High Resolution Images

Bill Reese wreese01 at TAMPABAY.RR.COM
Mon Mar 31 22:10:56 UTC 2008


Hi Val,

I use AutoCAD to create construction drawings for civil engineering 
projects.  It's not SVG, it's DXF, but the end result is the similar: 
avoids raster stair-stepping and pixilation.

It will be very interesting to see what comes of the work you and Steve 
will be doing with the conversion.  :-)

When doing the translation, leave yourself open for adjustments.  Human 
symbol recognition is of a very high order.  While there needs to be a 
limit on the variation of a symbol for the perception to be identical, 
format changes may require those variations.  Therefore, a "clean-cut" 
representation of the symbol may not necessarily mean a perfectly 
accurate translation to SVG from PNG, but, rather, one which achieves 
the same perception.

Bill



Valerie Sutton wrote:
> Hi Bill -
> It is interesting to know that you work with vector graphics...it is a 
> world I am just learning about -
>
> What is your work with vectors?
>
> Steve will be creating a Symbol Editor for me to try to turn our ISWA 
> bitmaps into SVG later...it will be fun for me to learn it ;-))
>
> Just in general, when it comes to different typeface styles for 
> SignWriting symbols...
>
> When it comes to beginning readers in any writing system...usually 
> simple plain symbols, without serifs and fancy swirls...are better for 
> beginning readers...then later, as the readers become advanced, the 
> beauty of other typeface designs can be appreciated and read just as 
> easily...
>
> In SignWriting it is no different. A square and a circle have 
> different meanings in SignWriting. Beginning readers need to be able 
> to see a clear-cut square and a clear circle...a square that has 
> rounded corners could be misread as a circle...no need to confuse people.
>
> So I feel the SVG has to be very clear...and most readers of 
> SignWriting are beginners around the world, as SignWriting Literature 
> is not plentiful enough yet...although more Literature is being 
> produced daily and that will change over time...
>
> So other typeface designs of SignWriting symbols are welcome, but our 
> world standard for the SVG needs to start with clean-cut symbols...
>
> But I am impressed with Inkscape...quite an accomplishment...
>
>
> Val ;-)
>
> ----------
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Bill Reese wrote:
>> Adam,
>>
>> A straight line is a curve with a radius of infinity.  ;-)
>>
>> Almost joking.  I work with vectors every day and have seen a drawing 
>> done that way.  The "look" of the drawing was as if there were lines 
>> and curves but it was all done with arcs.  Theoretically, as long as 
>> the visual impact is the same, does it matter?  After all, the world 
>> isn't flat but try telling that to someone who wants something 
>> "perfectly flat."  Essentially (and simplistically), they're saying 
>> they want something that approximates the curvature of the earth so 
>> that nothing will roll on it.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> Adam Frost wrote:
>>> Yes, I agree. Which is why I had a hard time trying to create SVG 
>>> with SignWriting. Inkscape has no idea which lines are supposed to 
>>> be curved and which are supposed to be straight when doing batching.
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> On Mar 31, 2008, at 12:15 PM, Valerie Sutton wrote:
>>>
>>>> SignWriting List
>>>> March 31, 2008
>>>>
>>>> Wow. I didn't realize that Inkscape was how Machado did the SVG of 
>>>> the IMWA 2004...I thought the software was specifically developed 
>>>> just for the SignWriting symbols to become SVG...so this is good 
>>>> news...thanks for informing us!
>>>>
>>>> Val ;-)
>>>>
>>>> PS. Yesterday I finished the final ID numbers of the ISWA 2008!
>>>>
>>>> Now I am cleaning some of the bitmapped graphics, to make the 
>>>> bitmaps look prettier, while Steve is finishing his new 
>>>> software....and then we will be testing the ISWA with the new 
>>>> software...Then we are planning an SVG version of the ISWA too...so 
>>>> in time, the SVG version of the ISWA will become the norm is my 
>>>> guess...
>>>>
>>>> But one point about the SVG that Steve and I hope to produce of the 
>>>> ISWA...I am hoping that the squares will be sharp-lined squares, 
>>>> with clean lines, rather than the tracing effect that the Inkscape 
>>>> created...then, once our very perfect SVG version is created, of 
>>>> course others can create different typestyle effects, such as the 
>>>> Inkscape style...but our original SVG of the ISWA needs to really 
>>>> look like the original bitmaps except without the zagged lines...
>>>>
>>>> -----------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 31, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Adam Frost wrote:
>>>>> Yes, it can. That is how the SVG symbols for 2004 were done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Adam
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 31, 2008, at 11:37 AM, Bill Reese wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stuart,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That looks good!  Looking real quick at Inkscape's online manual, 
>>>>>> it appears it may be able to do batch conversions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thiessen Stuart wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi! I did a quick test with my namesign with Inkscape. I just 
>>>>>>> imported the namesign from SignPuddle and then told it to trace 
>>>>>>> the bitmap. Here are the results. I told it to output in SVG and 
>>>>>>> OpenDocument Drawing (which is something OpenOffice can read).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stuart
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 31 Mar 2008, at 11:34 , Stephen Jones wrote:
>>>>>>>> Sandy and everyone:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for the offer. I actually had that sign class the 
>>>>>>>> same day I sent this message so I had to make do with the 
>>>>>>>> pixelated images. I would be very interested to see the 
>>>>>>>> software once it is finished!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stuart:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for the tip on inkscape. I will definitly look into 
>>>>>>>> that and see what I can come up with.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Valerie:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the link to the SVG IMWA 2004.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To all: so far the class has been going great. All the students 
>>>>>>>> seem to be picking up sign writing and they ask questions to 
>>>>>>>> clarify at the end. It will be interesting to see how well they 
>>>>>>>> will understand it by the end of the class.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>> Stephen Jones
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Sandy Fleming 
>>>>>>>> <sandy at scotstext.org <mailto:sandy at scotstext.org>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Stephen,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     How many signs are you thinking of? I'm working (very
>>>>>>>>     slowly, I'm
>>>>>>>>     afraid), on software that can produce this sort of thing.
>>>>>>>>     Unfortunately
>>>>>>>>     it's not ready yet, but I could perhaps produce what you
>>>>>>>>     want in the
>>>>>>>>     interim if there's not too much of it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     You could of course just learn Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or
>>>>>>>>     similar!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Sandy Fleming
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 15:13 -0400, Stephen Jones wrote:
>>>>>>>>     > Hello all,
>>>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>>>     > I am currently trying to make signs that are about the
>>>>>>>>     size of half a
>>>>>>>>     > page. Is there an easy way to make the signs larger
>>>>>>>>     without them
>>>>>>>>     > becoming pixelated? I am making these for use in a
>>>>>>>>     conversational ASL
>>>>>>>>     > class at my church.
>>>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>>>     > Thanks,
>>>>>>>>     > Stephen Jones
>>>>>>>>     >
>>>>>>>>     >
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> Val ;-)
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> Valerie Sutton
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> 1. SignWriting
> Read & Write Sign Languages
> http://www.SignWriting.org
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> 2. SignPuddle
> Create SignWriting Documents Online
> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle
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> 3. SignBank
> SignWriting Desktop Databases
> http://www.SignBank.org
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> 4. SignWriting List
> Technical Support: Ask questions to the List 
> http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/swlist
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> 5. SignWriting Literature Project
> Writing Literature in Sign Languages
> http://www.SignWriting.org/literature
>
> Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting
> Center For Sutton Movement Writing
> an educational nonprofit organization
> P.O. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038, USA
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