator -- STOP RIGHT NOW -- THAT is what the printer wants, not some crummy jpeg file.*** was about to say...I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #22 June 30, 2004 Right but the file still needs to be converted to a format that embroidery machines can read. Thats where the problem is. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #23 June 30, 2004 QuoteDefinately overpriced. Try Logodogz and speak to Emily in customer service. They charge like $25 bucks, but I don't know how it works if you want them to send you the digitized version..they might charge more for that since they generally keep it on file for you to order stuff from them. Worth a try tho. Pamm I will definately give that a shot. Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #24 June 30, 2004 I got curious so I did a little research. Here's what I found... QuoteA skillful digitizing artist uses very specialized (and expensive) embroidery digitizing software to interpret your particular artwork design into a digital embroidery pattern. Digitizing is both a technical and a creative process. It's much more than most people might imagine - a lot of people think their design will just be 'scanned'. While the digitizer may begin with a scan or a graphic file, he has to tell the embroidery machine where to put each stitch, and what order to sew your design - including where to stop, trim the threads, and switch to a different color. Poor digitization WILL result in a poor-looking design. Saving a few dollars on a one-time digitizing fee and ending up with a poor-looking logo is no bargain. From http://www.embroideryauthority.com/faq.htm Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #25 June 30, 2004 Thanks for setting the record straight. My wife has an embroidery business, and does a lot of her work in the parachuting industry. That software for digitizing costs thousands of dollars, and takes a lot of "tweaking" and sewing out and "retweaking" to get a good product. You really do get what you pay for. Now, there are 100's of thousands of pre-digitized logos on file and thousands of font styles that can be used to easily put together a good looking logo on the cheap. We've used this method a lot. Your embroidery shop should have big fat catalogues of all kinds of logos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
