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Chroma Software

Chroma is Ricoma’s new propreitary software. It is designed to allow both the novice and experienced digitizer to create even the most intricate designs with ease and speed.

For beginners, Chroma can be used to automate the digitizing process, essentially eliminating the learning curve. For the advanced, the software’s built-in styles, customisation of tools and hotkeys speed up the lengthy digitising process.

Chroma Features:

• Cloud-based software. No more CD or dongle needed. Saving time, costs and hassle
• Lifetime FREE upgrades whenever you’re online
• More affordable with more powerful tools for beginners and professionals
• Multiple languages built-in
• Available for both native Mac OS and Windows
• Background colour can be changed to personal preference
• Training videos for you to learn at your pace
• Lifetime support
• Friendly and easy-to-use interface

Names & Features:

A perfect tool for sports teams, the names and numbers feature allows you to easily apply stitch fills to multiple names and numbers and export them as separate files with the click of a button

Appliqué:

Easily convert letters to appliqué with ore defined appliqué fonts or convert designs to appliqué with the easily accessible satin and run stitch features

Text On A Path and Monogram:

Create beautiful custom monograms using the preset monogram font options or create unique text designs on shapes, paths and spirals.

Workspace Features:

• Customizable workspace
• Adjustable grid/guidelines
• Advanced hot keys
• Multiple design view options
• Embroidery sequence manager
• Colour palette and background colour customisation

Tools:

• Slow redraw simulates sew-out
• Automatic digitizing and cross stitching wizard
• Quick conversion to multiple stitch types
• Pre-digitized embroidery designs
• Auto-density adjusts to design size
• Batch design conversion and exporting
• Fill pattern creator
• Multiple underlay stitch options
• Auto-digitise photorealistic embroidery with Stitched and Snapshots

Text Effects:

• Adjustable kerning on lettering
• Monogram fonts
• Lettering on multiple paths including vertical lines, arcs, and spirals
• Pre-digitised fonts and TrueType fonts
• Pre-digitised appliqué fonts
• Pre-digitised small lettering and puff fonts
• Transform, stretch, rotate and slant text using handles
• Fill shapes with text using bubble text

Chroma Inspire

Chroma Inspire pushes the editing boundaries of the lite digitizing software. With Chroma Inspire, you can auto-digitize and edit designs, create lettering, convert elements of your design to different stitch types, resize designs, rearrange colour stops and plenty more.

Features:

Open & save designs	Pan on screen	View (show/hide all, fade hidden)	Shape tool
Print	Adjustable grid settings (lines or dots)	Rotate	Add text
Merge	Stitch ends	Flip	Envelope
Design library	Ruler – measure design elements	Circle, monogram text types	Chenille / optional
Embroidery formats import / export	Hoops	To front / to back	TrueType fonts
Transmit to machine (serial port, network, machine folder)	Change background colour	Cut, copy, paste	Edit letters
Save design, as image (.png or .jpg)	Show commands	Transform	On screen typing
Import artwork / bitmap	Start / stop	Select tool	43 pre-digitized fonts
Export artwork	Sequence panel	Change colours / thread palettes	Small fonts
Realistic view	Slow redraw	Auto match colours to thread palette	Auto digitizing
Zoom in & out using mouse scroll, 1:1	navigator	Align	Underlay
Pull compensation	Run / classic satin	Complex fill with holes	Sequin / optional