There are several reasons for not converting the .eps graphics to a bitmapped format:
1) These illustrations (and we have literally thousands of them) are technical illustrations that require very clear printed output. Most conversion software that I'm familiar with simply grabs the tiff preview embedded in the .eps file and converts that to .gif or .jpg. This is sufficient for web use, but not for printing. 2) Given that we have thousands of these drawings, I fear that they would cause the size of the .pdf files to grow to be very large. We intend to ship .pdf files on CD to our customers. We're talking about a set of books that comprises around 10,000 pages. Regards, Bill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Alternative to SVG Why not convert eps to gif/jpg and then embed gifs/jpgs into the document? Bill Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/30/2001 09:35:50 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Alternative to SVG We're evaluating FOP as an alternative to our current XML publishing softtware, and have discovered that the biggest obstacle is our large set of legacy .eps graphics. Apparently, FOP only supposrts SVG for vector graphics. We can batch convert our .eps files into .pdf, which leads me to the following question: Is there a way to embed a .pdf file within the fo file, and have FOP process this correctly in the final resultant .pdf file? Thanks in advance, Bill Lawrence __________ANSYS, Inc. - Dominating Engineering Simulation___________ Bill Lawrence Senior Tools Specialist 275 Technology Drive Canonsburg, PA 15317 Ph: 724.514.2973 _________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
