Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    My wife would also be interested in this, if their is such a program
    that exist.
    
    				-Paul
    

    I would also be interested in said software, as justification for
    having bought an Amiga, under the guise of 
    
    "Educational for the kids...Budget control...Word Processing...etc"
    
    As my wife is heavily into knitting, this would be a definite Brownie
    point.
    
    	Jim

    
    	Hmmm...
    
    	Not much response guys - I guess such a thing might result
    	in scheduling problems eh?
    	Cmon, give the missus a break, I'm sure some of the techies
    	could knock this one over in minutes.
    
    	Thanks in anticipation.
    
    					Regards,	Phil.

re .2 - there's a package called "The stitchery" on fish disk #350 that "loads
in IFF images and creates charted patterns from them for use in cross-stitch
and other forms of needlework." That might be worth a look. Especially if
you want to buy more memory or a high-res printer.

re .0 - I'm not quite sure what you're asking for. If you're referring to
the patterns with cut-outs of the garments on them, the best I can offer
is to look at various image entry/editing systems (aka "paint programs"),
and there are then a fair number of packages for printing "posters" from
IFF images.

	<mike

    
    	Hi Mike,
    
    	Re: -1 (ref .0)
    	What I imagined was for cut-out type patterns to be stitched
    	together on a sewing machine. ie. Trace over a small book
    	pattern, scale up by say 5 times, then print out on my
    	80 column printer (Epson LQ500). The final size of the pattern
    	would require a sheet of paper around 4' x 3' - therefore the
    	program would need to split up the pattern vertically so that
    	it could be printed on 80 cols and, once printed, the paper
    	could by realigned to form the full-sized pattern.
    	I have some "paint" programs, but they don't seem flexible
    	enough to do the job.
    
    	Thanks again.
    
    				Regard,	Phil. 

That's what I thought you might be trying to do. The best I can offer is to
draw the patterns in a paint program, and then use one of the "poster-printer"
programs to print them out in the form you want. I know of two, one from
Digital Creations, and Deluxe Print from EA. I don't know if either are still
being sold, and haven't used either. Try the latest issue of Amiga World or
some other Amiga-specific high-ad-density magazine for ad's for these things.
Or at least phone numbers for companies that produce paint programs. Calling
them and asking if they have such, and for recommendations if they don't, is
how I'd tackle it.

	Good Luck,
	<mike

Re: .5

I think that Deluxe PhotoLab from Electronic Arts came with a program
called "poster" that does exactly what you described.  (Deluxe PhotoLab
is (was?) EA's entry to the HAM paint program wars.)

Perhaps someone that owns Deluxe PhotoLab can confirm or deny this.

    Yes, Deluxe PhotoLab does come with the poster program.  It brings
    up a grid that represents pages and you drag a box to the size which
    covers how many pages wide and long you want your picture to print
    out.  I then prints out each individual piece on a page and you
    paste them together.  
    
    I saw an ad in the lastest Amiga World that gives you Deluxe PhotoLab
    for free if you buy Deluxe Video III.  Sounds like a deal!  I don't
    think it's a big seller.  Other than poster, it allows creating
    pictures that are any number of pixels wide and long -up to the
    limits of your fast memory.  For example, you can create a picture
    that is 3000 x 200 and print it out sideways and you have a banner.
    I use it with Kara fonts to make fantastic banners.  As a general
    paint package, however, it doesn't have anywhere near the painting
    features or speed of most of the other packages.
    

    
    	Thanks Mike,
    
    	As I implied previously, it's a simple concept but no one seems
    	to have brought together all those little hacks to make it work.
    	Perhaps there just isn't the demand for such a product. I can't
    	imagine my wife switching between several products just to print
    	out one pattern - she has trouble remembering which way to insert
    	the disks :-).
    	Ah well, looks like I'll have to really get stuck into this 'C'
    	stuff - are there any Amigas out there controlling sewing machines?
    
    	Thanks again.
    
    				Regards,	Phil.

    
    	Re .9
    
    	Woops! - looks like my 'next unseen' is reading the replies in
    	the wrong order (sorry).
    	The Photolab looks like the closest thing so far - would be nice
    	if it could do scaling in "Human" sizes though.
    	(I wonder if I can buy it thru my company before end on tax year?:-)
    
    	Thanks to all.
    
    				Regards,	Phil.