Re: .WMF files

Technically correct isn't much help if you want to work with an image.
Corel PhotoPaint will recognize them as it recognizes EPS as well and other
formats.  I use one program to do it all.  Seems a little unecessary to be
moving between programs because your options are limited?

Technically, a Corel PhotoPaint CPT file acts similar to a vector until you
combine it with the background.  So I can bring a WMF file into Corel Draw,
break it apart work with the objects separately etc.  I can also use a list
of effects and filters within the Draw program as well.  Finishing touches
can be done in PhotoPaint if I wish.

Rob Mellor
Millenium Studios
http://www.milleniumstudios.com
http://www.fallscasino.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Williams <Peter.Williams(at)hendersons.com.au>
To: hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 4:43 PM
Subject: RE: .WMF files


>Technically speaking WMF is a vector file and so Photoshop
>is technically correct if it refuses to open it.
>
>Paintshop Pro will open and save the WMF files, as will
>Freehand as you discovered. What you are doing is a sensible
>method of dealing with them. Open in Freehand and size correctly
>for your use (a wmf scales easily due to it's vectorness), then
>export it as a bitmap (format as required).
>
>
>Peter Williams
>LAN Support/Webmaster
>williams(at)hendersons.com.au
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org]On
>> Behalf Of Eve Emshoff
>> Subject: .WMF files
>>
>> A recent email concerning .WMF files brought a problem to mind. I've
>> started using a ton of clip art at work (a newspaper) and the majority of
>> files are in .WMF format.
>>
>> Alright, so what I tried to do is open Windows Explorer in Windows 98 and
>> drag it into Photoshop where logically I would think it would open. I
>> quickly found out that this was not possible, as Photoshop does not
>> recognize this file format!
>>
>> What would be the easiest way of bypassing the Kudo Reader and allowing a
>> Drop and Drag interface? I've been using Macromedia Freehand and
importing
>> the .WMF files and then saving them as whatever format I need
>> (.jpg, .tif).
>>
>
>

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