Dear Video group: I have a sequence of detailed .avi animations exported from the free version of Sketchup. I want to embed them, or encode variants, into FrameMaker 8.2 so they generate normal .pdf files. However, although FM advertises that it can, it cannot, and one gets an "Oh-so-UNCLICKABLE" square in the .pdf.
Having bought Adobe flash tool, I can embed the flash file .fl4 or .swf after the pdf is produced, but this seems to defeat the purpose of this well advertised asset of FM 8.2. Since Sketchup produces 3d vector graphics natively I would love to use the Intel designed .u3d format which would allow the object to be rotated (and which is also supported by FrameMaker 8.2). But I cannot find a encoding or translation product. The trial version of RenderPlus crashes with an out of memory message (me with 4 gigs of Ram). The Professional version of Sketchup does not even advertise .u3d output. Any ideas out there? Rob Shell would-be-videographer ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:00 AM Subject: Framers Digest, Vol 45, Issue 2 > Send Framers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/listinfo/framers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Framers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Can Word identify graphic file names? (Shmuel Wolfson) > 2. RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file > (Chris Despopoulos) > 3. RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file (Les Smalley) > 4. RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file (Lynne A. Price) > 5. RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file (Lynne A. Price) > 6. Docushare compatibility? (Art Campbell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:32:04 +0300 > From: Shmuel Wolfson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Can Word identify graphic file names? > To: "Carol J. Elkins" <[email protected]>, Framers > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > It depends on how the graphics were inserted. When you insert graphics > in Word you have the option to link them to the source file. If they are > inserted and linked (or just linked), than in all versions of Word until > Word 2007 you could select the graphic and press SHIFT+F9 to reveal the > field code including the path. If they are inserted in the doc (and not > linked), than Word saved them in the doc itself so there is no path. > > -- > Regards, > Shmuel Wolfson > Technical Writer > 052-763-7133 > > > Carol J. Elkins wrote: >> I've been given a CD with over 1500 graphic files of all formats on >> it. These graphics are used in a MSWord-formatted manual that I need >> to convert to FrameMaker. Unlike FrameMaker, which can easily >> generate a list of external files used and will also display the >> filename of each referenced graphic, to my knowledge there is no way >> to determine the filename of any graphic used in a Word doc. >> >> I can easily generate a thumbnail catalog of the graphic files on the >> CD using Photoshop so that I can visually locate each photo in the >> manual. But geez I so seriously do not want to have to do that. Does >> anyone know a workaround in Word that will help me identify all of >> these graphic files? A macro? I am not a Word guru so all help is >> appreciated. >> >> Carol >> >> ****************************************** >> Carol J. Elkins---A Written Word LLC >> Making Information Understandable >> Phone: 719-948-3773 >> mailto:[email protected] >> http://www.awrittenword.com >> ******************************************* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. >> >> Send list messages to [email protected]. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> [email protected] >> or visit >> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/shmuelw1%40gmail.com >> >> Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:58:30 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chris Despopoulos <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I don't think you need scripts or FDK clients. Can't you just find/change > on the book? Of course, I forget the find char sequence for a > Shift-Return, but I'm fairly sure it exists... (I always like to advocate > the low-tech solution if at all possible.) > > cud > > Lynne Price says... > Gordon, > Structured documents give you much more control of FrameMaker XML output > than do unstructured documents. If you must stick with an unstructured > approach, I recommend globally replacing the forced return with a > recognizable string (e.g., "FORCED RETURN" or even the HTML "<br>" that > you > probably eventually want) that will not otherwise occur in your documents > before generating the XML. You can use an FDK client or FrameScript to > make > this change in a temporary copy of the documents. Your HTML generator can > look for this string and process it appropriately. > [SNIP...] > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:16:50 -0700 (PDT) > From: Les Smalley <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I can't test it at this machine, but I'm 99% sure that shift-return is \n? > (as in a "new line") in the find dialog. > > ? Les > > --- On Wed, 7/1/09, Chris Despopoulos <[email protected]> > wrote:I don't think you need scripts or FDK clients.? Can't you just > find/change on the book?? Of course, I forget the find char sequence for a > Shift-Return, but I'm fairly sure it exists...? (I always like to advocate > the low-tech solution if at all possible.)? > > cud > > Lynne Price says... > > Gordon, > ???Structured documents give you much more control of FrameMaker XML > output > than do unstructured documents. If you must stick with an unstructured > approach, I recommend globally replacing the forced return with a > recognizable string (e.g., "FORCED RETURN" or even the HTML "<br>" that > you > probably eventually want) that will not otherwise occur in your documents > before generating the XML. You can use an FDK client or FrameScript to > make > this change in a temporary copy of the documents. Your HTML generator can > look for this string and process it appropriately. > [SNIP...] > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:24:01 -0700 > From: "Lynne A. Price" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file > To: Chris Despopoulos <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Chris, > Wow, I was being terse! Of course, a global find/change would work. I > was thinking (but certainly did not describe) a client or script that > would > make a backup copy, do the global find/change you mention, generate the > XML, and delete the backup copy. > By the way, \r can be used to enter a forced return in a dialog box. > --Lynne > > At 05:58 AM 7/1/2009, Chris Despopoulos wrote: >>I don't think you need scripts or FDK clients. Can't you just find/change >>on the book? Of course, I forget the find char sequence for a >>Shift-Return, but I'm fairly sure it exists... (I always like to advocate >>the low-tech solution if at all possible.) >> >>cud >> >>Lynne Price says... >>Gordon, >> Structured documents give you much more control of FrameMaker XML >> output >>than do unstructured documents. If you must stick with an unstructured >>approach, I recommend globally replacing the forced return with a >>recognizable string (e.g., "FORCED RETURN" or even the HTML "<br>" that >>you >>probably eventually want) that will not otherwise occur in your documents >>before generating the XML. You can use an FDK client or FrameScript to >>make >>this change in a temporary copy of the documents. Your HTML generator can >>look for this string and process it appropriately. >>[SNIP...] >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >> >>You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. >> >>Send list messages to [email protected]. >> >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to >>[email protected] >>or visit >>http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/lprice%40txstruct.com >> >>Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit >>http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > Lynne A. Price > Text Structure Consulting, Inc. > Specializing in structured FrameMaker consulting, application development, > and training > [email protected] http://www.txstruct.com > voice/fax: (510) 583-1505 cell phone: (510) 421-2284 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:27:48 -0700 > From: "Lynne A. Price" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Logging FrameMaker book errors in a text file > To: Les Smalley <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed > > At 08:16 AM 7/1/2009, Les Smalley wrote: >>I can't test it at this machine, but I'm 99% sure that shift-return is \n >> (as in a "new line") in the find dialog. ? Les > > > Les, > You are correct. Either \n or \r can be used. > --Lynne > > > > Lynne A. Price > Text Structure Consulting, Inc. > Specializing in structured FrameMaker consulting, application development, > and training > [email protected] http://www.txstruct.com > voice/fax: (510) 583-1505 cell phone: (510) 421-2284 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:29:33 -0400 > From: Art Campbell <[email protected]> > Subject: Docushare compatibility? > To: FrameUsers List <[email protected]>, Free Framers > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > A client who uses Xerox Docushare is asking about Frame compatibility > and integration... Xerox sites seem to say that .fm binaries are a > supported format for storage in the database, but I'm curious if > anyone has hands-on experience. Tips, traps, etc.? > > Thanks, > Art > > > Art Campbell > [email protected] > "... 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