Re: .BMP versus Bitmap/Vector Graphics

AHEM -- for clarification -- one last time because the topic is getting
nauseating ---

the context of the original email question BMP files suggested print
media with the .bmp extension. That is what I was referring to -- for a
while people were asking about print media rather than web media.

If the context is the generic Bitmap versus Vector then thats a another
topic altogether. If I havent made that clear before (I thought I did)
I hope I am doing so now.

Again, for the latter subject refer to the latest PC Magazine


Lisa


--- WSherratt(at)aol.com wrote:
> Gang,
> 
> thanks so much for replying and giving opinions on
> my post.
> I will just cut and paste what I sent to our friend,
> mrs.Durham earlier 
> regarding the working for free principle
> ----
> I agree wholehearedtly, and it is NOT something I
> advocate, nor did I choose 
> to work for free, without considerable thought and
> wrangling in my own head.
> Really I was glad to do the Ezio thing for no money
> (though I got lots of 
> benefits I would gladly pay for anyway) because I
> needed the references and 
> URL examples.
> I cannot prove to anyone my skills without a
> portfolio. If I had not helped 
> out, Ezio would have had the poor merchandise site,
> I would have no 
> references, no URL examples etc.
> In this particular instance, I think I did the right
> thing.
> The calls I get now are from people who have seen
> Ezios site and thought it 
> wonderful (who have also fumlbed with frontpage and
> then seen what a real 
> designer - not wishing to blow my own trumpet could
> do).
> Personal reccomendation is the key in this business
> at present. So when Ezio, 
> or one of the others I did "free" for reccomends me,
> I am in far better place 
> to sell services. Don't get me wrong I don't
> advocate the free approach, but 
> remember, at the time (last July) I was fresh out of
> University and needing 
> experience. I think I made the right choice, though
> as you quite rightly 
> point out, it is not an easy one, nor are there any
> perfect 
> answers...............(please dont hate me!!)
> -----------
> 
> I think that sums up my attitude rather well. 
> As for having been ripped off a little, yes that
> happened too.
> I went to a firm who sell programs to recruitment
> agencies (written in VB) 
> who wanted to put an online version of the thing up.
> 
> Knowing little about the web they interviewed me
> (for a full time post there) 
> asking how this would be done. keen to please I told
> them, no DHTML was not 
> what they meant when they talked about having user
> inputs which then changed 
> databases and page content, moreso it was CGI, in my
> opinion. I even answered 
> how would they sell such a service to a business
> that was required by law to 
> keep paper records of everything.
> I thought I did rather well. Boom. Nope - BUT my
> suggestions had been taken 
> on. Nice!!!
> 
> Also when I was attempting a masters degree I wanted
> to write the 
> dissertation on Supermarkets business use of the
> Internet(my background is in 
> marketing and business, NOT computing - which is why
> I guess I can see 
> through alot of sillyness!!!). The supermarkets in
> question responded "No, we 
> don't want to fund this research, but feel free to
> send us the results in 
> three years". Thanks very much!! Vote of confidence
> eh?
>  Two fingers to them I venture.
> 
> Anyway I am just sharing this stuff with you guys.
> 
> On the topic of BMP, RLE, GIF, JPEG, LOL,m ROFL and
> other such capital 
> induced frenzies - I was a bit upset to hear that
> everything I had done on 
> BMP was low end stuff. There was me thinking I was a
> whizz!!! Shhhhh - EPS 
> from now on.
> 
> Also does anyone else despise Adobe products? I do.
> I find them the Microsoft 
> equivalent of graphics. Endless features I dont
> want, complicated and over 
> spec'd programs. Go away - I will use PSP thanks,
> and UUlead products seem 
> the way for me.
> Adobe the gigantic monolith of graphics, there is
> not enough abuse for them 
> on this list!
> 
> Nah
> 
> I expect what is termed as "flames" to burn my Email
> in box with great flurry 
> and spirit.
> Nice one
> 
> Mr.Will
> 

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