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DXMachina - Oct 10, 2005 5:42:08 pm PDT #4893 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Your best shot I think would be to do as Wolfram suggests. Scan what you have at as high a resolution as possible, then blow it up. It probably won't look great, but it might be easier to touch it up rather than starting from scratch. At worst, you can use it as a template to recreate it.


§ ita § - Oct 10, 2005 5:45:23 pm PDT #4894 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Depending on the logo, it may be possible to redraw it, using the scan as a guide, and working on layers above it -- either using your graphic app's trace function, or quasi-vector functionality, which many have these days.


Deena - Oct 10, 2005 6:21:12 pm PDT #4895 of 10003
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Dana, I wouldn't mind trying to recreate it if you could scan it in and e-mail it to me. I've done some similar work before and found it fun.


tommyrot - Oct 10, 2005 6:40:55 pm PDT #4896 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I loves me some quasi-vectors.

Actually, I'm not sure what this is, and am also unsure if using part of my brain to store this info would be a good thing.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 11, 2005 4:32:14 am PDT #4897 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Does anyone know how (if) I can place a pdf in an outlook email so that it is not an attachment, but shows in the body of the email as an image or HTML. My boss told me to cut and paste it into the email, but, not so much with the working.


§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 4:37:00 am PDT #4898 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'd be really surprised if it were possible. HTML doesn't let you do that.


Consuela - Oct 11, 2005 5:05:41 am PDT #4899 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I don't think you can do that, Sophia. One option might be to open the PDF into Photoshop and save it as a JPEG, and then paste that into the mail. That's what we do sometimes with graphics to make them smaller.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 11, 2005 5:19:35 am PDT #4900 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thanks!


Dana - Oct 11, 2005 5:22:32 am PDT #4901 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

using the scan as a guide, and working on layers above it -- either using your graphic app's trace function, or quasi-vector functionality

And we've hit the part that is Greek to me. I have Photoshop, at least.

I wouldn't mind trying to recreate it if you could scan it in and e-mail it to me. I've done some similar work before and found it fun.

Thanks, that's a generous offer. Let me talk to my mother and see if she can get it scanned, or if it will be simpler for her to send it to me.


tommyrot - Oct 11, 2005 5:31:16 am PDT #4902 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

From Slashdot:

"In the past week, four major camera makers have quietly published service advisories admitting their digital cameras are dying. In each case, the flaw appears to involve Sony CCD sensors using epoxy packaging that eventually lets in moisture. Sony's own cameras are among those affected, and the company also has dozens of affected camcorder models. Sony is believed to be picking up the tab for the repairs for the other camera makers as well, regardless of warranty status. (If true, a laudable approach.) Given the large numbers of cameras that are potentially involved, this can't be good news for Sony, who apparently already is expecting losses, and who has also recently announced major layoffs."

Link has a bunch more links so you can (hopefully) figure out if yours is one of the affected cameras. [link]