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From: JAH4@PSUVMXA.BITNET (JEFFREY A. HAMMAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Freehand to Illustrator
Message-ID: <89214.141326JAH4@PSUVMXA>
Date: 2 Aug 89 18:13:26 GMT
References: <89209.105013JAH4@PSUVMXA> <1064@taurus.BITNET>
Organization: Penn State University - Center for Academic Computing
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In article <1064@taurus.BITNET>, shani@TAURUS.BITNET says:
>
>In article <89209.105013JAH4@PSUVMXA>, JAH4@PSUVMXA.BITNET writes:
>> following attempts:
>>                    1] Option-copy  (creates bitmap)
>
>Well, if you are willing to use a bitmap, try to create a bitmap in
>macpaint format (you may use the command-shift-3), and then, open the
>macpaint file as a template (when opening a new file, the Illustrator
>enables to open a macpaint file as a template). You may then use the
>AutoTrace tool to convert most of the bitmab to PostScript curves,
>although some manual work may be needed.
>
>O.S.

  Thanks for the response as this is the only one to date that I got.
This is something I am aware of but would not be in consideration due
to the autotrace tool creating (depending on the drawing view when used)
a "staircase" with the pixels.  I have tried a postscript "dump" with
the Option-F after sending it to the printer and trying to work with
this file to get it in a form that I can use...but struck out.  Perhaps
a call to Adobe Illustrator would be in order at this point.  It just
seems that the advertisement on EPS clip art is somewhat misleading.
Most state that you can "manipulate images with a postscript drawing
program such as Adobe Illustrator or Aldus FreeHand".  I am finding
that this is ONLY true if all of this art is supplied in Adobe EPS
format. Anybody out there willing to set users straight on
this issue?    Going once ....going twice......confirmed???

     ALL EPS clip art is supplied in Adobe EPS format if they
     advertise that you can manipulate it in a postscript drawing
     program such as Adobe Illustrator or Aldus FreeHand.

If this is not the case and there is no way to put, place, or hack at
an image supplied in Aldus FreeHand EPS into Illustrator and if
Illustrator is the only program that you own.......what was that
old cliche about being up the creek?

Purchasers of this clip art should be aware of this is my feeling.
I think that there is a commercial program available that will do
the FreeHand to Illustrator conversion, but this is at a cost of
around $150.
                                 Jeffrey A. Hamman   JAH4@PSUVM
                                 Microcomputer Systems Consultant
                                 ASG/Penn State University

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