[Framers] SVG graphic with photograph not importing

[Grant Hogarth]

Robert makes a good point, but if no one is expecting a magical increase 
in resolution, the standardization on graphic type makes sense.


------ Original Message ------
From: "Robert Lauriston" <robert at lauriston.com>
To: "An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." 
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Sent: 7/20/2018 12:17:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Framers] SVG graphic with photograph not importing

>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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