The way I thinking on this is we have 12 files for each layout. Each file is an artist edited background for the ad. Each being similar.
I use that background, probably a TIFF, as the bottom layer of my ad. The specific file background will be selected by choosing the directory and ad size. I than take the user entered text and place it over the background in a Post Script file at the locations defined by the artist. I will also limit the font face and size based upon each layout. I then can generate a PostScript file using the PostScript Language and CFFILE or another technology and GhostScript to generate a jpg preview and pdf for final delivery. I really think this can work. Thanks. Russel > On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:56:17 -0400, Russel Madere > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That actually marries up nicely with the process I am picturing. We > have 3 directory sizes and 4 advertising sizes we want in this system. > That gives me 12 possible permutations on each ad layout. I can have > the graphic artists create the backgrounds and define the text > locations. I then take the text entered into a web form and create a > PostScript file. The jpeg and pdf files are created from this. > > > > I'll be interested to hear if this actually works out. As a designer > who's had to reformat ads for different newspaper sizes and such, I > just can't see how automagically resizing ads is going to work well. > Unless you don't actually care if the ads look good. In the ones I > did, they always took a bit of finessing for each size since the > proportions and sometimes even orientation inevitably changed. Simple > stuff, sure but not polished ads. But I'm happy to be proven wrong. > > > I think I can make this work. I need to learn the PostScript > Language, but I think that may do me. > > > > Kill yourself now. :-D > -Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149898 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
