Ursa Software, one of the leading providers of cross stitch software for Mac and Windows, is proud to announce the release of the new 2010 editions of the popular MacStitch and WinStitch products.
Using these programs, you can create professional cross stitch charts by hand, by importing clip art, or convert your photographs into charts with just a few mouse clicks.

Whilst the existing programs have long been known for their ease of use and great value for money, the new new 2010 editions add even more features while still maintaining the price (33 UKP / 60 USD) for yet another year!

The 2010 editions add every single new feature request received by Ursa in 2009.

There has never been a better time to upgrade!
Registered customers can upgrade from any previous version for only 10 UK pounds, and Ursa offer a competetive upgrade option for users of software from other suppliers: (just ask for details).

Notable new features in this release include
Non-square grids for designing knitting,
High quality PDF export
Greatly improved printing quality.
Petit Point
7 new stitch types
Variable sized brush strokes
Text boxes to add comments to the charts
Redeisgned built-in symbol editor
...and more.
Other recent changes include..
255 colors support
File Preview
Recent Files menu shows a preview & date
Virtual Stitches View: really looks like stitched work on screen.
Open PCStitch .Pat files (V4 to V7)
English, French, German menus & help, and Dutch/Italian menus
Save as Read-Only
More zoom sizes
Variable size palette
Hundreds more symbols
Properties / Copyright dialog / chart comments
Onion Skin / Underlay image
Shrink to Fit
Faster load/save
Open a motif as a chart
Improved automatic outline
Histogram
Multi-level Undo
Export to JPEG
Supports over 160 additional thread definitions from Myriacross.com


MacStitch is suitable for Intel and PowerPC macs, running OSX10.2 through to SnowLeopard
WinStitch runs on all versions of Windows after Windows 98, including Windows 7 and 64bit

Ursa Software are a UK company with a worldwide marketplace, and have been creating and developing cross stitch software for the home and professional since 1992.
www.ursasoftware.com

Ursa Software announces WinStitch 2009 has been tested successfully on Windows 7, including 64 bit editions.
For more details about the popular cross stitch design software, and current pricing, go to
www.ursasoftware.com

MacStitch and Winstitch Lite are new 'budget' editions of Ursa Software's popular cross stitch design programs for Mac OSX and Windows.
Featuring the same friendly ease-of-use, these editions focus on what you need to design cross stitch designs at home, and don't clutter things up with advanced options needed by the more advanced user.
However, you can import images and turn them into charts using the Image Import Wizard, and if you ever need the facilities of the full editions, you can upgrade at any time for the difference in price.

WInStitch Lite replaces 'Stitch SImplicity' in the range, while MacStitch Lite represents the first truly budget-priced software for the Mac Market.

Both retail at 17.99 UK Pounds, and can only be ordered direct from the www.ursasoftware.com website, where a full feature list can be seen.

MacStitch/WinStitch 5.4 released.

Ursa Software are pleased to announce the release of version 5.4 of the popular cross stitch design programs WinStitch and MacStitch.
In addition to the existing fully featured programs (check the web site for more details), this interim update adds the following changes:

New features:
Added 'single page' print
Added Export to PDF
Added usage count to histogram so the usage can be seen without having to print
Added 'default folder' to prefs screen so that a favourite documents folder can be used

Fixes:
Fixed colour symbols not updated properly after 'add thread' option was used.
changed some italian translations
Allowed imported images to create charts up to 999x999 and increased number of import colours
Fixed colours displaying incorrectly when pasting
Changed import screen to prevent seizing up on windows and simplify the layout
Fixed problem with saved printersetup options causing Windows version to crash.
Stopped repeated use of the space bar turning eyedropper permanently

Users of any version 5.x (2009 releases) can update free of charge.
Registered users of earlier versions can upgrade for a fee of 10 UK pounds on request, by sending an email to Ursa Software

MacStitch/WinStitch 5.4 gain more than 160 new types of thread definitions

Ursa Software are pleased to announce the release of a huge range of new thread color definitions for the popular WinStitch and MacStitch cross stitch design softtwares.
In conjunction with MyriaCross of France, an add-on set of more than 160 new thread colours is available now for around 15 UK pounds.
To purchase, go to:


160 Extra Thread types! only 15.25 UK pounds.


Want to use charts developed in other software packages?
Try the MyriaCross Pattern Converter:

MYRIACROSS PATTERN CONVERTER:

Approx: 45 UK pounds.

Reads PCStitch®, Pattern Maker®, StitchCraft®, Cross Stitch Pro®, X-Stitch Studio®, WinStitch® ,MacStitch and more.
Reads machine embroidery .dst, .exp, .ksm, .pcs, .pes files.
Exports to MacStitch, WinStitch, and more, including machine embroidery .

Following the release of Snow Leopard (OSX 10.6) from Apple, Ursa Software are happy to report that MacStitch, the leading Mac cross stitch creation software, is fully compatible with the new operating system.

For the benefit of those who run PPC based machines, Ursa will continue to develop and ship both intel and PPC compatible versions.

MacStitch/WinStitch 5.3 released.

This version adds the ability to create and edit borders files.
Borders can then be used to create an empty frame to start work with, or can be added around an existing design.
Print Preview has been overhauled giving a true print preview ( you can scroll through all pages)
All printing options are now available on the same screen.
The program now uses custom cursors while drawing lines, circles, etc.

The new 2009 versions feature:


255 colors support
File Preview
Recent Files shows preview & date
Virtual Stitches View
Open PCStitch .Pat files (V4 to V7)
French , German menus & help, and Dutch/Italian menus
Save as Read-Only
More zoom sizes
Variable size palette
Hundreds more symbols
Properties / Copyright dialog / chart comments
Onion Skin / Underlay image
Shrink to Fit
Faster load/save
Open a motif as a chart
Improved automatic outline
Histogram
Multi-level Undo
Export to JPEG
Supports additional threads from Myriacross.com