Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-02-02 Thread Joseph R. B. Taylor
It's also worth mentioning that many other readers exist besides Acrobat. The "feature-rich" Acrobat features may not apply to all the readers. It may be a mute point since just about everyone uses Acrobat, but... Joseph R. B. Taylor Sites by Joe, LLC http://sitesbyjoe.com (609)335-3076 [EMAI

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-02-02 Thread Dmitry Baranovskiy
Or you could open PDF files in Adobe Photoshop. The quality should be the same. Dmitry jackie reid wrote: Bruce If you own a copy of Adobe Acrobat and open the file in there you can extract/export images as jpgs. if not do screen shots. Its a pain... just like getting all the images require

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-02-02 Thread jackie reid
Bruce If you own a copy of Adobe Acrobat and open the file in there you can extract/export images as jpgs. if not do screen shots. Its a pain... just like getting all the images required for a website embedded in a word doc aagh jackie - Original Message - From: "Bruce" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-15 Thread James Ellis
Hi all Too right, for the sake of keeping the list traffic to a manageable level please stay on-topic on the list -> http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Thanks James admin > > We're waaay OT now, but I can't resist just posting this last message > for those thinking about Photoshop-

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-14 Thread Bruce
woops, sorry sent 2 the same, the main page was supposed to be one with no text. Hope they weren't too big. Bruce - Original Message - From: "Joshua Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [WSG] pdf graphics We&#

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-14 Thread Joshua Street
We're waaay OT now, but I can't resist just posting this last message for those thinking about Photoshop->GIMP migration. GIMPshop! is a re-working of The GIMP's interface to make it more Photoshop-like. I haven't used it myself, because I recently went (was coerced into going) the other way (i.e.

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-14 Thread Paolo Dodet
YUP, I couldn't agree more with you. Paolo Dodet

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-14 Thread Alvaro Mouriño
What do you mean by 'usability'? Because there is no such thing as user-friendliness, it just depends on the interface you are used to. If you spent 40 years of your life using command line, I'm sure you wouldn't find M$ Windows (R) so intuitive. The same applies if you've been using Photoshop sinc

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-14 Thread David Thompson
On 13 Jan 2006, at 14:50, Joseph R. B. Taylor wrote: This may be a bit off-topic, but I saw a few people mentioning GIMP. I'm a long time Photoshop user (since version 5.0), and Photoshop has been one of the excuses for staying a Windows user. The GIMP is a very capable program with a pretty

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Peter J. Farrell
Marilyn Langfeld said the following on 1/13/2006 9:37 AM: > Yes, the latest version of Photoshop saves to .jpg, .gif. png .ico > (if you install a plug-in, one of which is donationware), as well as > having a Save for web export in .jpg, .gif, .png-8, .png-24 and WBMP > that helps you to optimi

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Marilyn Langfeld
On Jan 13, 2006, at 10:14 AM, Conyers, Dwayne, Mr [C] wrote: You can export JPG out of Adobe right? Yes, the latest version of Photoshop saves to .jpg, .gif. png .ico (if you install a plug-in, one of which is donationware), as well as having a Save for web export in .jpg, .gif, .png-8, .

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Bruce
D]> To: Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [WSG] pdf graphics > On Friday 13 January 2006 08:50 am, Joseph R. B. Taylor wrote: > GIMP is a fine program, but no replacement for Photoshop, it is just not as > robust. > > Mark Desmet > > > This may be a bit off-

RE: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Conyers, Dwayne, Mr [C]
Marilyn Langfeld wrote: > Photoshop has a pdf import dialog box that allows you to decide on > the page if it's multipage pdf, ppi, rgb vs cmyk, size. You can export JPG out of Adobe right? Worst case -- do an + and paste into Photoshop. Or, perhaps a utility like SnagIt? -- Dwacon ht

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Desmet
On Friday 13 January 2006 08:50 am, Joseph R. B. Taylor wrote: GIMP is a fine program, but no replacement for Photoshop, it is just not as robust. Mark Desmet > This may be a bit off-topic, but I saw a few people mentioning GIMP. > I'm a long time Photoshop user (since version 5.0), and Photosho

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Joseph R. B. Taylor
This may be a bit off-topic, but I saw a few people mentioning GIMP. I'm a long time Photoshop user (since version 5.0), and Photoshop has been one of the excuses for staying a Windows user. Has anyone been a longtime Photoshop user and switched to GIMP, and not looked back? Maybe just email

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Marilyn Langfeld
On Jan 13, 2006, at 6:59 AM, kvnmcwebn wrote: are the graphics vectors? Opening from Adobe illustrator would keep everything nice and editable. -kvnmcwebn I second trying Illustrator first, Photoshop next. Recent versions of both will open the files. Illustrator's underlying format is pdf, s

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread ���
Christian Peper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bruce wrote:> Hi all,> > I was pleased recently to get a rather large project. It was also nice that> they were sending the graphics for the site design.> Today I got them, in pdf format!> > What do you do in a situation like this? I need them for the des

RE: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread kvnmcwebn
are the graphics vectors? Opening from Adobe illustrator would keep everything nice and editable. -kvnmcwebn ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on pos

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Christian Peper
Bruce wrote: Hi all, I was pleased recently to get a rather large project. It was also nice that they were sending the graphics for the site design. Today I got them, in pdf format! What do you do in a situation like this? I need them for the design, menu items and backgrounds... What about PD

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Lachlan Hunt
Bruce wrote: I was pleased recently to get a rather large project. It was also nice that they were sending the graphics for the site design. Today I got them, in pdf format! LOL! I wish all pdf files would get lost, feel they have no place on the web. They do have their place on the web, bu

RE: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Web Man Walking
You could always screen grab if you have to? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nic Sent: 13 January 2006 10:17 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] pdf graphics If you don't have the full version of Acrobat, you're pr

Re: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Joshua Street
Well, if Photoshop won't open them, the GIMP certainly can. Then it's just cutting it apart like you would had you received any other flat file, I suppose! Of course, if you need backgrounds then a kindly worded email to the client requesting the source file with layers, etc., would probably be the

RE: [WSG] pdf graphics

2006-01-13 Thread Nic
If you don't have the full version of Acrobat, you're probably SOL... In a case like this, you ought to ask the client again for a USABLE file. If you didn't specify the file formats required in the contract, then you may be in for trouble. I've had a nightmare deal with someone on a project like