Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from Frame to Robohelp?

[Shmuel Wolfson]

Why is SVG better than WMF or EMF? I don't like embedding Visio files, 
so I save as WMF and insert the WMF. It seems to work fine and keeps the 
lines perfectly sharp (since WMF is partially a vector format.)

Is there a good reason to switch to SVG?

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133


On 1/15/2012 2:00 AM, Grant Hogarth wrote:
> I always vote for PNG. The files may not be the smallest, but I've 
> never had anything in the past decade choke on them (not 
> display/corrupt display (either unreadable or artifacts)/Fail (as in 
> crash)).
>
> JPEG is fine for Photos, and SVG for line graphics. PS is fine if 
> you've got the time to render it.
> GIF is for icons.
> BMP/WMF/EMF should be discontinued.
>
> You may want to invest in a graphics converter. The two best (IMO) are 
> FastStone Image Viewer (or just Image Converter) and IrfanView.
>
> Grant
>
> On 1/13/2012 3:23 PM, Virginia Morgan wrote:
>>
>> Hello Framers –
>>
>> It has been several years since I have been part of this group, so I 
>> apologize if this topic has been covered extensively somewhere (if 
>> so, please feel free to point me to it). I have recently resumed my 
>> Technical Writing career at a software development company that uses 
>> FrameMaker to create its documentation. All the legacy manuals were 
>> delivered with the products as hyperlinked PDF files (not really 
>> meant for printing due to length, although one could do so and they 
>> are formatted correctly for that).
>>
>> The company recently purchased TCS3, and would like to single-source 
>> Frame files to online help using Robohelp. I have been trying to find 
>> out what would be the best graphic file format to use for this 
>> multi-purpose moving forward. Some background: All legacy images, 
>> which are primarily screenshots with some flowcharts, were .tif 
>> files, RGB color, 96 dpi (again, intended for on-screen viewing). 
>> Using TCS3 moving forward, is there a better/clear recommendation for 
>> what graphic file format would produce the best results?
>>
>> I have been searching the web for a few days and can’t seem to find 
>> any information on this particular aspect of single-sourcing using 
>> the new TCS3. Does it not matter, i.e., does one just set up Robohelp 
>> templates to convert .tifs to .jpgs or similar?
>>
>> All information is very much appreciated. Thank you, and I am happy 
>> to be back to this forum!
>>
>> Virginia Morgan | Technical Writer
>>
>> TAKE Solutions, Inc.
>>
>> O 512.735.4316 | M 512.426.8323
>>
>> virginia.morgan at takesolutions.com
>>
>
>
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