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.morgan at takesolutions.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as shmuelw1 at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/shmuelw1%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.