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Popular Programs Capable of Saving Graphics Formats |
Best Formats
For Saving/Exporting Electronic Art |
Special Instructions |
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VECTOR ILLUSTRATION PROGRAMS |
VECTOR OR BITMAP ARTWORK |
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Adobe Illustrator |
Save As Illustrator version 9 |
Select TiFF 8 Bit Color Preview Convert Text to Outlines |
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CorelDRAW |
Export as EPS |
Select 72 dpi TIFF 8 Bit Color Header, Convert Text to Curves |
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Macromedia Freehand |
Export as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) |
Convert Text to Paths |
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Arts and Letters |
Export as EPS |
Convert Text to Outlines |
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TypeStyler (Mac) |
Export as Illustrator EPS |
Convert Text to Outlines |
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CAD PROGRAMS |
VECTOR ARTWORK |
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AutoCAD or other CAD Programs |
Save as AutoCAD
2000 DXF or EPS |
Convert Text to Outlines |
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Canvas |
Save as EPS |
Convert Text to Outlines |
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SIGN PROGRAMS |
VECTOR OR BITMAP ARTWORK |
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Sign Lab, FlexiSign and Gerber |
Export as EPS |
Convert Text to Outlines |
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PHOTO EDITING PROGRAMS |
BITMAP ARTWORK |
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Adobe PhotoShop |
Save as PSD or TIF |
Set Resolution between 300 and 600 dpi |
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Corel PhotoPAINT |
Save as CPT or TIP |
Set Resolution between 300 and 600 dpi |
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JASC Paint Shop |
Save as PSD or TIF |
Set Resolution between 300 and 600 dpi |
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Broderbund Print Shop |
Save as PDF or TIF |
Set Resolution between 300 and 600 dpi |
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PUBLISHING PROGRAMS |
VECTOR OR BITMAP ARTWORK |
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Adobe InDesign |
Save as PDF or TIF |
Convert Text to Outlines (Curves) |
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Adobe PageMaker |
Export as PDF or EPS |
Convert Text to Outlines (Curves) |
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Quark Xpress |
Save as PDF or EPS |
Convert Text to Outlines (Curves) |
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Microsoft Publisher or Power Point |
Save as WMF or TIF (bitmap) |
Import as WMF or TIF |
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OTHER PROGRAMS |
BITMAP ARTWORK |
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Other programs |
Save or Export as BMP, TIF or WMF |
Set Resolution between 300 and 600 dpi |
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Microsoft Word - Word files cannot be imported into graphics programs and
may result in poor quality when images are copied and pasted from MSWord
into a graphics program |
Save a Word Document |
Images must be copied and pasted from Word |
