Best format to post schematics?
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Posted by William at MyBlueRoom on February 24, 2006, 10:33 am
Please log in for more thread options I've recently setup a web site www.myblueroom.com with a handful of schematics on it. Currently they (you click on the thumbnail) an get a 200/300dpi .PNG file. I would like to use .PDF but is this a better format? or .GIF? Also I could remove the color, just post B&W to keep the size down... Suggestions? Bill | ||||
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Posted by Jim Thompson on February 24, 2006, 10:35 am
Please log in for more thread options On 24 Feb 2006 07:33:16 -0800, "William at MyBlueRoom" I'm fond of 150dpi PDF's. Check them out on the S.E.D/Schematics page of my website and see if you like the readability. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | It's what you learn, after you know it all, that counts. | ||||
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Posted by Tim Williams on February 24, 2006, 10:47 am
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> I've recently setup a web site www.myblueroom.com with a handful of
> schematics on it. > > Currently they (you click on the thumbnail) an get a 200/300dpi .PNG > file. > > I would like to use .PDF but is this a better format? or .GIF? 2-color GIF is the most widely accepted format for line drawings. PNG handles what JPG and GIF did seperately (lossy compressed pictures and lossless drawings, respectively), but is less supported because it's a relatively new format. PDF is more annoying because you need to open a whole program (or plugin) to view a file; GIFs, JPGs and PNGs can be embedded smoothly. PDF may be better where text, such as a document is needed with the schematic, or for complicated schematics where scrolling may be easier. Tim -- Deep Fryer: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms | ||||
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Posted by GregS on February 24, 2006, 11:28 am
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>I've recently setup a web site www.myblueroom.com with a handful of
>schematics on it. > >Currently they (you click on the thumbnail) an get a 200/300dpi .PNG >file. > >I would like to use .PDF but is this a better format? or .GIF? > >Also I could remove the color, just post B&W to keep the size down... > >Suggestions? I can zoom in in Acrobat reader. I converted Ladybug, but its aparently has some Jpeg trash when you zoom in. Perhaps converting top PNG?? Pdf file is 4 times bigger. Perhaps Acrobat is creating the trash? PNG looks fine, as long as the drawing has big enough lettering. I'm printing now to see what it looks like. greg | ||||
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Posted by Kurt Delaney on February 24, 2006, 12:34 pm
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Can you "print" directly to a PDF? I think the problem you are seeing is that you are using your application to create a .png file, which is raster graphics. Then you are trying to convert that file into an Acrobat file. That will never work well, because the original vector graphics information was lost during the rasterization process of saving it to a .png. If you have Acrobat installed, you should have a virtual Acrobat printer available. When you "print" to that virtual printer, the vector information should be passed to Acrobat, and then Acrobat will create a much better document; one that can be scaled easily w/o artifacts and will be much smaller in size. Kurt > >I've recently setup a web site www.myblueroom.com with a handful of
> >schematics on it. > > > >Currently they (you click on the thumbnail) an get a 200/300dpi .PNG > >file. > > > >I would like to use .PDF but is this a better format? or .GIF? > > > >Also I could remove the color, just post B&W to keep the size down... > > > >Suggestions? >
> I can zoom in in Acrobat reader. I converted Ladybug, but its aparently > has some Jpeg trash when you zoom in. Perhaps converting top > PNG?? Pdf file is 4 times bigger. Perhaps Acrobat is creating the trash? > PNG looks fine, as long as the drawing has big enough lettering. > I'm printing now to see what it looks like. > > greg | ||||
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>schematics on it.
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>Currently they (you click on the thumbnail) an get a 200/300dpi .PNG
>file.
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>I would like to use .PDF but is this a better format? or .GIF?
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>Also I could remove the color, just post B&W to keep the size down...
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>Suggestions?
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>Bill