Re: Converting GIFs to WMF

never mind the theory check out facility in PSP5
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Michael T Kidd B.A.(hons) MBII
Inn-Quest Design Services
http://www.inn-quest.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ramon Bartschat <bartschat(at)goldnet.sk>
To: hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: Converting GIFs to WMF


>Theoretically this should not be possible.
>
>GIF is essentially a bitmap (LZW compressed)
>WMF (Windows Metafile) is used for vector graphics. (Correct me if I am
>wrong)
>
>This means a completely different format!
>
>If you are the author of the GIF file in question then you can vectorize
the
>indivudual components (objects or layers) of the gif file and then export
it
>from a vector graphic programm like CorelDraw to WMF format.
>If not then you must re-create (re-draw) the graphic in a vector graphics
>programm and save it in WMF.
>
>
>So that is the theory.
>Now I tried it and it worked. (?!)
>I was able to import a GIF into CorelDraw8 and export it as a WMF file. The
>content of the WMF file was still a bitmap thought.
>
>Does anyone know the exact definition of the Windows Metafile WMF format ?
>
>?!
>Ramon Bartschat
>
>>I need to convert a GIF to WMF format.  Anybody know of a program that can
>>handle that?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Guy
>
>
>

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