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On 2008-03-02, maxim wexler <blissfix@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> The best format for line drawings is a vector format |
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>> like svg. |
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>> With a vector format the image can be scaled to any |
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>> size and still |
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>> stay sharp. |
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> Can it be viewed by someone who only has Explorer? |
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>> A bitmap with lossless compression like png is |
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>> tolerable. |
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>> Please don't use jpeg. It uses lossy compression |
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>> that is designed for |
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>> photos. They end up fuzzy. |
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> Been working with xcircuit. It saves in PS but can be |
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> made into a jpeg which looked just as sharp as the |
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> original. |
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> I found this command online: |
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> gs -dBATCH -sOutputFile=4804SR-output.jpg -sDEVICE=jpeg 4804SR-output.ps |
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> Which I changed to this: |
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> gs -dBATCH -sOutputFile=4804SR-output.png -sDEVICE=jpeg 4804SR-output.ps |
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> The first file it created ends in .jpg, the second in |
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> .png. But they're both the same size and look exactly |
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> the same in the browser. |
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Of course they're the same. All you did was change the filename |
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name. The second command is still telling gs to create a jpeg |
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file. |
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> When I gave it -sDEVICE=png it replied "Unknown device: png". |
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> So maybe it just makes jpegs but will call them whatever... |
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gs doesn't care what you call files -- very few unix programs |
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do. |
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The file type is determined by the -sDEVICE= option. |
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Grant Edwards grante Yow! Did you find a |
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at DIGITAL WATCH in YOUR box |
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visi.com of VELVEETA?? |
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