[OKGIS] Corel Draw, Adobe or Canvas X?

[Todd Fagin]

If you are planning to use a good deal of GIS data in your graphics but will
not be using GIS software, per se, I think Canvas
<http://www.acdamerica.com/products-x/gis/default.html>  X w/GIS+ may be a
good starting point. I am not a Canvas user, but I understand it is a good
vector graphics application.  And with GIS+, you can work with GIS data
layers in a number of different formats (such as shapefiles) and projections
to make professional quality, spatially-explicit graphics (or so I have
heard-again, I do not use Canvas myself).  Otherwise, you will likely have
to invest in at least two applications-a GIS software application and a
graphics software package. You can make your map-based graphics in the GIS,
then export them into a number of different formats (e.g. tiff, gif, jpg,
bmp, wmf, eps, pdf, etc.), then manipulate them further in another graphics
program (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, or Corel Draw).

 

Todd Fagin

 

Coordinate Solutions, Inc.

501 N.E. 15th St.

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

405.246.9396 (Voice)

405.227.0781 (Fax)

 

 

 

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From: okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu [mailto:okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu] On
Behalf Of Jenni Rush
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 4:20 PM
To: Oklahoma GIS Community
Subject: [OKGIS] Corel Draw, Adobe or Canvas X?

 

As of next year, my company is changing directions and will be selling,
presenting and 'advertising' our oil and gas prospects.  Therefore, I need
to expand my computer's graphing capabilities.  I have used the full Adobe
Professional along with Corel Draw for manipulating my graphics whether it
was for PowerPoint, emailing, CD/DVD brochures, and/or uploading to a
website.  But I recently joined a company here in OKC that has no programs
for this and I have been given purchasing rights to implement a better
system.

I use various formats including ESRI, Tobin, PDF, TIFF, Autocad, etc. and as
you all know these files can be huge.  I need to import/export, transfer,
compress and 'play' with these files easily and efficiently.

Any suggestions as to what are the best graphic programs and which ones are
compatible???
Should I buy more than the 2 G of RAM I have on my computer or add RAM to my
plotter?
Company uses Windows XP Professional 2002 (SP 2) with Office 2000--do I need
to upgrade?  (please say yes!)


Any help would be appreciated!

Jenni Rush
TILFORD PINSON EXPLORATION, LLC
23 W Main
Edmond, OK 73003
405.348.7201 Main
405.340.3589 Fax
jenni at tilfordpinson.com

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