[Framers] SVG graphic with photograph not importing

[Lin Sims]

They're JPG files, not PNGs, so they're raster, not bitmapped. They zoom
just fine.

On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 2:17 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert at lauriston.com>
wrote:

> When you export the SVG with the embedded bitmap to PDF, is it still
> missing? FrameMaker can't always preview vector images.
>
> You're wasting your time embedding bitmaps in SVGs. It's still a
> bitmap, so if someone zooms in it you'll start seeing the graininess.
> Only the vector portions of the SVG will stay sharp.
>
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I created a Visio diagram by pasting a photograph onto a sheet and
> adding a
> > text label, then grouping the two together and saving the file first as a
> > Visio diagram (.vsdx) and then as an SVG file. Visio is set to
> > automatically display SVG files in a web browser so I can check that
> things
> > converted correctly. They seemed to; both the picture and the text label
> > showed up.
> >
> > But when I import that same SVG file into FrameMaker, the only thing
> that's
> > visible is the text label I added. Even though the anchored graphic
> imports
> > at a size indicating that the entire SVG graphic is there, the photograph
> > isn't visible.
> >
> > At the moment I'm converting to JPG so I can get a visible image, but I'm
> > wondering if this is a Visio issue (doubting: it shows up correctly in
> the
> > browser), or a FrameMaker issue, or something I haven't the knowledge of
> to
> > even suspect.
> >
> > Has anyone encountered this before? Is it known what might be the cause?
> Is
> > there a fix so I can use SVG? (NB: We use SVG because we produce PDFs,
> and
> > if someone zooms in or out the graphic doesn't get grainy 'n stuff.)
> >
> > Also, is it just me or has the list been very, VERY quiet the last couple
> > of weeks?
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Lin Sims