GIF, or preferably PNG is probably the best compressed image format for schematics and PCB layouts. Both do a good job of compressing two tone images such as these. RLE is another good choice for images with only B&W. Alternately, as Alex points out, a BMP of TIFF of a two tone image will compress very well with ZIP or something like it (but of course it must then be unzipped to view it). CIAO - Martin. On Wed, 1 Apr 1998 08:34:36 +0300, Alex Torres wrote: >> From: Brian Gracia >> >> Does anyone know of a graphics conversion program that will convert >autocad >> dxfs to gif/jpg? I would like to add some drawings to the web site I am > ^^^^^^^^^ >> creating. > >I don't know about autocad's files convertion (I'm using OrCad), but put my >2 cents: > >_NEVER_ use JPEG picture format at schematics drawings!!!! > >JPEG used only for photos and orter color and half-tone pictures. >If you use jpeg for black&white drawing you receive very big file with very >bad quality! >The better way is to use PCX, or BMP compressed with ZIP/ARJ. TIFF is not >good choise becouse this format have a big size and badly compressed by >zip. > >Alex Torres, Kharkov, Ukraine (exUSSR) >altor@chat.ru >2:461/28 FidoNet >http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/6311 Martin R. Green elimar@NOSPAMbigfoot.com To reply, remove the NOSPAM from the return address Stamp out SPAM everywhere!!!