<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Virginia, I don't use RH, but I author DITA in FM and create PDFs from FM, and PDFs and online help with WebWorks ePublisher. However, I'm guessing that whatever file format you use is will depend on what best creates the image. I use jpg and gif most of the time.<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>It might also depend on where you create your image. For example, you cannot create composite images in DITA. I use Adobe Illustrator to create a composite image, and then I export it as bmp and then save it as a jpg or gif. Sometimes I create charts in Visio and save them as jpg because gif doesn't create satisfactory results for me.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Create some trial DITA topics with different image formats in them. Run them through RH and see what works best for
you.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Nadine<br></span></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Virginia Morgan <virginia.morgan@takesolutions.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "framers@lists.frameusers.com" <framers@lists.frameusers.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 13, 2012 5:23:31 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from Frame to Robohelp?<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv803964126">
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<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">Hello Framers – </div>
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<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">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). </div>
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<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">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? </div>
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<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">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? </div>
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<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">All information is very much appreciated. Thank you, and I
am happy to be back to this forum!</div>
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<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">Virginia Morgan | Technical Writer</div>
<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">TAKE Solutions, Inc.</div>
<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">O 512.735.4316 | M 512.426.8323 </div>
<div class="yiv803964126MsoNormal">virginia.morgan@takesolutions.com</div>
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