NEW Scalable markings

[turnipkiller]

Inkscape is a freeware program like Gimp. I think they are somewhat related, when I open a file in Inkscape, it has some of the settings (favourite folders for example) already in the choice menu. I think it may run on the GTK enviornment thing, but I am not sure.
I was fiddling around with it some more last night, I don't think it is intended for use in the same way as Gimp or Photoshop. It does make better enlargements of .jpg files, I was enlarging some just to see how well it does. Alot better than Gimp for example.
Here is a link to it. I really can't explain it lol. I've never used CorelDraw so I can't make a comparison.
www.inkscape.org

[Aero_Shodanjo]

Great info, thanks m8. Been looking for an open source SVG program for a while.

This should come in handy to replace CorelDraw. I wish it'll open .cdr files too though, but still:

[goshikisen]

Can most vector editors open an SVG file... (ie Freehand, CorelDraw)? If so I'll just export as an SVG for all marking files. I'm all for any file format that is compatible with a majority of editors so long as it doesn't compromise the integrity or usablilty of the file.

[adlabs6]

I have vector software that outputs .wmf format drawings. These were pretty basic formats so I'd guess they should be supported on a variety of systems? Could this format be useful perhaps?

[Serval]

Another option would be EPS maybe?

[turnipkiller]

Oddly enough, Gimp can open both .wmf and .eps files, but Inkscape cannot. I get the impression that Inkscape is relatively new and that they are still getting it up and going, perhaps it will be able to handle more file types as time goes on.

I am curious, what file types allow the benefits of vector graphics to be used to their fullest?

Is there a standard type file that is used by nearly all vector programs?

[Serval]

I know from work that graphic designers and printing companies here very often use the EPS format.
Opening an EPS or an AI works exactly the same in Photoshop, so I think both work a similar way.

[adlabs6]

Ok, I tried EPS, but it did rasterized my vector layers.

Then I installed my Vector program Serif DrawPlus5. It can output to PDF format, which I can open with Acrobat, Photoshop Elements (with selectable dpi on open) but I'm not sure on GIMP or PSP. I'll post the PDF I made, and some GIMP and PaintShop users can comment on how it works.

[turnipkiller]

Gimp is supposed to be able to open .PDF files, but mine wouldn't do it. I kept getting an error message. Oh well, the fun of free programs. Gimp also gives the option of resolution etc. on open, after that I get the fail message.

I discovered yesterday that my girlfriend has Adobe everything on her computer including Illustrator, so I have converted the marking files from the .ai to .svg so I could try to use them in Inkscape. I am going to experiment with what files seem to do the best job and are easiest to open.