If You Had 20,000 Image Files...
June 24, 2006
One of my clients is interested in converting 20,000 or so images that are in perpetual use. They get published in very long-living documents that are under continuous review and get republished every few years on average. Currently, the documents are distributed in print and PDF only, so the client has been content to maintain the images as bitmaps—high-resolution TIFFs. This works fine for print, though it is cumbersome for ongoing review and changes, as most of the images are line art.
So now they are thinking about distributing the documents in other formats besides print and PDF. Candidate formats include HTML, various wireless formats, XML, and so on. This has led some of us to think about converting the line drawings images to SVG. But here is where I pause, despite my interest in SVG. SVG makes a lot of sense—it is standards-based, rich enough for their drawings, convertible to other necessary formats, and displayable directly on many devices. Still, I fret about the lack of overall adoption and momentum. These drawings will be used for years—decades in many cases. Does SVG have those kinds of legs?
Posted by Bill Trippe at June 24, 2006 11:49 AM
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Within the broad sprectrum of links on SVG, you will also find links about the many implementations, see http://svg.startpagina.nl
Posted by stelt at June 25, 2006 5:55 AM