Still no EMF ???

[Wolfgang]

I really do hope I did just not look close enough, but is there still no EMF import (and maybe even export?) in X-X ??

I really did look forward for this feature.

Why, you ask ??
Because WMF is a very common way of transfering files between programs. Unfortunately though, it has it's limits, i guess because it's a 16 bit format. EMF on the other hand gives me much better quality and is widely used by other programs. For un-experienced users (like most of my clients) EMF is a very good way to export logos etc., because it don't ask questions and parameters.

I use EPS whenever possible, but sometimes EMF would be the only compatibility between programs - vectorbased.

Will we see this feature in the CD release, or what's the problem with it ??

Wolfgang

[Wolfgang]

I really do hope I did just not look close enough, but is there still no EMF import (and maybe even export?) in X-X ??

I really did look forward for this feature.

Why, you ask ??
Because WMF is a very common way of transfering files between programs. Unfortunately though, it has it's limits, i guess because it's a 16 bit format. EMF on the other hand gives me much better quality and is widely used by other programs. For un-experienced users (like most of my clients) EMF is a very good way to export logos etc., because it don't ask questions and parameters.

I use EPS whenever possible, but sometimes EMF would be the only compatibility between programs - vectorbased.

Will we see this feature in the CD release, or what's the problem with it ??

Wolfgang

[diniel]

I just tried it, I can EXport an EMF file, but I can't IMport it again.

[tikka]

I too was hoping for some emf support improvements.
I can export from Xara X as emf but when I try to insert it as a picture in say Word 2000, all I get is a blank box.

[AndyStewart]

Hi,

I've tried exporting XaraX files as emfs to include in DTP work, but I haven't found one that works yet! Visio, Word etc all show blank/empty boxes! I'm running windows ME which previews images windows understands in the desktop explorer windows. wmf, gif etc are fine, but emf from XaraX just shows as a black box. So I'm stuck with wmf a a vector format at the moment, but it doesn't handle the bezier curves...

I emailed suppprt with an example, but they say it works OK for them. Does anyone actually use emf export and get it to work??

[pinkbat]

Hi,

I get exactly the same result: EMF exports result in a blank file.

What I tend to do as a workaround is use the WPG format. XaraX exports very nicely to that; you can insert it into Word (and presumably other Office apps) files, and I find the quality is very good.
I have never used WordPerfect, but judging by the quality of their file format - I'm impressed. WPG is of course only 8-bit, but gradients and such effects look very good in it.
Is that any help?

Regards,
Britta

[janegil]

I tried WGP, and it was visible in Word 2003.

But it looks like a bitmap? I might just as well use GIF, then?

Is there any vector format that can be exported from Xara to Word?

[Christine Farrelly]

Import and export filters are due for update with the next version.

Christine

[RAMWolff44]

Our old friend Wolfgang from Austria?? Is that you??

I wrote support about this issue, so maybe someone will pop in! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Soquili]

Hey Richard,

Check the date on Wolfgang's post, it was made over 3 years ago.

It would be nice to hear from him again.