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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks to all of you who
responded for your input. It sounds like .jpg or .png will be the way to go –
I will have to do more research and experimentation to determine which. I am
only at the beginning of this process, but I appreciate pointing me in the
right direction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you for the recommendation
for the image converter, which will be incredibly useful for converting legacy
documents I am sure. FWIW, there is no option to not include text, as the most
important information in the graphics is the text from the screenshots: names
of fields, etc. I don’t think there’s any way around that. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Any other experience/advice is
appreciated. My recent graphic design experience has also led me to conclude
that .jpgs work well for much more than photos, but the main reason we didn’t
use them in old versions of FrameMaker (6.0 and before) even with photos was
that we got the “ugly gray box” which was annoying since you couldn’t
see your output until you produced a PDF. I’m assuming that “feature”
is no longer the case? Like John, I would prefer to work with .jpgs if they produced
the result I need. (Working in Windows XP, Frame10 currently.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks again, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> John Sgammato
[mailto:jsgammato@IMPRIVATA.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'grant@hedgewizard.net'; Virginia Morgan<br>
<b>Cc:</b> framers@lists.frameusers.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from
Frame to Robohelp?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>With all due respect to my
colleagues on this forum, IMO the line between JPG and other formats is no
longer as neat as it once was. Many screenshots in Win 7 require gradients that
JPG handles well. IMO anything that a photo can handle might not be so far
removed as you might think from basic screen captures, We are no longer in the
cartoony Win 3.x world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>And since AFAIK FrameMaker still
imports eleventyhundred colors with every .PNG file, I do not see why a PNG
with its headaches is superior to the no-longer-extant difficulties of the .JPG
format.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Craving enlightenment…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>john<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Grant Hogarth<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Virginia Morgan<br>
<b>Cc:</b> framers@lists.frameusers.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from
Frame to Robohelp?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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)).<br>
<br>
JPEG is fine for Photos, and SVG for line graphics. PS is fine if you've
got the time to render it.<br>
GIF is for icons. <br>
BMP/WMF/EMF should be discontinued.<br>
<br>
You may want to invest in a graphics converter. The two best (IMO) are
FastStone Image Viewer (or just Image Converter) and IrfanView.<br>
<br>
Grant<br>
<br>
On 1/13/2012 3:23 PM, Virginia Morgan wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hello Framers – <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All information is very much appreciated. Thank you, and I
am happy to be back to this forum!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Virginia Morgan | Technical Writer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>TAKE Solutions, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>O 512.735.4316 | M 512.426.8323 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:virginia.morgan@takesolutions.com">virginia.morgan@takesolutions.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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