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From: hammen@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Robert J. Hammen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Freehand to Illustrator
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Date: 4 Aug 89 13:34:34 GMT
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In article <1046@adobe.UUCP> bezanson@adobe.UUCP (Brian Bezanson) writes:
>The orignal question was in regards to how you can bring Freehand artwork
>into Illustrator format. The answer is you can't.

Brian, haven't I told you enough times not to shoot your mouth off in public
:-)

There is a product called "StudioConvert" from a company called ISDC that will
convert both LetraStudio (a fancy type manipulation program from LetraSet)
and FreeHand files to Adobe Illustrator files. The objects in the (Freehand,
LetraStudio) files come over as objects in Illustrator, NOT just as a solid
block (like what happens when you import Illustrator documents into FreeHand.
The pertinent info is:

ISDC, Inc.
751 Penn. Ave. Suite 4
Palatine, IL 60074
(312) 705-9107

The suggested retail price is $149.95.

DISCLAIMER: I know the author, Kirk Gee, and used to work with him on another
one of ISDC's projects. I don't get any $$$ from them, though (unfortunately!).


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