Fonts get the "Jaggies" when I export as .eps

[signgirl007]

Hey Ya'll,

When I export a file in Corel as an .eps to open in Gerber Omega to set up for our router, the fonts get the "jaggies". I am having to spend a lot of time cleaning these files up. My experience with software has always been Illustrator. Corel is great,too. Still learning it's functions. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

thanks,
Signgirl007

 

[thomchar]

I also get the jaggies when taking fonts from corel x3 to flexi as a plt. file
any suggestions:

 

[signage]

Are you converting the text to curves first?

 

[thomchar]

If I convert to curves or not it doesn't make any difference

 

[Bobby H]

It sounds like Gerber Omega is importing the .EPS file as a rasterized bitmap (which is really wrong). Isn't there some way to make that monkey import vectors? Just asking, I don't use that program.

 

[Cadmn]

never used goober here never had problem in corel

 

[signage]

When I convert to curves and import into composer 2.0, or LXI master plus(off brand version of flexi) I do not get any little jaggies.

 

[Bobby H]

One question remains: what kind of artwork is getting imported into Gerber Omega? Is it raster? Or is it vector? If it is vector-based then there really should be some method to use in Gerber Omega to eliminate those jaggies. If it doesn't allow that then I would have to say Gerber Omega has a very serious problem.

Then there's this question: are you including a low-rez TIFF header in the EPS file? Usually I never allow a EPS file to be saved with a TIFF header bitmap. Some programs will just important the clunky, stupid raster image instead of the far superior vector components.

I would go back to Corel and use the EPS export and make sure the TIFF header thing is not checked at all.

 

[Geary]

Convert to Paths (/Outlines/Curves).....Open in Illustrator FIRST.....save it as an Illustrator EPS ......then open it in your plotter programs.


~Gear

 

[signgirl007]

Hey Gear,

After I got tired at work today of ALL that clean-up work, I took that same .eps file and opened it up in Illustrator and exported as an .eps version 8. Opened that file in Omega and got very few "jaggies". It was almost perfect. I was just wondering if there was some kind of trick in Corel that I was missing or if that's just the way Corel exports. My new company is Corel based. But I will use my Illy to avoid all that time consuming clean-up.

 

[signgirl007]

Hey Bobby H,

It's vector based artwork. Gerber Omega does have tools to clean up the Jaggies in the text but that's very time consuming. Especially when I know there is a solution to this problem. If all else fails, I'll just use Illy to export. Thanks for all the replies. Anymore are greatly appreciated.

 

[Fred Weiss]

Gerber Omega gets along with CorelDRAW much better when you export out of Corel in the Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX 5.0 not version 6.0) format and then import that into Gerber Omega. You can also get good results using EPS or AI but stick with version 7 or earlier. Version 2.0 does not support higher versions than that.

I suspect that any problems you are having are based in your lack of familiarity with CorelDRAW. Try the CMX ... it gives you exactly the nodes with no corruption that are present in the Corel file.

You can also get considerable improvement in these shortcomings by upgrading your Omega to the current version 2.5.

Finally,

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE DUPLICATE POSTS AT SIGNS 101! It is unnecessary. The site is structured to pass all posts through the active threads on the home page. Your post will be seen and read.

 

[signgirl007]

I will certainly give the CMX 5.0 a try tomorrow morning at work. I am unfamilar with Corel. The guy training me is leaving but said he has done this for 8 years and there was nothing I could do about those "jaggies". I refused to believe that and I knew this board could help me and not be so closed minded like my co-worker.

thanks for all the replies and sorry for the duplicate posts. Wasn't sure what board I should post on

 

[Bobby H]

The very issue of "jaggies" being present shows an issue with Gerber Omega not importing the vector-based artwork correctly. I still must wonder if Gerber is not actually important a low resolution TIFF header bitmap rather than the actual vector-based objects. As I stated before, I have seen other applications do this sort of thing. When vector artwork is imported one should have no jaggies at all since the artwork will be output at the maximum resolution of the output device.

Make sure when you export EPS from Corel that the placeable TIFF header option is not checked "on."

 

[Geary]

Believe me....I know about how frustrating this "jaggie" issue is. I spent all night long once at a shop that was using Corel, Illustrator and Omega and we finally figured out the formula by breakfast time.

One of the key elements I forgot to mention above is..... once you've converted the text to vector paths, you also should "break composite" then ungroup everything before sending it over as an EPS to be used as a 'cut file'. Sometimes you don't have to do it....but with most fonts.....especially TrueTypes this can be a sore issue! Yuck!

I know, I know....this is so stupid to have a ding dong work around like this when we start off with perfectly GREAT text and it doesn't communicate properly to the other programs..... but honestly this is the only way. Sorry kids!

~gear