Monday, April 26, 2010

EQ7?


As a Designer and an EQ user for many years now, I'm happy to annouce that it's true! EQ7 is being released in June 2010! Here are some details

Quilts, Blocks and Now Photos!
Digital Cameras will become a quilter's best friend. EQ7 has dozens of ways to turn everyday photos into quilt art images. Or crop and edit scanned fabrics right in EQ7 in minutes. And that's just the start!

New Activation Policy
You'll never run out of EQ7 activiations! Activations and deactivation is as easy as two clicks of the mouse. Install on as many computers as you like and quickly trasfer activations from computer to computer. This new policy gives you complete freedom to manage your own activations - and no dongle to worry about!

EQ7 is the most user-friendly full-featured quilting software yet.

  • Complete user manual
    22 printable full-colour PDF lessons (115 pages)
  • Point-and-read info on each tool - now linked directly to Hel topics

  • 10 videos targeted for beginners

  • 67 "How do I"? topics; printable stepped-out instructions for doing everying from priting English paper-piecing templates to drawing a New York Beauty.

  • Built-in Help buttons are everywhere, targeted to the task you are doing
  • New Block tools for creating original blocks instantly without drawing

  • Blocks size themselves - just drag and drop on the quilt

User upgrading from EQ6 will feel right at home

Exactly the same friendly interface, plus loads of new user-requested features.

  • 5000 copyright -free blicks
  • 5000 new scanned fabrics, plus grayscale textures
  • 120 new pre-designed quilt layouts
  • Snap blocks to a Quilt Grid
  • Instant border blocks with greatly expanded Auto Borders
  • Print multipble photos on fabric
  • Create orginal fabric designs from photos, then pring on fabric
  • Mirror and use myriads symmetries on photos
  • Use dozens of artistic effects, making everyday photos look like watercolours or impressionist paintings
  • 79 new features in all

Netbook compatible

Works on netbooks as welll as laptops and desktop computers.

Shipping will begin June 7, 2010!
System requirements
Mimimum system requirements: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit, Internent access 750 MB of available hard-disk space, CD-ROM drive. Netbook compatible, Interent require dor activiatiion, deactivition and periodic validations.

Recommended: Monitor with screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater, Adobe Reader, sound card for demo videos.

Remember that if you are a mac user, you will need a PC reader!
Check out http://www.electricquilt.com/