[accessibleimage] SV: Re: Adobe Illustrator graphics/Tiger embosser?

Hi Heidi,

Ok, then take the Illustrator file you have created for her, change the fonts 
as John says (contact John/Viewplus about getting them), or not. Open file up 
in Illustrator and click on print then check off save as file. The result is a 
.prn file. Send the .prn file to your student and she can emboss this out.

Forget about CorelDraw etc, this was in case you had both. Was just thinking 
about different possibilities.

So it is a rather easy procedure.

Regards,

Lisa



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Sendt: 28. oktober 2011 16:49
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Emne: [accessibleimage] Re: Adobe Illustrator graphics/Tiger embosser?

Ah the logistics of distance learning! This will push for additional options 
for the coming semesters:)
Thank you all for the great advice as we are under a time crunch! Drawing in 
Word, eew! Maybe, if we had more time to adjust to the tools (the frustration 
with them, etc.).

Lisa, Unfortunately the student doesn’t have illustrator and want the files for 
here Tiger but doesn’t have Illustrator. No unfortunately we don’t have both 
Illustrator and CorelDraw (although I have experience drawing in both).

John, we may take you up on that offer for the font at a later time. I want to 
get with another unit at our institution first that has a Tiger but was in need 
of maintenance last I knew.

Heidi

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[mailto:accessibleimage-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Gardner
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 10:23 AM
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Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: Adobe Illustrator graphics/Tiger embosser?

Hi, I agree with Lisa, but even better would be to change those fonts to 
braille29.ttf at point size 29.  Then it would emboss perfectly every time.  
These fonts are installed with any ViewPlus printer driver.  If you don’t have 
one (for shame!) I’ll be glad to send it to you.

John


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[mailto:accessibleimage-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lisa Yayla
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:36 PM
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Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: Adobe Illustrator graphics/Tiger embosser?

Hi again,
A point about the Braille.
This is just an idea. Just thinking you might have CorelDraw handy, since you 
have Illustrator. One tends to "collect" programs.
Well anyway, CorelDraw has two text modes one "text-text (not the official 
name, but cant think of it right now) and one graphic mode.  So if you have 
CorelDraw and Illustrator - export or import the one into the other ( think it 
is import Illustrator into CorelDraw) open CorelDraw and check that the text is 
in the correct mode - Text-text. Then the Braille should emboss out correctly. 
If not in the correct mode you can change it - forget which menu selection but 
it is an option. The result will be that  the Tiger will know that the Braille  
 is text and not a graphic that it is embossing. And then would image could 
save this as .prn to send to your student.

Just some thoughts.

Regards,

Lisa

Den 28.10.2011 07:22, skrev Lisa Yayla:
Hi Heidi,

I use Illustrator and emboss with Tiger almost every day.

You can either emboss directly from Illustrator, if you have Illustrator, or 
you can save as file instead and then you will get a .prn file. The student 
then could print the .prn file out with her Tiger.

However the Braille could be a bit tricky for either options.

I use to emboss directly from the Illustrator, but with more complicated 
diagrams and etc I felt I had better control
using the Tiger Designer after working first in Illustrator and then opening 
the file in Tiger Designer and continue working there (point to point control). 
I know some that emboss directly from Illustrator and think that this goes 
pretty good with math diagrams.

One idea for you to know what it is you are sending her, if you send a .prn 
file, is to download a viewer from ViewPlus. Pretty sure these are free and 
open the .prn in the Viewer.

And if you have Braille in your Illustrator file - which I am guessing you do. 
Would suggest changing the font to a Tiger Braille Font and put at the correct 
size. Otherwise the font might emboss out like a graphic and not text - that is 
not very readable.

So in Illustrator click on print and check "save as file" - then it will save 
as a .prn file.

Hope this helps. Could be other ways too.

Regards,

Lisa





Den 27.10.2011 22:49, skrev Smart, Heidi R.:
Hello List,

I am working with a student who has a Tiger embosser. She wants us to send her 
a graphic that we have created in Adobe Illustrator for capsule paper, but 
don’t know what file format she can send direct to the tiger for embossing. Can 
anyone on the list help me find the knowledge needed?

Heidi Smart
Alternative Format Coordinator
Purdue University
Disability Resource Center
Young Hall, Room 830
155 S. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Ph: 765-494-1246
FAX: 765-496-3759






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