pulling an image from an FM file

[poshedly at bellsouth.net]

Thank ye, Clint -- that's what I'll try this morning.

And from all the good words I've seen about Mif2go, I have a feeling that'll also be on my wish-list.

-- Kenpo in Atlanta
-------------- Original message from "Owen, Clint" <Clint.Owen at craneaerospace.com>: -------------- 


> Ken, 
> 
> 1. Convert the FM file to PDF, using settings that will not degrade the 
> embedded image. 
> 
> 2. Extract the page with the target image into a separate PDF. 
> 
> 3. Import the PDF with the target image into any graphic program that 
> can read PDF, such as Adobe Illustrator or Corel Designer. 
> 
> 4. Use the graphic tool to delete the text, headers, footers, etc. from 
> around the image. 
> 
> 5. Export the image in your preferred format. 
> 
> This method also works to recover images embedded in Word documents. 
> 
> Clint 
> 
> Clint Owen 
> Technical Publications 
> Crane Aerospace & Electronics 
> 425-743-8674 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ken Poshedly 
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 6:13 PM 
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com 
> Subject: pulling an image from an FM file 
> 
> I could have sworn I saw this mentioned here at at least one time in the 
> past, but don't remember how long ago, but how to extract -- if 
> possible-- an embedded image from an FM file. (This is what I was given 
> to work with.) 
> 
> It's either do that, edit it and then re-import it or ele scan in a 
> hardcopy and save it as tif and go from there. 
> 
> -- Kenpo in Atlanta on a Sunday night