For the records I would just like to add a small correction to Mr. Bylov's posting in the the current version of MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator, which is version 4.0, is 100% compatible with Adobe Illustrator 9.0. Gleb Bylov wrote: > Hello Listers, > Well Manifold does not produce thematic maps the way MapInfo does it, so it > can not possibly replace old good MapInfo. It's rather an extremely > powerful GIS / spatial <<analysis>> add-on to MapInfo (as well as to > ArcView etc.). And their 3d visualisation stuff is cool too. > Up till now, I was deliberately deleting all messages about printing from > MapInfo. Now I have to produce a poster-size map from MapInfo and regret > it. Can anyone offer any suggestions for professional [vector] output from > MapInfo? Avenza's MapPublisher seems to do the job, but I recently noticed > small notes on the website stating incompatibility of the most recent > versions of MapPublisher and Illustrator / Freehand, the major host > programs. Something to think about, given that upgrades to any subsequent > versions from any of the parties (Avenza itself, Adobe and Macromedia) > aren't cheap. > The only option so far seems to be exporting MapInfo layers to dxf. Or > converting everything from MapInfo to ArcView and exporting layers as Adobe > Illustrator .ai files (very handy option in ArcView). However, in any case > the attributes and formatting/design are lost by the time they reach any > DTP program. > Also, I tried printing from MapInfo to PDF - the output is raster, not vector. > Any plug-in for Corel from MapInfo? Corel may be worse than Adobe packages, > but it seems to have a decent vector output and the cost of upgrading to > Corel 9 Graphics Suite (Draw and PhotoPaint and many more) is several times > cheaper ($200 US) than buying or even upgrading Adobe Illustrator or Adobe > Photoshop alone. And Corel offers competitive upgrades, Adobe does not. > Does anyone know any other program (other than ArcView) that produces > professional output from the layout and can eat MapInfo files? Any suggestions? > Gleb. > > P.S. Some helpful resources on printing from MapInfo: > > http://www.sgsi.com/GraphicPubl_1099.htm > (really good) > http://www.pinebush.com/propress.html > > Gleb Bylov > GIS Analyst > CSCA, Ryerson Polytechnic University > www.csca.ryerson.ca > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ted Florence [EMAIL PROTECTED] MAPublisher 4.0 for Adobe Illustrator 8.01 & 9.0 is now shipping!! MAPublisher - The true solution for cartographers and map-makers Avenza Systems (905) 567-2811 http://www.avenza.com ****************************************************************** Developers of MAPublisher, MAPublisher-GPS & pdfPlus Bridging the gap between your GIS and major graphics software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
