Why is SVG better than WMF or EMF? I don't like embedding Visio files, so I save as WMF and insert the WMF. It seems to work fine and keeps the lines perfectly sharp (since WMF is partially a vector format.)

Is there a good reason to switch to SVG?

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133


On 1/15/2012 2:00 AM, Grant Hogarth wrote:
I always vote for PNG. The files may not be the smallest, but I've never had anything in the past decade choke on them (not display/corrupt display (either unreadable or artifacts)/Fail (as in crash)).

JPEG is fine for Photos, and SVG for line graphics. PS is fine if you've got the time to render it.
GIF is for icons.
BMP/WMF/EMF should be discontinued.

You may want to invest in a graphics converter. The two best (IMO) are FastStone Image Viewer (or just Image Converter) and IrfanView.

Grant

On 1/13/2012 3:23 PM, Virginia Morgan wrote:

Hello Framers –

It has been several years since I have been part of this group, so I apologize if this topic has been covered extensively somewhere (if so, please feel free to point me to it). I have recently resumed my Technical Writing career at a software development company that uses FrameMaker to create its documentation. All the legacy manuals were delivered with the products as hyperlinked PDF files (not really meant for printing due to length, although one could do so and they are formatted correctly for that).

The company recently purchased TCS3, and would like to single-source Frame files to online help using Robohelp. I have been trying to find out what would be the best graphic file format to use for this multi-purpose moving forward. Some background: All legacy images, which are primarily screenshots with some flowcharts, were .tif files, RGB color, 96 dpi (again, intended for on-screen viewing). Using TCS3 moving forward, is there a better/clear recommendation for what graphic file format would produce the best results?

I have been searching the web for a few days and can’t seem to find any information on this particular aspect of single-sourcing using the new TCS3. Does it not matter, i.e., does one just set up Robohelp templates to convert .tifs to .jpgs or similar?

All information is very much appreciated. Thank you, and I am happy to be back to this forum!

Virginia Morgan | Technical Writer

TAKE Solutions, Inc.

O 512.735.4316 | M 512.426.8323

virginia.mor...@takesolutions.com



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