Preferred Vector Format? -- Converting From Coreldraw
I was wondering what vector format BarTender prefers? (Has the best support for?)
I have about 900 CorelDraw full-page / sheet labels / templates to convert to Zebra roll printer format in BarTender.
I have tried WMF, EMF, DWG and DXF (in 5 different revisions each), EPS, CMX, and SVG format. None convert well. WMF was the best, SVG is the format I would prefer (the output from CorelDraw in SVG format is perfect in every web browser tested, but it doesn't import into BarTender well at all.)
Please, I would love suggestions on which vector format is the best choice for importing into BarTender (and, especially, from CorelDraw.)
I have the Automation version of BarTender. The Vector drawings in CorelDraw are very simple (100 objects, simple fills, generally black and white, etc)
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Currently WMF is probably your most reliable choice. Support for SVG is there, but as you've found, there can be problems with it when exported by other applications. We are working to improve matters, as regards to SVG, in future releases. Note that our support for EPS and DXF is only partial, particularly concerning vectorized EPS or newer file version formats of DXF.
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Okay, WMF is not working well enough. The text we export as curves is terrible, and the text we export as text is the wrong size. We'll export as bitmaps for now.
We're using a 300dpi thermal-transfer printer; is there a resolution we should export at to optimize? 300dpi is the obvious choice, but 600 dpi, or 1200, could be better, I don't know. I wanted to flexibility to resize in BarTender, will higher DPI bitmaps provide that? (how well does BarTender resample bitmaps...
Also, thank you very much for responding. As an employee at a service-oriented company it pleases me to work with another.
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When using bitmap graphics it is best to use a 1:1 ratio on the resolution based on how it will be printed. When re-sampling an image of a larger size than it will be printed, particularly on low resolution monochrome thermal printers, it will raise the possibility of unwanted artifacts being introduced into the printed results.
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