Neil, Frame turns all images into EPS (even PDF) when it rips them. Therefore, if you have many images, you might run into performance issues if using formats other than EPS.
-bob __________________________________ Robert Kern President, TIPS Technical Publishing, Inc. 108 E. Main Street, Suite 4 Carrboro, NC 27510 www.technicalpublishing.com bob at technicalpublishing.com 919-933-2629 phone 919-338-2899 fax Neil Tubb wrote: >I find it interesting that a few of you are saving your illustrations as >EPS instead of leaving them as PDF and importing that into Frame. Is >there an advantage to using EPS? I didn't even know you could save as >EPS in Acrobat. > >-----Original Message----- >From: framers-bounces+neil.tubb=solacesystems.com at lists.frameusers.com >[mailto:framers-bounces+neil.tubb=solacesystems.com at lists.frameusers.com >] On Behalf Of Linda G. Gallagher >Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:53 PM >To: gkhaas at usa.net; framers at lists.frameusers.com >Subject: RE: Visio (2003) drawings into FrameMaker (7.2, unstructured)? > >Guy, > >I know that folks will likely tell you that it's not the recommended >way, >but I have embedded Visio objects into a couple of FM books >successfully. I >learned about it from another list member (John, are you out there?), >and it >has been fine. > >Other than that, the recommended procedure is clumsy at best: create a >PDF >from Visio, crop it, save as .eps, import into FM (think I'm remembering >that right). Ugly if you expect change to the Visio drawings as I did. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Linda G. Gallagher >TechCom Plus, LLC >Intelligent technical communication since 1993 >Technical writing, help development, >FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher conversions >lindag at techcomplus.com >http://www.techcomplus.com/ >303-450-9076 >800-500-3144 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Manager, Consulting and Independent Contracting >Special Interest Group >Society for Technical Communication >http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >-----Original Message----- >From: framers-bounces+lindag=techcomplus.com at lists.frameusers.com >[mailto:framers-bounces+lindag=techcomplus.com at lists.frameusers.com]On >Behalf Of Guy K. Haas >Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:32 AM >To: framers at lists.frameusers.com >Subject: Visio (2003) drawings into FrameMaker (7.2, unstructured)? > > >My developers give me design files in Word containing embedded Visio >objects to show UML and the like. While there are not very many, I >WOULD like to use as delayed a binding as possible, to facilitate the >updating of such drawings from (ever?)-changing engineering docs. > >I do not believe one can embed such objects themselves in a FrameMaker >document. > >I CAN, of course, open the object, save it as a .vsd file, then open the >vsd file IN Visio and save it in some other graphic form (meaning that >I'd have to do it over again whenever the engineers rejigger). > >But Visio 2003 does not offer .eps among its save-as options. The most >desirable of the offerings (for line drawings) seem to be .gif, .png, >and .svg[z]. My guess would be .svg because it's vector. > >Any guidance on >1. whether FrameMaker can embed Visio objects >2. if not, then what's the best format for embedding the graphic file. > >--TIA, > Guy K. Haas > Software Exegete in Silicon Valley > >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as lindag at techcomplus.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/lindag%40techcomplus >.com > >Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as neil.tubb at solacesystems.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/neil.tubb%40solacesy >stems.com > >Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as bob at technicalpublishing.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/bob%40technicalpublishing.com > >Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
