[time-nuts] HP E1938 Web Page
Christopher Hoover
ch at murgatroid.com
Tue Aug 28 22:51:01 EDT 2007
I'll say this once again.
The only two appropriate conversion options for the HPGL files are:
1. SVG -- the W3C XML standard for vector graphics (cf.
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/ )
2. PDF -- via a path produces vector PostScript in the PDF, i.e., one that
has NOT gone through RIP (Raster Image Processing).
(If you claim to have a PDF processing solution, you must say if the
solution RIP's the graphics. If it does or you don't know, it is a
non-solution!)
Anything else is a BAD idea. This certainly includes any path that results
in JPEG of any sort, GIF, TIFF, or any other raster images except maybe for
thumbnails. I don't care if your raster compression technology is lossless;
it is the wrong thing here.
(I apologize if I sound harsh, but there's some misinformation being
spread.)
-ch
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