Another new, as yet undocumented, feature has been added to Essentials: You can now create thread palettes of existing thread colors, and you can also place a check mark on threads that are in your inventory. We have also added…
Breaking News! Many users have asked for us to provide a Designer 1 Disk utility. In many cases the one provided by Viking would not be installable in Windows Vista or Windows 7. We have added this feature in todays…
Hi, We’ve released Essentials 1.08. This version has a myriad of updates, including our new Navigation H.U.D (Heads Up Display). We moved the Navigation Window to make the right-side of the screen more user friendly, and to give more room…
Well, Apple must have read my blog, as I’ve been a bit whiney about getting our updates to the AppStore. They turned around our latest submission in record time for them, and we are very pleased to announce that we’ve…
Hi, I just want to remind everyone that in the Forum there is a section where you get to ask for software to fit your needs and wants. We are wondering what you would like to do and why. One…
Although most of you have bought it from us direct, this is a milestone for embroidery using a Mac. If you weren’t aware, Apple now has a ‘Mac App Store’ as part of OSX 10.6. It lets users buy programs…
We spoke with Apple yesterday, and they asked us to change a little bit in our setup then we’ll have Essentials in the Mac App Store. It was nice getting a real human being to talk with us. They are…
We’ve taken many of your suggestions and implemented them in Essentials 1.04! Of particular note is Ghost Mode, which I created many years ago for Designer’s Gallery HoopWorks. Ghost Mode makes things that are not selected transparent. Why? Because when…
You’re all fast asleep, but I thought you’d like to know and maybe share our excitement. At 11:18p.m. Apple accepted our submission of Essentials to the MacApp store. Skynet is born! 🙂 And if you think that might have been…
There is a new test version posted which is doing some cool things like showing embroidery design size, stitch count and color count in the tool tips (when you hover over a design.) Check it out in Downloads. Note: you…
Hi, For those of you who have the Thumbnailer and are using it on Windows, we have a new edition. What’s it do? It adds Icon, List and Detail views as well as improved support for XP. More on that…
It has been a busy couple of weeks. And the news is that Essentials and Font Collection 1 are now available! Â Combine these great letters and monograms with your embroidery designs to make one-of-a-king creations. Works with both Mac and…
Hi, Your programs will be letting you know to download again! We’ve fixed everything on our list with one or two un-reproducible issues, which we’re still working on. Have a great weekend! -Brian
Hi! Tonight we announced the Essentials program to our Mac community. We only sent to people who had given us their permission either on MacEmb.com when they bought Convert It, Mac or if they registered Convert It, Mac and checked…
Hi all, We’ve been working around the clock fixing, finalizing, tweaking. We’ve updated both Mac and Windows versions. Your auto version check in the programs should have instructed you to come take a look. Some things we’ve done: Fixup the…
Now Shipping, The Embrilliance Thumbnailer provides an easy way for you to view embroidery designs on your Mac and PC. If you’ve been downloading or buying embroidery designs, you need the Thumbnailer. It’s this simple; You can now view designs…
Hi, we’ve been getting lots of interest in the Embrilliance Thumbnailer product. Thank You! But there are a couple questions that have come up more than once, so I’ll address some of them here:
Hello Everyone, Big News is coming soon! I think about this a lot and it is distracting. My family wonders where my mind is sometimes. I can be ‘at work’ while at breakfast. My wife is used to it, and…