Having used only Chartform Delivery for scores of large charts over the years - what are my options now for producing seamless 24" or 36" wide charts for clients? --Sandy Clunies

Try Chartmasters http://familychartmasters.com/php/index.php I used them to print a chart some years ago. They were very helpful. They printed a nice looking chart at a reasonable price. Nancy in Louisiana -----Original Message----- From: tmg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tmg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Clunies via Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 7:35 AM To: tmg@rootsweb.com Subject: [TMG] Chart printing Having used only Chartform Delivery for scores of large charts over the years - what are my options now for producing seamless 24" or 36" wide charts for clients? --Sandy Clunies The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

At 9/28/2015 08:35, you wrote: >Having used only Chartform Delivery for scores of large charts over the >years - what are my options now for producing seamless 24" or 36" wide >charts for clients? That's a good question, Sandy. Actually, you chances of getting large charts is pretty goo. It may take a little checking around, But, I expect most copy shops (KWIK-COPY, etc.) can produce the charts. You just need to ask them what format they need. You have sent the raw file (.VC2) before. The copy shops can't handle this. But you can do a File=>Export from Visual ChartForm to JPEG (JPG), Bitmap (BMP), or Enhance Meta Files (EMF) format. Most copy shops can handle JPG, but they may prefer something else. The only other point that I can think might interest you is that the copy shops tend to cost a good bit more. Good luck - Lee

I've done some work with printing to a .pdf file with the settings for a plotter. My cousin had one test print made. We haven't done enough work with this to get the bugs out, but we do know it can be made to work. You then take your .pdf file to a printing place with a plotter. I've been meaning to post this with some details; I'll try to do that within the next day or so. Rick Van Dusen On 9/28/2015 7:22 AM, Lee Hoffman/KY via wrote: > At 9/28/2015 08:35, you wrote: >> Having used only Chartform Delivery for scores of large charts over the >> years - what are my options now for producing seamless 24" or 36" wide >> charts for clients? : : :

At 10:22 AM 9/28/2015, Lee Hoffman/KY via wrote: >At 9/28/2015 08:35, you wrote: > >Having used only Chartform Delivery for scores of large charts over the > >years - what are my options now for producing seamless 24" or 36" wide > >charts for clients? <SNIP> >You have sent the raw file (.VC2) before. The copy shops can't >handle this. But you can do a File=>Export from Visual ChartForm to >JPEG (JPG), Bitmap (BMP), or Enhance Meta Files (EMF) format. Most >copy shops can handle JPG, but they may prefer something else. Of those choices, I'd probably recommend EMF. EMF should (I'd hope WG didn't generate a bitmap in memory and then create an EMF from that) be capable of vector graphics, whereas JPEG and BMP are both bitmap/pixel graphics. Vector graphics should permit better printouts with smaller files (especially if the JPG/BMP are anywhere near PRINT resolution -- which I consider 300PPI for color, 600PPI for B/W line art) -- bieber.genealogy@earthlink.net Dennis Lee Bieber HTTP://home.earthlink.net/~bieber.genealogy/