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Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 7:02:50 AM    vanrose72   Posts: 4 Joined: 11/26/2010 Status: offline Is it possible to import vector art from other applications, e.g., Adobe Illustrator, into the Print Shop 2.0? _____________________________ - Van Post #: 1

RE: Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 11:51:26 AM    Brandy redux Posts: 2376 Joined: 2/7/2007 Status: offline Sorry but NO, Van, Print Shop 2.0 is designed to import only the following image files - all of which are raster graphics *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.png *.bmp So, the best you could hope for would be to open your vector images in another program then Copy/Paste them into Print Shop 2.0. < Message edited by Brandy redux -- 11/27/2010 12:49:36 PM > _____________________________ For More Help: Click on the FAQ link at the top of this page Then, click on the All FAQ's button on the next page To contact me by email, please send your message to pine_97@yahoo.com (in reply to vanrose72) Post #: 2

RE: Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 1:14:04 PM    vanrose72   Posts: 4 Joined: 11/26/2010 Status: offline I actually tried cutting and pasting from Illustrator, but it got me nowhere. What's the secret? _____________________________ - Van (in reply to Brandy redux) Post #: 3

RE: Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 1:30:50 PM    Brandy redux Posts: 2376 Joined: 2/7/2007 Status: offline Hi Van, Since my attempts to Copy from several programs (including Paint Shop Pro 3, Print Shop 23, MSWord, etc.) then paste into Print Shop 2.0 were all unsuccessful - because Print Shop 2.0 did not see that the image had been Copied - it looks to me like it might not be possible to Copy/Paster vector images into Print Shop 2.0. I did find that it is possible to open *.wmf images in Print Shop 23 and other graphic programs, then export the *.wmf image as a *.jpg or in another raster format. However, when I imported the resulting image into Print Shop 2.0, I did see that it was a bit pixelated. < Message edited by Brandy redux -- 11/27/2010 2:39:30 PM > _____________________________ For More Help: Click on the FAQ link at the top of this page Then, click on the All FAQ's button on the next page To contact me by email, please send your message to pine_97@yahoo.com (in reply to vanrose72) Post #: 4

RE: Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 3:22:36 PM    ellengard Posts: 3253 Joined: 10/2/2006 Status: offline From Illustrator, scale your graphic to be 300 dpi at the desired print size. If there are transparent parts, save as PNG with transparency. Import the PNG to Print Master 2.0. (in reply to vanrose72) Post #: 5

RE: Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 3:50:28 PM    vanrose72   Posts: 4 Joined: 11/26/2010 Status: offline I appreciate all of your help, Brandy and ellengard. I had heard that copying and pasting wmf files were a possibility, but I could never get that method to work. The solution would require converting the artwork to raster anyway, which I was trying to avoid. While trying to find a solution yesterday, I decided to import a png with transparency when nothing else seemed to pan out. This appears to be the only way to import artwork created in Adobe Illustrator. Again, thanks for all of your input! If you come up with anything else in the near future, please let me know! _____________________________ - Van (in reply to ellengard) Post #: 6

RE: Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 5:11:26 PM    Brandy redux Posts: 2376 Joined: 2/7/2007 Status: offline Hi Van, It's too bad that you aren't using Print Shop 23, which is a much more popular program than is Print Shop 2.0 - because I have just determined that it is quite easy to copy/paste a *.wmf image into Print Shop 23. And, it is also quite easy to import a *.wmf image into Print Shop 23. As a matter of fact, Print Shop 23 can import all of the following graphic file formats: *.BMP *.CGM *.DPP *.GIF *.JPEG *.PCX *.PNG *.TIFF *.WMF Photo CD Files Print Meta Objects PhotoShop files The reason why Print Shop 23 is more popular than Print Shop 2.0 is because Print Shop 2.0 is a completely redesigned and rewritten product which works in an entirely different manner than the earlier versions of Print Shop, which have been around for more than a decade. And, there is another downside to using Print Shop 2.0. If you will click on the link below http://forums.encoreusa.com/tm.asp?m=39286&mpage=1&key=fuzzy%E9%A5%B9 you will see that PS2.0 cannot always maintain the quality of photo images. If you purchased Print Shop 2.0 within the last 90 days from a retail store or within the last 30 days from broderbund.com, you are eligible for a refund. Please click on the link below http://support.encore.com/customerservice/refunds.aspx to view the Refund policy. And, you might want to note that Print Shop 23, which can still be purchased from here http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dsoftware&field-keywords=Print+Shop+23&x=13&y=15 and Print Shop 23.1, which can be purchased from here http://www.broderbund.com/search.aspx?SearchTerm=Print+Shop can both be successfully installed on even a 64-bit version of Windows 7, as is described here http://forums.encoreusa.com/tm.asp?m=37888 _____________________________ For More Help: Click on the FAQ link at the top of this page Then, click on the All FAQ's button on the next page To contact me by email, please send your message to pine_97@yahoo.com (in reply to vanrose72) Post #: 7

RE: Importing vector art - 11/27/2010 8:26:00 PM    vanrose72   Posts: 4 Joined: 11/26/2010 Status: offline Thanks for the advice! I'd switch, but I'm on a mission with The Print Shop 2.0. _____________________________ - Van (in reply to Brandy redux) Post #: 8

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