ATTN: Bernina Users

17 years ago

I just returned from a preview for the new Bernina V.5 software, and am I excited! It has over 70 new and advanced features, effects and essentials (quoting the flyer). The features I'm most excited about are multi-hooping feature where you can take a large design and the software will split it for you with mult-hooping; the new monogramming program which is too wonderful to describe (you can put fancy-fills within the borders of the monogram, for one thing); and the thread matching program where you can put in the thread you have and the thread you need and it will match them as closely as possible.

There are many, many more new and cool things that have to be seen to be believed. My dealer is taking orders now, I'm #20 on the list and cannot wait for it to arrive.

Mary

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texasrose_2007
16 years ago
Hi keepeminstitches. V.5 of which series? I have an Aurora 430 w/V.5 Editor Lite. Editor Lite came with the machine and I realize it is just a "get you started" program, but I now know that there is Editor Plus, Designer Plus, etc. This is V.5 of which one or is it none of these and totally different? And what is the price. Bernina anything is so pricey that it's hard for a person on a fixed income to afford anything.

Thanks
keepeminstitches
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi, texasrose

It's V.5 of Bernina's embroidery software which I think is produced by OESD. I now have Designer Plus. I do know it was very expensive. I started with Editor, then went to V.4 of Designer Plus (I have a receipt saying that was around $1300, but that was to switch from Editor to Designer Plus with the newest version at the time which was V.4). Then the upgrade alone to V.5 later was a lot more, so much so that I paid in two installments of about $266 each. That being said, I don't know if prices vary from dealer to dealer so you can shop around. It's a very expensive hobby for sure, and I've been so tempted to buy the artista 730 machine but just can't justify it at this time.

Happy sewing!
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I am a newbie to the machine embroidery world as well.Â It is my impression that the newer, higher end Berninas have such a restricted format (.ART), that only its software can save as or convert to the .ART format.Â Therefore, even though there is likely good capable software out there at a reasonable price, chances are, you could not get it into a format that the Bernina machine can use.Â Please let me know if there is any other software (besides Bernina's) which will do this.
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I use Bernina's software and it will open any embroidery design format and then convert it to the .art format for use in my machine.
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