Ungroup .cgm image to MS Drawing object

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Hughmn

I suspect I won't get much sympathy here, given previous comments about cgms
and the dark ages, but here goes...

In Powerpoint 2003 I was able to insert cgm images into the slide and then
ungroup to a MS office drawing object, then some judicious changes in line
weight and regrouping gave me a high quality, detailed image. A bit slow
when image sizes got larger than a 2-3 Mb but really a pretty good outcome.

Now using 2007, I can still insert the image but it will not ungroup. The
cgm in raw form in the slide is unusable - really bad resolution.

Would the 2003 filter referred to elsewhere work with 2007 and how would I
load it? Is there any other MS solution or do I have to go third party?

By the way, cgm is still a standard format in use in the oil industry - no
jokes about "fossil" fuels please..
 
I don't have a good answer for you (but at least I don't have any bad jokes,
lol). There are a few things in PPT 2007 that don't ungroup well. Charts and
tables, for example. The workaround is to copy them and Paste Special (on
the Home tab) as EMF, then ungroup. I don't know that that will work for a
CGM, though.

Tossing it out just in case.
 
Thanks Echo, good idea - it almost worked. Pasting as .wmf allowed me to
ungroup the image but only half the data was preserved (must be some sort of
layering of the image: only one layer ungrouped, the other/s were lost). The
..emf would not ungroup, nor would the MS Office graphic object.
Hugh


Echo S said:
I don't have a good answer for you (but at least I don't have any bad jokes,
lol). There are a few things in PPT 2007 that don't ungroup well. Charts and
tables, for example. The workaround is to copy them and Paste Special (on
the Home tab) as EMF, then ungroup. I don't know that that will work for a
CGM, though.

Tossing it out just in case.
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Nuts.

Hopefully someone else will have ideas about the images themselves or the
filter.

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
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PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Hughmn said:
Thanks Echo, good idea - it almost worked. Pasting as .wmf allowed me to
ungroup the image but only half the data was preserved (must be some sort
of
layering of the image: only one layer ungrouped, the other/s were lost).
The
.emf would not ungroup, nor would the MS Office graphic object.
Hugh


Echo S said:
I don't have a good answer for you (but at least I don't have any bad
jokes,
lol). There are a few things in PPT 2007 that don't ungroup well. Charts
and
tables, for example. The workaround is to copy them and Paste Special (on
the Home tab) as EMF, then ungroup. I don't know that that will work for
a
CGM, though.

Tossing it out just in case.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Hughmn said:
I suspect I won't get much sympathy here, given previous comments about
cgms
and the dark ages, but here goes...

In Powerpoint 2003 I was able to insert cgm images into the slide and
then
ungroup to a MS office drawing object, then some judicious changes in
line
weight and regrouping gave me a high quality, detailed image. A bit
slow
when image sizes got larger than a 2-3 Mb but really a pretty good
outcome.

Now using 2007, I can still insert the image but it will not ungroup.
The
cgm in raw form in the slide is unusable - really bad resolution.

Would the 2003 filter referred to elsewhere work with 2007 and how
would I
load it? Is there any other MS solution or do I have to go third
party?

By the way, cgm is still a standard format in use in the oil industry -
no
jokes about "fossil" fuels please..
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Looks like size matters here. To create an easily mailable, non-proprietary
image I cut down the amount of information displayed and then checked for the
same problem in ppt - the image ungrouped no problem! After trying a few
more with varying sizes, I think the limit is somewhere over 1Mb file size -
I used to deal with files this size without problem. Do you want me to send
a 1.7Mb file which won't ungroup or a more easily mailable one (0.7Mb) which
will? Or do I just put up with pasting in several pieces?
 
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