Is there any way to get vector shapes out of PSP 8?  I would specifically
like to be able to get them into CorelDraw, but I don't have CD installed on
this PC to test if copy+paste will do it.  Would be nice to be able to have
them as SVG too, but I can do that if I can get them into CD.

Also, when working with vectors, how do I do a proportional resize, ie the
x:y ratio remains the same?  In some programs you can hold down ctrl or
shift while dragging with the mouse.  I know I can resize the vector layer
with shift-S, but I want to be able to do it "by hand" as it were.

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Nik Coughin wrote:
> Is there any way to get vector shapes out of PSP 8?  I would
> specifically like to be able to get them into CorelDraw, but I don't
> have CD installed on this PC to test if copy+paste will do it.  Would
> be nice to be able to have them as SVG too, but I can do that if I
> can get them into CD.
> Also, when working with vectors, how do I do a proportional resize,
> ie the x:y ratio remains the same?  In some programs you can hold
> down ctrl or shift while dragging with the mouse.  I know I can
> resize the vector layer with shift-S, but I want to be able to do it
> "by hand" as it were.

I just figured proportional resize out -- drag with right button down.

Now, how about vector export? :)

"Nik Coughin" <nrkn!no-spam!@woosh.co.nz> wrote in message
news:lCL4d.5932$JQ4.502491@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Is there any way to get vector shapes out of PSP 8?  I would specifically
> like to be able to get them into CorelDraw, but I don't have CD installed
> on this PC to test if copy+paste will do it.  Would be nice to be able to
> have them as SVG too, but I can do that if I can get them into CD.
>
> Also, when working with vectors, how do I do a proportional resize, ie
> the x:y ratio remains the same?  In some programs you can hold down ctrl
> or shift while dragging with the mouse.  I know I can resize the vector
> layer with shift-S, but I want to be able to do it "by hand" as it were.

Right-click on the corner handle and drag. Unfortunately, PSP 8 (and 9) are
buggy in that it is not always perfectly proportional... when you release
the mouse button, it "jumps" slightly out of proportion. To be safe, I just
made a script that resizes in small proportional increments and mapped it
to the keyboard.

Sceadu



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"Nik Coughin" <nrkn!no-spam!@woosh.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Nik Coughin wrote: 
>
> I just figured proportional resize out -- drag with right button down.
>
> Now, how about vector export? :)

I think you're pretty much limited to saving as WMF--can CorelDraw open
that? I would like it if PSP supported SVG and EPS too.

Sceadu



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Sceadu wrote:
> "Nik Coughin" <nrkn!no-spam!@woosh.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:HGL4d.5934$JQ4.502493@news.xtra.co.nz... 
>
> I think you're pretty much limited to saving as WMF--can CorelDraw
> open that? I would like it if PSP supported SVG and EPS too.
>
> Sceadu
>

Yeah, CorelDraw can open WMF.  I just discovered that I can save the vector
information out to a WMF and it stays a vector, which is great!  I had
foolishly assumed that it would lose the vector information, because you
can't import vector info from a WMF.  The other way to do it would be to
print to file, then rename the .prn file to a .ps file, should work.

Thanks Sceadu!

"Nik Coughin" <nrkn!no-spam!@woosh.co.nz> wrote in message
news:iZL4d.5944$JQ4.502393@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Sceadu wrote: 
>
> Yeah, CorelDraw can open WMF.  I just discovered that I can save the
> vector information out to a WMF and it stays a vector, which is great!  I
> had foolishly assumed that it would lose the vector information, because
> you can't import vector info from a WMF.  The other way to do it would be
> to print to file, then rename the .prn file to a .ps file, should work.
>
> Thanks Sceadu!

Can you explaine what you mean by "cant import vector info from a WMF". I
have imported Microsoft clipart from office clip orgeniser into PSP as
vectors. In fact if it was not for the renaming of the layers I would add
them to preset shapes file locations.
Trev

In article <41538a37_7@corp.newsgroups.com>,
Sceadu <aeonarcanum@NOhotmailANNOYINGSPAM.com> wrote:

> I think you're pretty much limited to saving as WMF--can CorelDraw open
> that? I would like it if PSP supported SVG and EPS too.

> Sceadu

Considering that SVG is the future for Vector graphics, I think an SVG
Save or export out of PSP is overdue.

Cheers
Dave S

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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:52:04 +1200, "Nik Coughin"
<nrkn!no-spam!@woosh.co.nz> wrote:

>Yeah, CorelDraw can open WMF.  I just discovered that I can save the vector
>information out to a WMF and it stays a vector, which is great!

You can also save and retain vector data in the EMF format which is a
better choice since it supports curves.

Ron


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Trev wrote:
> "Nik Coughin" <nrkn!no-spam!@woosh.co.nz> wrote in message 
>
> Can you explaine what you mean by "cant import vector info from a
> WMF". I have imported Microsoft clipart from office clip orgeniser
> into PSP as vectors. In fact if it was not for the renaming of the
> layers I would add them to preset shapes file locations.
> Trev

Hmm, you're right, it does work.  I had been doing a lot of work with EPS
and SVG files, and neither of those import as vector, they get converted to
raster.  I just lumped WMF in there without trying it.