What format do most prefer? - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

m_r_dxn · 06-07-2009, 05:42 AM

Just curious.....what format do you guys prefer the patterns to be posted in.... a pdf file, or a image file, such as a jpg or bmp? For me, it is just as easy to make one as it is the other, or even both. Just wondering what most people liked the best for this website.

treslakter · 06-07-2009, 08:24 AM

Good question - the answer took some time .. but I vote for .pdf as my candidate. Thanks for asking! And thanks for the patterns you share with the rest of us!

Keep towing them up here

scrollpup · 06-07-2009, 09:26 AM

I ditto Ivars post Matt.

Jerry

JohnB · 06-07-2009, 11:16 AM

G'day Matt,
PDF is good, but I have a hellova time resizing them. This a probably like scrolling with a flint knife, but I screen capture the image and then save it as either a jpg, gif, or something and import into my printing programme and resize to what I want.

Edgar · 06-07-2009, 11:53 AM

Avoid pdf unless the dimensions are critical. gif and jpg are easier to resize.
Edgar

Jediscroller · 06-07-2009, 12:35 PM

I prefer designing and printing vector files (pdf's) as there's no loss in resolution regardless of how much they're enlarged. Adobe will allow you to resize to fit on standard paper or any other percentage you like. With jpg's and gif's you lose resolution the larger it gets and can get to the point of unuseable if the resolution isn't all that great. Rapid Resizer includes instructions on how to import pdf's but even then they're converted to jpg files and there can be a significant loss of resolution.

WoodJunky · 06-07-2009, 01:01 PM

I prefer pdf as well.

JohnB,there is a program called Universal Document Converter, you can find out more it from the website listed below.
Download - Create PDF with ease! - Universal Document Converter
The way it works is it converts a pdf file to a jpeg image it will also do other conversions as well, and you do that by opening the file, select page with image on and click print,
then click the drop down menu where your printer is shown and select Universal Document Converter as your printer,
click print,
it will then save it to a default location or you can change the settings to ask you where you want it saved to.

I have tried the demo version which allows you to try all available features of Universal Document Converter. There is no restriction or limitation except for the addition of a watermark on each output file.
I like this program and to remove the watermark you have to purchase it.

keystonecop · 06-07-2009, 02:24 PM

PDF is my first choice. or a full size jpg will work. if someone posts a small version of a gif or jpg when you print them you get what I call jagged fat lines (hard to follow).

Thanks for asking.

m_r_dxn · 06-07-2009, 02:35 PM

Sorry, having a bit of trouble.

m_r_dxn · 06-07-2009, 02:36 PM

Sorry for the double post.

06-07-2009, 05:42 AM	#1
m_r_dxn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 409	What format do most prefer? Just curious.....what format do you guys prefer the patterns to be posted in.... a pdf file, or a image file, such as a jpg or bmp? For me, it is just as easy to make one as it is the other, or even both. Just wondering what most people liked the best for this website. __________________ Friends call me Matt My Album http://s570.photobucket.com/albums/s...rking%20album/

06-07-2009, 08:24 AM	#2
treslakter Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Valnesfjord, NORWAY (just north of the Arctic Circle) Posts: 84	Good question - the answer took some time .. but I vote for .pdf as my candidate. Thanks for asking! And thanks for the patterns you share with the rest of us! Keep towing them up here __________________ Ivar "treslakter" - read as "woodbutcher"

06-07-2009, 09:26 AM	#3
scrollpup Avatar by Casey Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hot Springs,Arkansas Posts: 1,882	I ditto Ivars post Matt. Jerry __________________ Two wrongs don't make a right....they just even the score...

06-07-2009, 11:16 AM	#4
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,165	G'day Matt, PDF is good, but I have a hellova time resizing them. This a probably like scrolling with a flint knife, but I screen capture the image and then save it as either a jpg, gif, or something and import into my printing programme and resize to what I want. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

06-07-2009, 12:35 PM	#6
Jediscroller American Crafstman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away Posts: 3,154 Blog Entries: 6	I prefer designing and printing vector files (pdf's) as there's no loss in resolution regardless of how much they're enlarged. Adobe will allow you to resize to fit on standard paper or any other percentage you like. With jpg's and gif's you lose resolution the larger it gets and can get to the point of unuseable if the resolution isn't all that great. Rapid Resizer includes instructions on how to import pdf's but even then they're converted to jpg files and there can be a significant loss of resolution. __________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671

06-07-2009, 11:53 AM	#5
Edgar Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	Avoid pdf unless the dimensions are critical. gif and jpg are easier to resize. Edgar

06-07-2009, 01:01 PM	#7
WoodJunky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sth Australia, Australia Posts: 128	I prefer pdf as well. JohnB,there is a program called Universal Document Converter, you can find out more it from the website listed below. Download - Create PDF with ease! - Universal Document Converter The way it works is it converts a pdf file to a jpeg image it will also do other conversions as well, and you do that by opening the file, select page with image on and click print, then click the drop down menu where your printer is shown and select Universal Document Converter as your printer, click print, it will then save it to a default location or you can change the settings to ask you where you want it saved to. I have tried the demo version which allows you to try all available features of Universal Document Converter. There is no restriction or limitation except for the addition of a watermark on each output file. I like this program and to remove the watermark you have to purchase it.

06-07-2009, 02:24 PM	#8
keystonecop Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 172	PDF is my first choice. or a full size jpg will work. if someone posts a small version of a gif or jpg when you print them you get what I call jagged fat lines (hard to follow). Thanks for asking. __________________ The other John A. Nelson johnsworkshop.com I just follow the lines and make sawdust on a Purple EX-30 and a Yellow DW788

06-07-2009, 02:35 PM	#9
m_r_dxn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 409	Sorry, having a bit of trouble. __________________ Friends call me Matt My Album http://s570.photobucket.com/albums/s...rking%20album/

06-07-2009, 02:36 PM	#10
m_r_dxn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 409	Sorry for the double post. __________________ Friends call me Matt My Album http://s570.photobucket.com/albums/s...rking%20album/

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