If you are looking at digitizing software, you really need to consider Embroidery i2 from Pulse. Its works within Adobe Illustrator and unbelievable with what you can do with it... so easily.

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Did you check Draw Fusion from Pulse Microsystems?
It is more advanced then both Deco Studio and Drawings 4 combining advanced digitizing features with interactive communication between the DG/ML digitizing levels and Corel X2 and X3.
As per Deco Studio would you consider buying a S/W not maintaining your original Bezzier handles?
Make the following test.
Convert a Corel Draw file to embroidery file using Deco Studio and then bring it back to Corel checking your handles.
Surprised?
All original vector handles are gone.
Reason?
Wilcom can simple not handle Bezzier points as it is an old system based on a very old technology.

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I can confirm that DecoStudio sucks. You can claim that you have the best stitch quality all over the world (still to be proven in many cases), but Deco Studio has less than the minimum to get your work done. Their demos are impressive using very simple projects but as soon as you go to the real cases for your daily work, then you are stuck!
I'm involved in screen printing as well, and the fact that DecoStudio loses the original vector lines by converting them to dxf type of lines kills my screen printing quality.
I will never use that product again. I have been told that Pulse also have interesting integration with Corel, therefore I will start to investigate in this direction.

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